Sunday, August 2, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison for a fatally shooting a woman he abducted from a Westminster hotel in a domestic violence incident, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said. | | | | | Denver police cleared the bag shortly before 7 p.m. and DIA operations are getting back to normal, including the west security checkpoint, departures area and United Airlines check-in counters, airport officials said. | | | | | Gov. Jared Polis ordered that Colorado flags be flown at half staff Friday in honor of Nathan Matthews, a firefighter who died last week from injuries he sustained while responding to fires on the Western Slope. | | | | | FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said law enforcement had little information about Thayne Smika’s current whereabouts or status, which is why they released new images. | | | | | A helicopter unsuccessfully attempted to pick up five firefighters just before a fire overtook them, killing three of the firefighting crew and fatally injuring another on Colorado’s Western Slope, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators. | | | | | A Denver police pursuit of an apparent carjacking suspect ended with a crash on Highway 7 that sent the suspect and a teenage victim to the hospital with serious injuries. | | | | | Troopers found open and unopened alcoholic beverages in the Chevrolet that was going westbound on Weld County Road 80 near Ault, which crashed and killed three men | | | |