local government
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Overdose deaths in Denver are climbing again, topping 2024 numbers
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DENVER — The number of people overdosing and dying in Denver is up compared to last year. Now, advocates say something needs to change. After another year of hundreds of people dying of overdoses, those on the front lines are worn out. “It’s a lot. And you kind of get numb to it a little…
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Jefferson County sends out surveys for Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Jefferson County officials asked residents to chime in on potential hazards to their communities to help secure mitigation funding in the future. The county sent out its Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey on Saturday, asking residents to categorize the risk levels of certain natural disasters in their areas. These included floods, severe wind, hail and extreme…
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Proposed Lao Hmong memorial in Westminster shelved
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A nearly $80,000 Vietnam memorial is not coming to Westminster despite being planned for over a decade. City Manager Jody Andrews announced to the City Council on Dec. 15 that the National Lao Hmong Memorial Foundation has decided to relocate its planned memorial away from the city’s Armed Forces Tribute Garden. The memorial was set…
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A murder trial, a wildfire and gnarly roads are among the most notable news stories of 2025
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2025 brought a fair share of stories throughout Colorado, from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope — none may have been more captivating than a murder trial in Centennial this summer. After three weeks of testimony, a jury found former Aurora dentist James Craig guilty of murdering his wife Angela in 2023 with lethal…
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Home rule, sports complex and school board elections: Here are the top stories in Douglas County in 2025
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Douglas County this year failed to achieve home rule status, voters elected a progressive-leaning school board and officials completed a land transfer to build a massive regional sports complex. Home rule campaign fails Douglas County commissioners sought to become a home rule county, but voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposal. The three commissioners argued that home…
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Denver housing official was named in Urban Alchemy lobbying kerfuffle
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Denver’s Department of Housing Stability has a unique connection with its biggest and newest homeless shelter provider, as well as some of its troubles. Jeff Kositsky, HOST’s deputy director of shelter and stability, was Urban Alchemy’s chief growth officer for two-and-a-half years, working on “national expansion, organizational development, financial management and fundraising,” according to his…
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‘Our downtown, our way’: Aurora residents, business owners share hopes, fears for new Colfax authority
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When Heather Adams and her partner bought their Colfax Avenue location for Vanishing West Ciders, the area immediately felt right, she said. “As we started to walk through the neighborhood, we started loving and feeling opportunities here,” she said about the Colfax corridor in Aurora. “You can feel it. It was something bubbling out of…
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Deadly Aurora Christmas Eve shooting was ‘targeted’
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A Christmas Eve shooting in Aurora that has left two individuals dead and three wounded was “targeted,” according to an Aurora Police Department spokesperson. “This was not a random shooting,” Gabby Easterwood told The Denver Gazette. “The people knew each other.” Aurora Police said officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to a reported shooting at an…
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Aurora seeks applicants for police, fire oversight commission
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Aurora is seeking applicants to sit on the Civil Service Commission, which sets standards and makes decisions about Aurora police officers and firefighters. The commission currently has one opening for a term that would begin on Feb. 15 and end on Feb. 14, 2029, according to a city news release. Commissioners serve three-year terms with…
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Denver selects Veo to replace Bird, Lime as scooter operator
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Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure selected a new scooter and bike operator, Veo, to replace Bird and Lime next spring. The city’s license with Bird and Lime expires in the spring of 2026, according to a news release from DOTI, and Veo will take over. DOTI chose Veo after reviewing proposals submitted by various…
