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Jesse Paul
Jesse Paul is a former Denver Post reporter. He left in 2018.
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16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in Colorado Springs summer slaying
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection the the fatal, southeast Colorado Springs shooting of 20-year-old Gary Thomas.

Denver prosecutors drop charges against man in case of two women accused in hate crime attack on RTD bus driver
Denver prosecutors have dismissed charges against a 28-year-old man accused of endangering public transportation and second-degree assault in an alleged hate crime attack on an RTD bus driver last month...

28-year-old man arrested in pair of 2015 Colorado Springs sex assaults
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection to two 2015 sexual assault cases near downtown Colorado Springs after police say forensic evidence linked him to the crimes through a...

Man convicted of sexually assaulting girl outside of Thornton dance studio
A 27-year-old man was convicted Thursday of sexual assault on a child for attacking a 13-year-old girl in front of an acrobatics and dance studio in Thornton in 2015.

Nederland marijuana business ordered to stop peddling investments in medical, recreational pot businesses
State regulators have ordered a marijuana business owner from Nederland to stop soliciting investments in what they describe as unregistered securities for ventures in recreational and medical pot.

Eastern Colorado sheriff releases video of deputy shooting 16-year-old armed robbery suspect
Authorities in Kit Carson County have released a video recording of a sheriff's deputy this month shooting a 16-year-old wielding a BB-gun minutes after investigators say the Nebraska boy robbed...

Firefighters contain wildfire that burned about 683 acres near Sterling
Firefighters on Thursday afternoon were able to quickly contain a 683-acre wildfire southeast of Sterling that prompted hundreds of voluntary evacuation notices and closed Colorado 61.

Denver police ID suspect accused of shooting man in the face on East Colfax
Denver police have identified the suspect accused of shooting a man in the face, leaving him critically wounded, on East Colfax Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.

Drought levels on the increase in Colorado, report shows, especially on the Eastern Plains
The entire eastern half of Colorado is either abnormally dry or under drought conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor said in a report Thursday, as warm, arid weather continues to take...

Man standing in the middle of Academy Boulevard near Colorado Springs is struck and killed
A 60-year-old man standing in the middle of Academy Boulevard in El Paso County early Thursday after his vehicle broke down was struck by a car and killed, investigators say.