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Brush fire sparks along I-70 in Colorado from house engulfed in flames

A Silver Plume house fire that sparked Sunday afternoon quickly spread to the nearby brush along Interstate 70, according to Clear Creek County officials.

A brush fire sparked along Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo provided by Clear Creek County)

Judge Mark Gonzales’s gavel lies in his courtroom before the morning docket begins at Greeley Municipal Court in Greeley, Colorado.on Sept. 18, 2024.. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings.

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 24: A view of a Douglas County Sheriff vehicle in Highlands Ranch on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Photo by Rachel Ellis/The Denver Post)

Deputy fired after DUI arrest, Douglas County sheriff says

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Jalin Seabron, 23, was killed by a Douglas County deputy responding to an active shooting at Main Event in Highlands Ranch on Saturday, Feb. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

Family of man killed by Douglas County deputy files wrongful death suit

The Douglas County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a Highlands Ranch arcade last year is being sued for excessive force by the man's family, court records show.

Denver Police Department

A member of the U.S. Border Patrol confronts the driver of a vehicle that was following officers on Jan. 29, 2026, in Minneapolis. Protesters continued calling for an end to immigration raids in the Twin Cities, which had resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA medical center, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Denver ban on face coverings for ICE agents, other officers passes council committee

Officers who don’t follow the law could receive a citation carrying a penalty of up to a $99 fine or 300 days in jail. Denver police would have the authority to arrest anyone who doesn’t comply.

Aurora Police Department

People gather to honor 34-year-old hairstylist Jax Gratton, whose body was recently found in an alley in Lakewood. People gathered at the front steps of the Denver City and County Building to hear statements from Gratton’s family on June 9, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Two Denver suburbs eye new oversight of their police departments

The push for more oversight came to a head in Lakewood after the death of Jax Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman who disappeared in April and was found dead in June.

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A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings.

House Bill 26-1134, titled “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants...

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One killed in shooting on West Maple Avenue in Denver

One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Denver's Valverde neighborhood...

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The family of Nick Burkett placed photos of him at the corner of Wazee Street and the 16th Street Mall in Denver on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Burkett was one of two people killed in a string of stabbings along 16th Street Mall over the previous weekend. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Suspect in 16th Street mall stabbings is ruled mentally incompetent, stalling criminal case

Elijah Caudill's arrest in the 16th Street mall stabbings came after years of homelessness, illegal...

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A Flock Safety license plate recognition camera is seen on a street light post on Ken Pratt Boulevard as vehicles pass by in Longmont on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)

Pushback against Flock cameras comes to Denver suburb — the latest Colorado city to enter debate

"In our rush to make our community safe, we're not getting the full picture of...