Breaking News Reporter

Jacob Factor

Jacob Factor joined the Denver Post in August 2022 as a part-time breaking news reporter. In March 2023 he shifted to cover more enterprise projects and in-depth stories, focusing on public safety, Indigenous issues, the LGTBQ+ community and other underserved communities. He previously worked at the Tulsa World, where he reported on Indigenous affairs and public safety and covered topics such as the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a mass shooting in a historically Black rural town and policing inequities in Tulsa.

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Idaho Springs police say the driver of the black Mercedes Sprinter van was traveling east on the Colorado Boulevard overpass and crossed the double yellow line, crashing into the Toyota 4 Runner traveling west on Jan. 25, 2024. The 4 Runner driver and 12 of the van's passengers were taken to hospitals. (Courtesy of Idaho Springs Police Department)