A 1.15‑mile stretch of NFS Road 8 to Kite Lake is closed through July 31; the Forest Service warns violators could face fines up to $5,000 and six months behind bars.

Centennial Stadium opens this Saturday as Denver Summit hosts Portland Thorns and Lindsey Heaps makes her home debut. The temporary 12,000-seat site doubles as a new training campus.

Photos show deputies seized nearly 2,000 marijuana plants and 40 pounds of packaged cannabis at a 20‑acre property in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

Denver will end rolling weekly DMV closures on Aug. 3 and shift dealer and fleet transactions to the Tremont site as new hires finish training.

Denver police say an outdoor death investigation is underway in the 200 block of Walnut Street; the medical examiner will determine cause and manner of death.

Federal funding to finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit is moving, but rising project and hookup costs could leave small southeastern Colorado towns unable to connect.

Denver officials are moving to buy a 0.4‑acre lot at 1028 N Acoma St. to create a neighborhood park, with the council slated to review the roughly $3M deal this month.

Carmine’s will shutter its McGregor Square outpost this Saturday; the original on Penn remains open. The downtown spot served LoDo crowds since 2021.

Gastamo Group says the Park Burger in the Highlands will close July 28 after more than 15 years; two Denver locations will remain open.

Aurora police are asking witnesses to a July 4 house‑party shooting in northwest Aurora after one man was wounded. Detectives want video and tips.

The 2026 KIDS COUNT data shows mixed results for Colorado kids: rising graduation and preschool access coexist with widespread family hardship, falling vaccination rates and learning losses.

U.S. District Judge Nina Y. Wang took under advisement Jessica Calderon’s bid to block her layoff after a lengthy hearing that featured recordings and performance reviews.

CBI says a 46-year-old wanted in Pennsylvania for a 2024 homicide was arrested during a traffic stop on I‑25 near Castle Pines.