The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children.
The vote was 8-1
Kaley Chiles, a counselor from Colorado Springs, sued under the First Amendment right to free speech, citing her communications with families.
In an interview last year with The Washington Post, Chiles said: “It’s not the way we would operate with addictions and eating disorders and with depression.”
Firefighters using ropes rescued a critically injured climber who plunged from a rocky perch. The Colorado Spring Fire Department crew hiked to the patient who fell 25 to 30 feet at North Cheyene Canon Park. "About three hours after arrival the climber was brought down to the bottom of the mountain and loaded in an ambulance," officials said. "They were then transported to a medical helicopter and flown to a hospital in critical condition." The climber wasn't wearing a helmet, officials said. The incident occurred Monday.
Jamie Gilbert Martinez, 33, suspected of murdering his brother in New Mexico, was arrested in Lakewood, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said Monday. Marinez was apprehended Sunday. His brother, Elijah, 31, died Saturday in Sapello, New Mexico.
Police are investigating a third dog poisoning at a home in Broomfield.
"Investigators believe this specific residence is being intentionally targeted," police said. The canines ingested meth packed in hot dogs deposited in the yard.
The dogs survived.
The latest poisoning occurred March 22. The others occurred Nov. 22 and Dec. 26, as previously reported in the media.
Police conducted a raid in the Town of Center, arrested five suspects and seized meth, fentanyl, heroin and prescription drugs, the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The raid occurred March 26. The town is located in southwestern Colorado.
"A driver traveling on North Moline Street saw Jesse Shafer collapse in the middle of an alleyway and immediately called 911. When officers arrived, they found Shafer unresponsive with 15 stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene."
"While officers were still investigating Shafer’s death, a second 911 call came in. The caller reported what appeared to be a deceased male near a bus shelter roughly half a mile away."
"Detectives documented blood evidence, the victims’ locations, and the path Roybal‑Smith took as he moved from the first homicide scene to the second. Surveillance footage and witness interviews helped investigators piece together the timeline and confirm that Roybal‑Smith attacked and killed both men before fleeing the area."
Roybal-Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of second‑degree murder.
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Lucero has prior prison sentences of three years for robbery, eight years for another robbery and four years for domestic violence. Maestas-Torres, meantime, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer. The US Bank branch is located at 1130 Bonforte Boulevard.
Danny Sanchez, sheriff of Costilla County, quit after he and four other lawmen were indicted on a variety of charges - from bungling a death investigation to assaulting a psychiatric patient with a Taser.
The county Board of Commissioners called a special public meeting for Monday at 8 a.m. in San Luis as well an executive session with lawyers.
The indictments were announced last week by the 12th Judicial District. Costilla County, population about 3,500, borders New Mexico.
Police shot and killed a knife-wielding man suspected of murdering his brother and injuring an officer in Greeley.
Saturday's incident occurred in the 4700-block of 20th Street at about 9:30 a.m., after "the suspect brandished a knife and charged the officers," police said.
He is suspected of killing his brother at his grandparent's home. The police officer suffered minor injuries.
The suspect was 20. His brother was 22.
UPDATE
A man was shot and killed Saturday evening in downtown Denver.
The incident occurred on a sidewalk near 17th Street and Glenarm Place. Busy streets were cordoned off. The victim was pronounced dead at hospital.
In an update Sunday, police said: "Investigators have identified and contacted all involved individuals related to this fatal shooting. An arrest has not been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing. "
No other details were released.
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A person was stabbed in the 4000-block of Quebec Street in Denver, police said Saturday. Investigators were working to develop suspect information. The victim was transported to hospital. No other details were released.
A sheriff and a deputy were indicted for bungling a death investigation, including accusations of collecting a human skull in a grocery bag and leaving other body parts behind.
Three other members of the Costilla County Sheriff's Office were indicted in a separate incident involving use of a Taser on an unarmed man suffering a psychiatric crisis.
The remains of John Cizek, 71, were discovered in a shallow, frozen grave at the Deer Creek Campground on May 28, 2024. Cizek, who was driving an RV, was last seen alive at the Big R store in Alamosa on June 12, 2016. He had been shot in the head.
