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Jesse Paul
Jesse Paul is a former Denver Post reporter. He left in 2018.
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Christmas gifts aren’t just for people: Denver Zoo shares its animals unwrapping presents
Think you're among the only species getting gifts this holiday season? Think again.

CDOT warns of more winter weather mayhem on I-70
Colorado transportation officials are warning high country motorists that a storm set to begin pounding the mountains Sunday night and extend into Christmas Day is likely to be as intense...

Castle Rock police shoot armed person while responding to reports of someone in distress
Caste Rock police officers shot an armed person on Sunday afternoon while responding to reports of someone in distress, officials say.

Man gets life in prison plus 128 years for Denver house-party shooting that killed 1, hurt 3 others
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 128 years for a 2015 Denver house party shooting that left one person dead and...

Scores of motorists stuck on I-70 as snowstorm pounds Colorado; westbound lanes closed at Golden, Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels lose power
Winter weather is causing some serious hiccups for holiday travel this weekend. The Colorado Department of Transportation issued a statement Saturday urging travelers to use extreme caution when driving, especially...

18-year-old woman identified as pedestrian killed in Denver hit-and-run
An 18-year-old woman has been identified as the pedestrian killed in a southeast Denver hit-and-run Thursday evening.

Pedestrian wearing headphones struck by RTD airport train and seriously hurt in east Denver
A pedestrian was taken to a hospital on Saturday afternoon with serious injuries after being struck by a Regional Transportation District train in east Denver.

Lodger’s tax collected on Denver short-term rentals nears $2 million
Denver is doing a poor job of tracking and enforcing its new short-term rental regulations, the city auditor says, with some applicants receiving licenses they shouldn't have, putting the city at...

John Hickenlooper has chosen a new insurance commissioner for Colorado amid Obamacare uncertainties
Gov. John Hickenlooper has named an interim insurance commissioner for Colorado amid uncertainties with the Obama-era Affordable Care Act -- known as Obamacare -- following the passage this week of...

New use-of-force policies for Denver police officers will take months of training, deputy chief warns city council members
As a group of Denver City Council members Wednesday morning were briefed on community members' proposed changes to the city's police use-of-force policies, a top officer warned them it will...