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Lanes on I-70 reopen in Wheat Ridge after motorcycle crash
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Eastbound lanes on Interstate 70 reopened in Wheat Ridge after a motorcycle crash Saturday morning. Wheat Ridge Police posted at 9:38 a.m. on social media that four eastbound lanes were closed just before the Wadsworth Boulevard exit. Investigators believe the motorcyclist rear-ended another car, and...
Woman killed in Denver shooting
DENVER — Police are investigating a shooting that killed a woman in Denver Saturday. The Denver Police Department posted on social media just before 5:45 p.m. Saturday that they were investigating a shooting in the 800 block of South Dexter Street. One victim was found, police said. They later...
Denver man pleads guilty to killing 16-year-old girl and dragging her body behind dumpster
DENVER (TCN) -- A man recently pleaded guilty to killing a 16-year-old girl when he was 17 and leaving her body behind a dumpster. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced June 24 that Deontre Hollie pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree assault after fatally shooting Tayanna Manuel and injuring another individual. Hollie faces up to 80 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced in September.
Police: Motorcyclist seriously injured after rear-ending vehicle on I-70
DENVER (KDVR) — A motorcycle crash with serious injuries closed down parts of eastbound Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge Saturday morning. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, as of 9:48 a.m., the center lane of I-70 just west of Wadsworth Boulevard was closed. The preliminary investigation indicated the motorcycle rear-ended another car. The motorcyclist […]
Victims in Arvada plane crash were all onboard aircraft, cause still unclear, preliminary report says
Investigators still aren’t sure what exactly caused a small plane crash in Arvada that killed one person and seriously injured three others. However, a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board this week did confirm some additional details about the June 7 crash. According to the three-page...
Aurora police remembers 1st fallen officer, slain in the line of duty 43 years ago while stopping serial killer
AURORA, Colo. (KKTV) - June 27 marks a somber anniversary for Aurora, which saw its first line-of-duty death in police department history on this day in 1981. Officer Debra Corr of the Aurora Police Department was killed during a struggle with who she thought at the time was a drunk driver with existing warrants. The suspect disarmed Corr while she was trying to arrest him and shot her with her own weapon.
Camper allegedly stolen in Colorado while occupied by sleeping couple and dog
A scary situation had a happy ending in Boulder on June 11 when a camper was allegedly stolen while two people slept inside of it. A police investigation revealed that someone had allegedly stolen the truck the camper was attached to, not aware that the couple and their dog were asleep inside. Realizing their presence was unnoticed, the couple stayed quiet to avoid alerting the suspected vehicle thief and made...
83-year-old man convicted of killing wife and daughter with ax
An 83-year-old man was convicted Friday on all counts in the 2023 murders of his wife and daughter with an ax. An Arapahoe County jury found Reginald Maclaren guilty of the following charges in the deaths of 70-year-old Bethany Maclaren and 35-year-old Ruth Jennifer Maclaren:. Two counts of first-degree murder...
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