Top Denver Area Local News Stories
Source: TheDenverChannel.com - Local News
Temperatures will remain toasty through Sunday, but much cooler air will slide in for Labor Day.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:14:36 MDT
A high school student says campus security told him his American flags aren't welcome on the school grounds.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:24:05 MDT
The funeral for a girl who was found dead in the crawl space of a vacant home will be Friday.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:55:45 MDT
State wildlife officials are defending decisions to kill six bears this week that busted into two different Colorado Springs homes.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:09:53 MDT
Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 08:20:45 MDT
Elvis Dumervil's season is officially sacked
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:47:36 MDT
Investigators say a fire that burnt down a historic school house early Saturday morning was intentionally set.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:32:25 MDT
Denver police made 91 alcohol-related arrests on Saturday afternoon at the Rocky Mountain Showdown.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:08:03 MDT
Arvada Police Chief Don Wick issued a statement Friday afternoon and answered questions regarding an investigation in an excessive force case that resulted in the resignations of four officers and the suspension of two others.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:07:42 MDT
A homeless man convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the parking lot of the Lone Tree library was sentenced Friday to more than 300 years in prison.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:14:10 MDT
A $926 million award to thousands of Colorado homeowners in a lawsuit involving plutonium contamination from a now-defunct nuclear weapons plant was thrown out Friday by a federal appeals court.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:24:29 MDT
Greeley police have arrested six people and are seeking a seventh in the assault of a jogger in a city park.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:08:04 MDT
The U.S. Forest Service in Colorado is urging the public to watch out for beetle-infested trees in the forests because they can easily fall.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:00:46 MDT
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck is a far-right ideologue or a principled conservative who sticks to his beliefs when they're not popular. It all depends on who's describing Buck, and Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet's ability to do so could decide the fate of his own tough re-election bid.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:40:00 MDT
Even as more prominent Republicans are pulling their support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes, he says he's standing firm.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:17:55 MDT
A Utah man was arrested near Eagle Wednesday evening after motorists called to report a driver speeding and driving erratically.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:50:12 MDT
The moral of this story might be: Don't bite the hand that bails you out.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:47:03 MDT
When most people look up on their roof they see shingles, vents and maybe even some solar panels. When Roger Wimmer looks at his roof he sees something a little different.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:04:46 MDT
Loveland's King of Glory Lutheran Church has always made an effort to relieve hunger around the world, including through work with and donations to international nonprofits. Yet recently, a group of its parishioners planted an idea of a simple way to fight hunger right here at home.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:16:23 MDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its civil lawsuit against former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:45:24 MDT