After Marshall fire, residents feel ‘lucky’ with what they have, but struggle to figure out the future
As people are allowed to return home after the Marshall Fire, they feel either a huge sigh of relief or painful agony.
After Polis commutes trucker’s sentencing, judge criticizes the decision and victims say they don’t feel heard
The governor announced on Dec. 30 that he was going to shorten Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence by 100 years to 10 years.
Boulder County fires: One of the three missing victims is found alive, 2 still unaccounted for; FBI is investigating cause of fire
FEMA toured the devastation Sunday and set up a “one stop shop” for residents needing resources.
La fiscal de distrito en el Condado de Jefferson pide una audiencia para reconsiderar la sentencia de 110 años del camionero, Polis también la examinará
El caso desató la furia por todo el país con más de 4.5 millones de personas firmando una petición presentada ante el gobernador Jared Polis para reducir la sentencia de Mederos.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos gets new hearing. JeffCo DA will ask judge to shorten 110-year sentence
District Court Judge Bruce Jones said both prosecutors and defense attorneys should be “prepared to address the appropriate timing of a sentence modification hearing.”
Jeffco DA seeks hearing to reconsider trucker’s 110-year sentence, Polis will review too
The case has sparked fury across the country as more than 4.5 million people have signed a petition to reduce Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence.
Parents, elected officials, law enforcement sound alarm on skyrocketing fentanyl deaths
Spurred on by an alarming increase in fentanyl poisoning and overdoses, Colorado law enforcement is calling on lawmakers to provide more money to crack down on sellers.
Alleged Boulder King Soopers gunman found incompetent to stand trial
The man will go to the Colorado Mental Health Institute of Pueblo for treatment in the hopes he will eventually face the criminal charges filed against him.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, a rise in Aurora gun violence shows the kids are not alright
The rash in violence — particularly among juveniles, who are both perpetrators and victims — is connected to a larger crisis of isolation, trauma and ongoing needs that were likely exacerbated by the pandemic.
51 prisoners will have their cases reviewed for potential wrongful convictions over hair analysis
Investigators and lawyers will look at convictions between 1976 and 1995, where the prisoners are still alive and currently serving sentences.
Aurora settles with Elijah McClain’s family for $15 million
It’s the largest known settlement for police violence in Colorado history.
Colorado doesn’t have enough resources to treat people deemed incompetent to stand trial, so the state is turning to private hospitals
Right now, there are 363 critically mentally ill people incarcerated across Colorado waiting for treatment or medication before they can face the, often minor, criminal charges filed against them.
Weiser and Polis hope $1 million in grants will help former prisoners find jobs and employers find workers
More than 8,500 people leave Colorado prisons each year, and nearly half return to prison within three years. A lack of stable housing and jobs awaiting them outside is a big reason why.
No charges against Arvada police officer who shot and killed ‘Good Samaritan’ during attack in Olde Town
Police say Johnny Hurley, 40, stopped a mass shooting in Olde Town Arvada when he shot and killed Ronald Troyke, before he himself was killed.
Why we wrote about cadets hoping to become police officers in 2021
CPR News justice reporter Allison Sherry followed a class of cadets who chose to become law enforcement officers at this moment in history.
Meet four Coloradans who want to be the state’s next police officers
CPR spent months observing classes in the Community College of Aurora’s police training program and meeting the cadets who have decided to become officers now.
