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

Updated 1 day ago

Robert Dear Jr., the alleged gunman in the 2015 Planned Parenthood shooting that left three dead and nine injured, is in the process of being...

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

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado is planning to invest up to $12 million to fund additional commitment beds for individuals declared incompetent to proceed to trial, Gov. Jared Polis...

Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot

Updated 5 days ago

Two men face murder charges after a fatal shooting in Westminster last month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it officially filed murder charges...

Parental rights group seeks to repeal competency law

Updated 2 weeks ago

A group of parental rights advocates and Republican lawmakers is urging the Colorado legislature to repeal a 2024 law that made changes to the state’s...

Report: Denver, Aurora see sharp decline in crime rates

Updated 2 weeks ago

Judge tosses request for JonBenet murder investigative materials

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

Second Evergreen High School shooting victim released from hospital

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

A man at the center of a growing debate around Colorado’s competency laws has been arrested less than a month after he was released from...

Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding

Updated 2 months ago

Ongoing issues within the Colorado Department of Corrections have prompted the state to trigger its Prison Population Management Measures — a policy framework established in...

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

Updated 2 months ago

Michael Clark, the man accused of a 31-year-old Boulder murder case but freed from prison on bail in April when his original conviction was set...

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

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s Republican U.S. Representatives are asking Gov. Jared Polis to call a second special session this year to address what they call a “crime crisis.”...

Denver strip clubs owner charged with bribing NY officials

Updated 2 months ago

Evergreen High School shooter fired 20 rounds, police say

Updated 2 months ago

Can parents be criminally charged for school shootings in Colorado?

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

Evergreen High School remains closed week after shooting

Updated 2 months ago

Evergreen shooting catapults a familiar debate back to the forefront

Updated 2 months ago

Evergreen High School had a police officer — she was on medical leave during Wednesday’s shooting

Updated 2 months ago

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say

Updated 2 months ago

Suspect identified in Evergreen High School shooting, said to be influenced by ‘extremist group’

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado grants $250K to religious groups for security upgrades following Boulder attack

Updated 3 months ago

A dozen places of worship and religious organizations across the state will receive a total of $250,000, in additional grants from the state’s Department of...

Trump promises new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, DC

Updated 3 months ago

President Donald Trump is promising new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington. Trump wrote in a social media post that he would hold a White...

U.S. judge declines to dismiss charges against West African man accused of torture in Gambia

Updated 2 years ago

A federal judge last month declined to dismiss multiple criminal charges in the unique prosecution of a West African man living in Denver, whose alleged...

Colorado Supreme Court upholds DPS search of student on ‘safety plan’

Updated 2 years ago

The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that Denver Public Schools personnel acted constitutionally when they searched a student’s backpack without a warrant or suspicion...