Dan Oates, Aurora’s interim police chief, said three men and one woman were killed in the attack just after 2 a.m. Sunday
Colorado Sun staff & wire report
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Douglas County deputies kill 2 inside stolen car after shots fired, sheriff says
One deputy injured in early-morning shootout at Lincoln light-rail station parking lot
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Body of Telluride skier Hilaree Nelson found on Mount Manaslu in Nepal
Nelson went missing Monday after skiing from the 26,775-foot summit. Rescuers searching by helicopter located her body Wednesday.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Group trying to recall state Sen. Kevin Priola after he became a Democrat can begin collecting signatures
The recall organizers have 60 days — or until Nov. 8, which is Election Day — to collect about 18,000 signatures from voters in state Sen. Kevin Priola’s Senate District 13 to force a special recall election
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Shooting at south Denver house party leaves 2 dead, 4 wounded
Two people were killed and four others were seriously wounded in a shooting at a house party in a residential Denver neighborhood early Sunday, police said. Denver police tweeted just before 1:20 a.m. that the shooting had taken place, and no suspects were in custody by Sunday afternoon, KMGH-TV reported. The shooting happened on the 4600 […]
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Denver Broncos enter into purchase agreement with Walton-Penner family
The Walton family has won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. The Broncos announced late Tuesday night they had entered into a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner ownership group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and […]
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2 dead and 11 hurt after boat capsizes on Lake Pueblo
PUEBLO — A boat capsized on a Colorado lake Sunday night, leaving a woman and a man dead and 11 people hospitalized. Eight adults and five children were on the large, flat boat near a picnic area at Lake Pueblo State Park over the Memorial Day holiday weekend when high winds apparently overturned the boat […]
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All evacuations lifted after wildfire near Boulder’s NCAR
A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 35% contained by Sunday afternoon as all evacuations prompted by the blaze were lifted. The fire, which ignited Saturday, burned to within 1,000 yards of homes on the west end of Boulder, said Mike Smith, incident commander. No homes were lost and […]
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Gas tops $4 per gallon average in the U.S. for the 1st time since 2008
The price of regular gasoline broke $4 per gallon on average across the U.S. on Sunday for the first time since 2008. In Colorado, the AAA reported the average gas price on Sunday was $3.72. During the first full week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of regular gas rose by almost 41 cents, according […]
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Owner of Sol Tribe, a well-respected Denver tattoo shop, was among Monday’s shooting victims
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Police were investigating Tuesday after a gunman went on a shooting rampage through several business districts in the Denver area, killing four people and wounding three others, including an officer as police pursued him. The suspect also died Monday night after exchanging gunfire with officers in a shopping district […]