Author: Dennis Huspeni The Denver Gazette
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Defense attorneys: Does an 11-year-old understand what first-degree murder is?
More than 48 hours after an 11-year-old Centennial boy was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old brother, details remained scant. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Wednesday arrested the boy at his Centennial home. The victim was a kindergarten student at Timberline Elementary School. In an earlier statement, Sheriff…
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Power restored after outage impacts Denver airport trains, 195k customers Sunday
A power outage in southeast metro Denver was restored Sunday evening after halting the Denver International Airport trains and leaving 195,000 customers without electricity. In a statement provided to The Denver Gazette’s news partners 9NEWS Sunday night, Xcel said just before 3 p.m. Sunday, a transformer failed at an Xcel substation, resulting in damage to…
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Big change coming to 2026 Great American Beer Festival
For the first time in its more than 45 years of existence, the Great American Beer Festival is moving outdoors. The 48th year of the festival sees it move from its longtime home at the Colorado Convention Center to Denver’s Levitt Pavilion at Ruby Hill in southwest Denver, according to a news release from the…
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Here are some impacts to Colorado’s hunting seasons from wildfires in 2025
Check with Colorado Department of Parks Wildlife before the season starts
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Here are some impacts to Colorado’s hunting seasons from wildfires in 2025
The Colorado 2025 wildfire season consumed more than 230,000 acres of forests, sagebrush and grassland areas, which will affect the hunting seasons. Colorado’s big game hunting season started on Sept. 2 with rifle bear and archery. Muzzleloader season starts Sept. 13, with rifle seasons starting next month. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials agreed it is…
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CU Boulder police investigating potential swatting incident at Norlin Library
A shelter in place order was issued for main CU Boulder campus
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Didn’t get Savannah Bananas tickets? Here’s how to partake in the fun anyway
Denver is officially going bananas this weekend. The pop culture phenom Savannah Bananas play two sold-out games at Coors Field Saturday and Sunday. But even if fans didn’t get tickets to the games — which sold out in under two hours — there’s events close to the games to get yellow fever going. Saturday’s game…
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Weiser sues Mesa County Sheriff’s deputy for assisting ICE
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a civil lawsuit against a Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputy who tipped ICE off — via a routinely used multi-agency communications channel — to a college student who has overstayed her visa. Weiser filed the case before the county’s sheriff has completed its investigation into the incident last month…
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The mighty Metallica headed to Mile High City for two shows
The heavy metal band is also sponsoring a blood drive for American Red Cross Colorado
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Polis announces mass pardons for psilocybin possession at Denver psychedelics conference
The pardons only apply to state-level convictions, but the governor urged municipal governments to follow suit.