Westbound Interstate 70 in Aurora was closed for four hours Thursday morning after a car crash killed a man near Peña Boulevard, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a car crash involving a Prius and a semitruck around 5 a.m. Thursday, Aurora Police Department spokesperson Sydney Edwards said. The crash temporarily shut down the westbound lanes of I-70 starting at exit 283 for Chambers Road for the investigation, according to a statement from the Aurora Police Department. The interstate reopened just before 9 a.m. Officers found the Prius lodged under the back of the semitruck ..read more

A 16-year-old boy with a mental disability reported missing in Aurora Monday evening has been found safe, according to an X post by the Aurora Police Department.  The boy was last seen walking northbound on South Granby Street at 9 a.m. Monday morning and was reported missing around 6 p.m. that evening. Police reported the teenager had been found safe just before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Leadville’s first Black police chief says city administrator, racist officers forced him from job Crime and Public Safety | Glass falls from downtown Denver hi ..read more

Arvada is getting a bite of the In-N-Out madness. The California fast-food chain is bringing its famous Double-Doubles and Animal-Style fries to the southeast corner of Wadsworth Boulevard and 52nd Avenue in the Arvada Marketplace shopping center. The building is still under construction, so the opening is a ways off, according to a spokesperson for the city of Arvada. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Colorado’s first Buc-ee’s opens its doors with Texas brisket, beaver nuggets and super-clean restrooms Restaurants, Food and Drink | In-N-Out Burger eyes Longmont location Resta ..read more

The Aurora Police Department arrested a suspect on Sunday afternoon in the murder of a woman. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Glass falls from downtown Denver high-rise windows after gunfire on Saturday Crime and Public Safety | Man pleads guilty to killing his mother and setting house fire in Castle Rock Crime and Public Safety | Teen with developmental disabilities reported missing in Loveland Crime and Public Safety | Larimer County man sentenced to jail, ordered to pay back $1M to investors in real estate scam Crime and Public Safety | Former El Paso County deputy who disa ..read more

Aurora police officers shot and killed a man who officials say was suspected of shooting a victim in the leg on Saturday night, according to a briefing by Aurora Police Chief Heather R. Morris posted on X. Around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of a shooting near the intersection of East 14th Avenue and Clinton Street, according to the brief. A victim had been shot in the leg and the suspect was leaving the scene in a red Ford Mustang, officials say. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Amber Alert deactivated, Brighton police arrest mother on charges she abducted he ..read more

Cherry Creek School District officials ousted the principal at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora on Friday, two weeks after a registered sex offender walked onto campus and attempted to kidnap a student during recess. District officials confirmed Friday they made “an administrative change” by replacing Principal Amanda Replogle with an acting principal for the last month of the school year. Cherry Creek officials did not answer questions about whether Replogle was fired or reassigned to a different position in the district. Aurora police responded to the elementary school, located ..read more

James Craig (Photo provided by Aurora Police Department) An Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife by putting poison in her protein shakes asked a fellow jail inmate to plant letters to make it look like his wife was suicidal, police say. James Craig asked the inmate to put the letters in Craig’s garage and truck at his home, Aurora police detective Bobbi Olson testified Wednesday at a court hearing on the new allegation against Craig, Denver7 reported. The inmate believed the letters were written by Craig but meant to appear as if his wife, Angela Craig, had written them, said Olson, the ..read more

Several thousand romance readers from across the country descended on the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center two weeks ago for Readers Take Denver, billed as a four-day conference where bibliophiles would have the chance to mingle with their favorite authors, get books signed, and attend panels and other events. But attendees say the April 18-21 conference was so disorganized and chaotic — self-described “RTD survivor” Kelli Meyer referred to it as “the Fyre Festival of books” — that authors soon began pulling out of next year’s event at the Aurora hotel, which already was on sale. T ..read more

Interstate 70 will be closed in both directions between Tower Road and East Colfax Avenue in Aurora on Thursday and Friday nights so construction crews can set a pedestrian bridge. Related Articles Transportation | Westbound Interstate 70 reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after truck fire Transportation | Westbound Interstate 70 reopens after closing for crash near Eagle Transportation | Overnight alternating traffic at I-70 Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel begins late April Transportation | Eastbound Interstate 70 closed near Loveland Pass for crash, Vail Pass Summit closure reopens Transp ..read more

A 17-year-old girl died on Friday after being shot in Aurora on April 20, according to a Monday news release from the Aurora Police Department. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. April 20 near the 1000 block of South Blackhawk Street , police say. The teen was critically injured and taken to a freestanding urgent care center and then a hospital. She died from her injuries Friday afternoon, according to the release. The Arapahoe County Coroner has not yet publicly released the victim’s identity. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Second murder trial scheduled in Christian Glass killi ..read more