CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Things were busy on the ice during the Colorado Thunderbirds Summer Skate at the Family Sports Center in Centennial. Dad Vince Africano watched through the glass. “Oh, it’s totally worth it. My son loves it. When he’s not on the ice he just wants to be on the ice. And all his friends are on the ice. He has more friends out here than he does at school,” said Africano. His son was playing up with the Pee Wee group and the competition was tough. Hockey has been a great thing, even with the long drives from Evergreen into Denver, sometimes at very young hours of the morn ..read more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – At Los Dos Potrillos, there is no shortage of delicious Mexican cuisine. (credit: CBS) “Our menu is gigantic. We have about four menu pages,” said Daniel Ramirez, co-CEO of the family restaurant. Yet supply chain shortages have some Colorado restaurants in a pickle. Plus, the soaring cost of food is impacting many key ingredients. “Chicken, of course, has gone up especially with bird flu,” Ramirez told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann. “It’s not just inflation, but nature itself. And avocados a couple months ago. We’ve seen it all. We’ve seen [costs] come up, we’ve seen it g ..read more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – At Los Dos Potrillos, there is no shortage of delicious Mexican cuisine. (credit: CBS) “Our menu is gigantic. We have about four menu pages,” said Daniel Ramirez, co-CEO of the family restaurant. Yet supply chain shortages have some Colorado restaurants in a pickle. Plus, the soaring cost of food is impacting many key ingredients. “Chicken, of course, has gone up especially with bird flu,” Ramirez told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann. “It’s not just inflation, but nature itself. And avocados a couple months ago. We’ve seen it all. We’ve seen [costs] come up, we’ve seen it g ..read more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) — Samuel Birch was sentenced Friday to life in prison for the Thanksgiving 2020 murder of 24-year-old Mauricio Omar Perez, a gas station clerk whom Birch shot after asking for a pack of cigarettes and money from the convenience store’s register. “Dude, it’s going to be you, your stomach, or the money” Birch told Perez, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. “I can shoot you when I leave or I can shoot you right now.” (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office) Perez complied with Birch’s demands, but Birch responded with “thank you” and shot the cl ..read more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– Two people on board a small plane that went off the runway at Centennial Airport walked away unhurt. The plane went off the runway while landing on Tuesday morning. (credit: South Metro Fire Rescue) The Cessna 172 was landing on Runway 28 when it happened. Crews from South Metro Fire Rescue rushed to the scene. The FAA and NTSB will investigate. SMFR is on scene of a Cessna 172 off the runway at Centennial Airport. The plane was landing on RW28 when the incident occurred. Two people were on board and thankfully they were not injured. FAA and NTSB will investigate ..read more

(CBS4) – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has a warning about a scam targeting timeshare owners. A victim from Centennial received a phone call and wound up losing more than $50,000. A caller offered to purchase a timeshare owned by the victim at Pueblo Bonito Resorts in Mexico. Official documents were also sent to the victim. Over the span of several months, the victim was told to send money for fees and taxes. The sheriff’s office says the bottom line is — for owners of Mexican timeshares — there are no buyers. If you get a call from someone wanting to buy your timeshare, you should hang ..read more

By Anna Maria Basquez DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane that crashed Tuesday near Centennial Airport originated its flight in Kansas. (credit: Colorado State Patrol) “The flight departed from Dodge City Regional Airport in Kansas and was en route to Centennial Airport,” the FAA said in a statement. “A single-engine Cessna 210 crashed on state Route E-470 while on approach to Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colo., around 3:10 p.m. local time Tuesday. Two people were on board.” Both people in the Cessna walked away from the accident. The FAA and ..read more

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo (CBS4) – Two people walked away after a small plane crashed on E-470 near Centennial Airport on Tuesday. The highway is currently closed in both directions at Peoria. The two on board a Cessna P210N single engine plane were taken to the hospital for evaluation, but South Metro Fire tells CBS4 their injuries are minor. *Plane Crash* SMFR and @dcsheriff on scene of a plane crash in the median on E-470 between Peoria and Jamaica. 2 occupants were on board and safely exited. Paramedics are evaluating them for minor injuries. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/S52Xld88xY — Sou ..read more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– South Metro Fire Rescue and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a suspect wanted in an arson investigation. The fire in Centennial last week displaced nearly two dozen apartment units. Firefighters rushed to the fire at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex located at 7535 E. Harvard Ave. just before 1 p.m. on March 1. (credit: CBS) When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke in the building and quickly located and extinguished a fire burning in the mechanical room. One adult was evaluated by paramedics for a minor injury. Although firefighters prevente ..read more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– South Metro Fire Rescue and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a suspect wanted in an arson investigation. The fire in Centennial last week displaced nearly two dozen apartment units. Firefighters rushed to the fire at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex located at 7535 E. Harvard Ave. just before 1 p.m. on March 1. (credit: CBS) When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke in the building and quickly located and extinguished a fire burning in the mechanical room. One adult was evaluated by paramedics for a minor injury. Although firefighters prevente ..read more