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Trump pardons Tina Peters, but Colorado officials say he can’t reverse state convictions | TRAIL MIX

Updated 2 days ago

President Donald Trump said late on Dec. 11 that he had issued a pardon for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted of orchestrating...

Two Denver sheriff’s deputies arrested on suspicion of assaulting at-risk adult

Updated 2 days ago

Two Denver sheriff’s deputies were arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony assault of an at-risk adult. Sgt. Carla Gentempo and Deputy Jason Gentempo were arrested...

Douglas County businesses to pay fines for unreported thefts under proposed ordinance

Updated 5 days ago

Douglas County commissioners on Tuesday advanced an ordinance aimed at curbing retail theft by penalizing businesses that refuse to report shoplifters to law enforcement. The...

Cause of death revealed for self-proclaimed Planned Parenthood gunman

Updated 1 week ago

The self-proclaimed gunman in the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs in November 2015 died from congestive heart failure and other related medical conditions, the...

Heading into holidays, shoplifting on the rise in Colorado, study says

Updated 2 weeks ago

DEA squashes cartel-tied drug dealing, seizes over 1,000 pounds of meth

Updated 4 weeks ago

Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit

Updated 4 weeks ago

Competency concerns arise again for arson suspect in Teller County fire

Updated 4 weeks ago

Hearing held for Planned Parenthood shooting suspect ahead of 10-year mark

Updated 1 month ago

Gov. Jared Polis seeks $12M to house suspects declared incompetent

Updated 1 month ago

Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot

Updated 1 month ago

Parental rights group seeks to repeal competency law

Updated 2 months ago

Report: Denver, Aurora see sharp decline in crime rates

Updated 2 months ago

Judge tosses request for JonBenet murder investigative materials

Updated 2 months ago

Vandals target multiple LGBTQ-friendly organizations and businesses over several days in Denver

Updated 2 months ago

According to Denver Police, only two incidents are under investigation and do not appear to be related. DENVER — Vandals targeted multiple organizations friendly to...

Michael Clark murder defense seeks to link case to JonBenét investigation ‘mistakes’

Updated 2 months ago

In new legal filings, Michael Clark, now facing a second trial for a 1994 murder, seeks to link alleged Boulder police missteps in his case...

Denver man arrested after viral ‘No Kings’ rally tripping incident

Updated 2 months ago

Editor’s note: The Denver Police Department released a statement Tuesday that Jose Cardenas was not the man who allegedly tripped the screaming man. Cardenas was...

Colorado’s recidivism rate has decreased significantly, but violent crime is up, new analysis claims

Updated 2 months ago

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the...

Denver hosts world’s largest police conference as DPD responded to weekend protest

Updated 2 months ago

Denver deputy arrested on suspicion of menacing, child abuse in Colorado Springs

Updated 2 months ago

Second Evergreen High School shooting victim released from hospital

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s competency backlog costs state millions each year, report finds

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado man released under competency law arrested again with gun on college campus

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding

Updated 3 months ago

Boulder prosecutors to re-try man accused of murder; case part of CBI DNA scandal

Updated 3 months ago

Congressional Republicans call for special session to take action on Colorado’s ‘crime crisis’

Updated 3 months ago

Denver strip clubs owner charged with bribing NY officials

Updated 3 months ago

Evergreen High School shooter fired 20 rounds, police say

Updated 3 months ago

Can parents be criminally charged for school shootings in Colorado?

Updated 3 months ago

While the motives and facts behind the Evergreen High School shooting are still up in the air pending a full investigation, the gun violence has...

Weld County Sheriff condemns law that led to release of violent suspect

Updated 3 months ago

Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams says a 2024 law required him to release a man who had been charged with attempted murder stemming from an...

Loveland police arrest man in connection with arson at Charlie Kirk memorial

Updated 3 months ago

The Loveland Police Department arrested a Loveland man Monday in connection with arson at a Charlie Kirk memorial on someone’s private property after “relentlessly” pursuing...

Evergreen High School remains closed week after shooting

Updated 3 months ago

Evergreen High School will remain closed for the next week as the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the school shooting that injured two...