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Jesse Paul
Jesse Paul is a former Denver Post reporter. He left in 2018.
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Former Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy gets six years in prison for felony securities fraud
A 47-year-old former Jefferson County sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to six years in prison for committing felony securities fraud in a $1 million scheme that spanned five years.

Northeast Colorado wildfire that burned 32,546 acres near Haxtun has been fully contained
A wildfire in northeast Colorado that burned 32,564 acres over a wide swath of Logan and Phillips counties was fully contained Wednesday afternoon.

Fire under an acre in heavily wooded El Paso County area prompts call for firefighting aircraft
Aerial firefighting resources were sent to southwest El Paso County on Wednesday morning after smoke was spotted in a heavily wooded area. But officials say the fire is only a...

Denver police seek man wanted for multiple unlawful sexual contact incidents on RTD light-rail trains
Denver police have released a photo of a man suspected in multiple incidents of unlawful sexual contact on female passengers on Regional Transportation District light-rail trains.

Weaving car in Grand Junction leads police to find 2 pounds of marijuana, magic mushrooms and an assault rifle
A car weaving on Interstate 70 in Grand Junction led police to find more than 2 pounds of marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms and two firearms, including an assault rifle in the...

California man dies in single-vehicle crash on I-76 in Brighton
A California man was killed early Monday in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 76 in Brighton.

Northeastern Colorado farmers cut fire lines to protect community from huge, wind-driven blaze
As a wind-whipped wildfire raced across the drought-parched prairie of northeastern Colorado, destroying homes, vehicles and cattle in its path, the people of this small town came out in force...

State, local authorities investigating cause of huge northeastern Colorado wildfire that destroyed five homes; blaze 80 percent contained
Firefighters are hoping Tuesday afternoon to fully contain a nearly 30,000-acre wildfire here that has been fueled by warm, dry weather and winds strong enough to blow a grown man...

Sean Crumpler, accused Aurora child sex trafficker, pleads guilty Monday to three counts
Sean Travis Crumpler, accused of luring teen boys to Colorado where he pimped them from a rented house in Aurora, on Monday pleaded guilty to three felony counts of human...

CDOT survey says 22 percent of Colorado drivers admit to reading cellphone messages while driving
A statewide survey has found that nearly a quarter of Colorado motorists admit to reading a text, e-mail or social media post on their cellphone while driving, according to the...