Carol McKinley

Colorado's education accountability system needs a major overhaul, according to a report from a task force composed of parents, educators, students and community leaders.

The Golden and metro police communities are mourning the death of a Golden police officer who was killed while on duty Wednesday evening when he was thrown underneath a crashed

A study commissioned by Gilpin County Commissioners has estimated that bringing a strip club to downtown Central City, one of Colorado's three mountain gambling towns, would increase police calls by nearly 200 per year at a cost of $135,430. The study results were designed to give county leaders an idea of the impact of potential crime if a sexually-oriented business (SOB) opened on Main Street in Central City. The town does not have its own police force but it has a contract with the Gilpin County Sheriffs to handle patrols.

Even in death, 14-year-old Ashley Scott is throwing a lifeline.The Douglas County teenager who inspired thousands of Coloradans during the holidays with her selfless work with the homeless took her life Oct. 23. Scott was five-years-old when she started KidsCareToo.She made such an impact, then-Governor John Hickenlooper recognized the work of the tiny blonde at his 2018 State of the Union.“We’re putting our faith in people like seven-year old Ashley Scott from Colorado Springs,” announced Hickenlooper. “Two years ago, she started a holiday benefit and purchased blankets, socks and gloves for the homeless. This past year, she partnered with twenty businesses, her school, and the community to do even more.”

A Thornton police officer will not be criminally charged for shooting a man who was threatening people in a crowded recreation center parking lot last May. The 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team found that Terrell Watson was justified in the death of Brandon Martinez, who was threatening people in the parking lot with a gun. Watson was "courageous and heroic" in his actions, according to the police report. The shooting occurred the morning of May 14 when Thornton police were attempting to stop Martinez as he drove into oncoming traffic.

Two years after a gunman opened fire in a Colorado Springs' LGBTQ+ nightclub killing five people and injuring 25 more, several survivors and victims' families filed a lawsuit that alleges the shooting could have been avoided.

Costumed man and two others suspected in smash-and-grabs at Superior gas station.

An Aurora dentists facing charges of murdering his wife with poison was delayed for a third time Thursday, a judge ruled.

Travis Weiner alleged he was fired in February from the Colorado State Public Defenders Office for speaking out about what he feels was a relentless case load which jeopardized his clients. He filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court Nov. 20 against his former employer.

Less than 24 hours after his latest attorney abandoned him, prosecutors filed two new charges against James Craig - increasing the counts from four to six.