As Trump puts spotlight on Colorado city, mayor calls gang claims exaggerated
The mayor and police chief of Aurora, Colorado, are pushing back on claims that the city is "overtaken by Venezuelan gangs."
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The mayor and police chief of Aurora, Colorado, are pushing back on claims that the city is "overtaken by Venezuelan gangs."
One day after former President Donald Trump said gangs from Venezuela had taken over Aurora in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says it's time to be clear about exactly what is happening in the city he serves.
"I always see strange things in the sky but this was insane," one woman who saw the mysterious spiral said.
The sun appeared to be "smiling" down on Earth ahead of Halloween weekend. But what does it mean?
The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office has filed charges against Jeremy Jacob Rocha in the deadly shooting on I-70 that stemmed from a street racing incident.
As street racing concerns grow there's a renewed focus on how to get these dangerous drivers off the street.
Several large van lines say they're seeing a surge of bookings for people moving out of Colorado, a good leading indicator of population shifts affecting the state.
Police in Aurora are investigating a shooting that left one woman dead.
Police in Aurora have arrested a suspect in the deadly shooting over the weekend on Interstate 70.
Students – who say their greatest concern is staying safe outside their homes - are spending the summer building skills educators hope will enable them to change the future.
While it can be easy to put off routine breast cancer screenings, Aimée Stahel says you can't. If she had, it may have cost her life.
One of Colorado's best known chefs is officially a James Beard Foundation award winner. Caroline Glover, chef at Annette in Aurora, took home the Best Chef, Mountain award.
A crash involving multiple vehicles caused all lanes on Interstate 70 heading to southbound Interstate 225 to close on Monday during the evening rush hour.
A national, nonpartisan organization is aiming for change by offering training to people with immigrant backgrounds.
A man and a woman were arrested and charged with felony menacing following a post-crash encounter on Interstate 225 Saturday afternoon.
Aurora threw a p-a-r-t-y for 12-year-old Vikram Raju who claimed the title of runner up at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. Raju lives in Aurora.
Colorado State Senator Rhonda Fields of Aurora held a community meeting with Aurora's Interim Police Chief Dan Oates so the community hear his plans to make the department better.
Vikram Raju will be named "Honorary Junior Library Director" on Friday.
As the 10-time Tony Award winning production of Moulin Rouge begins its nearly three week stay at the Buell Theater, one of the actors in the show is also celebrating a reunion with the place he first fell in love with theater.
A city councilman plans to introduce an Aurora ordinance requiring a minimum mandatory sentence of 60 days in jail for those convicted of 1 auto theft, with repeat offenders serving more time.
A crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle closed a section of Tower Road on Monday at around 8 p.m.
With less than four weeks until Independence Day, Aurora Fire Rescue says they are already getting complaints about fireworks in neighborhoods.
The largest resource fair in the state for Colorado's autism community happened in Aurora on Sunday.
Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky on Friday filed a $1 million notice of claim, putting Arapahoe County Human Services on notice that she intends to file a formal lawsuit against the agency over the conduct of one of their social workers, Robin Niceta.
Vikram Raju, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Aurora, hopes to return next year after taking second in the Scripps National Spelling Bee's first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker on Thursday night.
When law enforcement tried to find a man wanted for dragging two law enforcement officers with his truck, they found his body, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, which they think had been there for weeks.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
For some people, addiction and homelessness go hand-in-hand. The Denver Rescue Mission has a long history of helping people in recovery.
Final discussions are underway as Colorado moves toward possible changes to how SNAP benefits work in the state.
A funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Colorado corpse abuse charges.
When law enforcement tried to find a man wanted for dragging two law enforcement officers with his truck, they found his body, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, which they think had been there for weeks.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
For some people, addiction and homelessness go hand-in-hand. The Denver Rescue Mission has a long history of helping people in recovery.
Jon Hallford, a southern Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced on state charges on Friday.
The woman serving time for the death of rising Colorado cyclist Magnus White will not be moved to community corrections.
Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents Colorado's 8th Congressional District, sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
American star Lindsey Vonn participated in an official Olympic training event for Women's downhill skiing, hitting the slopes at the Winter Games for the first time after rupturing her left ACL when she crashed in a World Cup race in the Alps.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.
The Colorado Eagles have hired Kim Weiss as assistant coach, making her the second woman to reach that role between the American Hockey League and National Hockey League.
Less than two months from the inaugural match for Denver Summit FC, some players are expressing their excitement over what is a homecoming for them.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Less than a year after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill to overhaul Colorado's law governing unionization, a House committee approved a new bill that's essentially a carbon copy of the old one.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
An 11-year-old girl in Fort Collins successfully became the 37th child in U.S. history to undergo a liver and heart transplant at one time. Gracie Greenlaw is now home and thriving after receiving the organ donations.
For the past eight years, Louis "Lou" Cicio has celebrated Jan. 30 as his "birthday." Not because it's the day he was born, but because it's the day he nearly died — and survived.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
Millions of Americans lack access to any type of retirement plan, hampering their ability to save for old age.
Employers cut more than 108,000 jobs in January, the highest total for that month since 2009, new data shows.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.