Investigators used a DNA sample from a shirt from Cizek's home in Newark, California, to identify him - and the sample was "consistent with Cizek’s Slovakian ancestry," CBI said.
The suspect, David Little, 40, was arrested in Jefferson County after a shootout with detectives in an unrelated case on June 21, 2016. Detectives found Cizek's RV with Little's dog inside.
Little died in a jail suicide in October 2016.
"Despite not locating Mr. Cizek, investigators developed substantial evidence that Mr. Little was responsible for his death," CBI said. "Prosecutors with the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against Little without a recovered body, an uncommon step in a homicide case."
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The fire broke out early Thursday on Bruce Randolph Drive.
Later in the day, Denver firefighters fought an apartment fire in Montbello. No injuries were reported.
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"The Colorado State Patrol secured the area overnight, and an extensive search was conducted the following day, involving members of the CBI, the 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office, the Costilla County Coroner and K9 teams."
The remains haven't been identified.
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Police found a dead woman at a residence in Denver and classified the case as a murder.
Officers responded to a "welfare check" in the 1600-block of Logan Street on Wednesday night.
"Upon arrival, an adult female victim was found deceased," police said Thursday. "This is now being investigated as a homicide."
No further details were released.
If you have information, call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers (720) 913-7867
A man was killed Wednesday night in Thornton and police are investigating the death as a murder.
The crime occurred before 11 p.m. near East 88th Avenue and Grant Street.
Police said: "Officers quickly responded after a caller reported that someone was bleeding. Upon arrival, they located an adult male on the ground with an apparent wound. Officers immediately began rendering aid until medical personnel arrived."
The man. aged 29, was pronounced dead at hospital and "detectives are actively interviewing witnesses and following leads to develop suspect information," police said.
If you have information, call Thornton police (720) 977-5069.
A motorcycle smashed into a parked emergency vehicle operating at the scene of an accident in Denver, injuring the rider, police said.
The overnight accident occurred on southbound I-25 and Park Avenue West. "The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital with serious injuries," police said.
Separately, a motorcycle and auto collided at West 46th Avenue and North Utica Street in Denver overnight, seriously injuring the motorcyclist, according to police.
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A window-smashing police officer sped to the aid of a terrified new mother who accidentally locked her keys and baby inside a pickup truck in Commerce City.
Filled with fear she immediately called 911 and the officer "raced to the scene and knew he didn't have time to waste" - as the outside temperature was a scorching 80 degrees, police said.
"He carefully shattered a passenger side window, unlocked the truck, and got to the infant before the heat did," police said.
"Thankfully baby was fine," police said. "Mom, however, will take a little longer to recover from that scare."
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The Denver Board of Water Commissioners on Wednesday imposed strict drought rules, effective immediately, amid the thinnest snowpack in 40 years.
As of Monday, "reservoir storage stood at 80% full," officials said. "Average for this time of year is 85% full."
Officials are seeking a 20% reduction in water consumption.
"There is no need to turn on automatic systems until at least mid- to late-May," officials said. "It is not necessary to water grass two days a week in April and the beginning of May, which will help save water."
Patients and health care providers in Colorado are expressing anxiety around high health care costs as a result of the Trump administration’s policies, Colorado Newsline reports.
Costs for those purchasing health insurance on Colorado’s individual marketplace have doubled in the absence of enhanced federal subsidies, which Republicans in Congress declined to extend.
The law will continue to destabilize a health care system that was already strained before it passed, according to Donald Moore, CEO of Pueblo Community Health Center, which serves as the primary care home for about 30,000 residents in the Pueblo area.
Police said a person was stabbed overnight in the 2500-block of North Ogden Street in Denver. They were transported to hospital. No other information was available.
A person was shot overnight in the 2100-block of Stout Street in Denver and transported to hospital, police said. No other information was released.
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It contained a typed note, newspapers and other memorabilia.
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A person was seriously injured Tuesday when a dirt bike and auto collided in the vicinity of Tower Road and Green Valley Ranch Boulevard in Denver, police said. No further information was released.
