Civil rights probe of antisemitism at U.S. colleges may target Denver’s Auraria campus

The Dever Post 4/25 11:28A Elizabeth Hernandez

A year-long investigation by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights into what it characterizes as rising antisemitism at American colleges may look at Denver s Auraria campus, site of a nearly month-long encampment by pro-Palestinian demonstrators...

Colorado traffic deaths drop as enforcement of new hands-free phone law ramps up

The Dever Post 4/25 9:17A Katie Langford

The number of people killed in crashes on Colorado roads is down 21% so far this year, with state officials pointing to new laws, more enforcement and safer drivers as keeping people alive. Colorado recorded 130 traffic deaths as of mid-April,...

Colorado lawmakers advance bill allowing chain-assist vendors to set up along highways to ease...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 8:48A Bruce Finley

A Colorado bill aimed at fighting winter traffic jams and preventing crashes on Interstate 70 and other highways by letting private companies set up roadside tire chain stations is advancing in the state legislature. Senate Bill 69 , backed by...

Denver offering gardeners free mulch and compost May 3

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 8:21A Max Levy

Denver residents can give their gardens a boost with free mulch and compost given away by the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure on May 3. Mulched holiday trees collected through Denver’s Treecycle program will be available at...

Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 7:55A The Associated Press

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can’t stop contradicting himself on his own tariff plans . He says he’s on a path to cut several new trade deals in a few weeks — but has also suggested it’s “physically impossible” to hold...

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 7:38A The Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him....

Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 7:11A The Associated Press

By TERRY TANG PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration s plan to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation is stirring up fears of heightened...

Jurors find man guilty of murder in Jeffco rock-throwing spree that killed Alexa Bartell

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 6:57A Shelly Bradbury

Alexa Bartell (Provided by Jefferson County Sheriff s Department) Jefferson County jurors on Friday found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Alexa Bartell during a...

Judge declares mistrial in Hockey Canada sexual assault case

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 6:57A The Associated Press

LONDON, Ontario A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. The ruling from a judge in Ontario means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart,...

Historic 2100 Larimer building sold to Ballpark businessman

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 6:51A Jessica Alvarado Gamez

The historic 2100 Larimer St. building has been purchased by Matt Van Sistine, a neighboring businessman, real estate investor and board chair of the Ballpark Collective RNO , according to an...

ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around U.S.

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 4/25 6:48A Janie Har, Kate Brumback, Elizab

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday. Judges around the country had already issued temporary orders...

Metro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increases

The Denver Post (Business) 4/25 5:54A Aldo Svaldi

Developers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to a first-quarter update Thursday from the Apartment Association of...

‘Embarrassed’ by Clippers in Game 3, Nuggets ‘need to attack,’ Nikola Jokic says

The Dever Post 4/25 4:50A Bennett Durando

INGLEWOOD, Calif. Plug a math equation into a calculator, and it ll produce one definitive answer. Russell Westbrook threw Nikola Jokic an entry pass on Thursday. He caught it between the right elbow...

‘Trainwreck’ of NOAA funding cuts could derail Colorado research on wildfires, earthquakes and...

The Denver Post (Environment) 4/25 3:14A Elise Schmelzer

At a lab in Fort Collins, scientists are researching how to incorporate artificial intelligence into the forecasting of hurricane paths and how to better predict storms impact on wildfires. In...

Denver police sergeant gets probation for felony road-rage incident

The Denver Post (Crime) 4/25 3:07A Max Levy

A Denver Police Department sergeant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation Thursday for pointing a gun at another man during a road-rage incident last year. Jason Brake, 57, admitted to Class 6 felony menacing, while a Class 5...