Breaking News Reporter
Kieran Nicholson
Kieran Nicholson, who has been with The Denver Post since 1986, covers breaking news. He has two staff Pulitizer Prizes for breaking news, for the Columbine shooting and the Aurora Theater shooting. Nicholson has been recognized by the Emergency Services Public Information Officers of Colorado as Print Media Representative of the Year six times. He was named 2006 Print Reporter of the Year by the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Denver shooting victim was driving to work when he was killed: “Who would do this to him?”
Instead of gathering to celebrate Robert Goad's fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday, his family instead will gather for a celebration of his life after he was shot to death Wednesday.

Crashes involving memorials for Denver cyclists highlight danger for bike commuters
Two ghost bike memorials for riders killed in northwest Denver in December have been hit by motorists, and family and community members have expressed concern and remorse about the deaths...

Planes collide over Boulder County east of Niwot; three dead
A mid-air two-plane collision over Boulder County kills three people, one pilot and a pilot and passenger.
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Northbound Wadsworth reopens after crash in Arvada involving Denver police vehicle
A three-vehicle crash in Arvada involving a Denver police vehicle temporarily closed northbound lanes of Wadsworth Boulevard and sent two people, including a Denver officer, to a hospital.

Suspect in fatal shooting in NE Denver is arrested in Dallas
A suspect in a fatal shooting in northeast Denver has been arrested in Dallas, police said.

South Adams County fire chief on leave, an interim chief is named
The South Adams County Fire Department chief is on leave and an interim chief has been named.

Colorado man building white supremacist community in the mountains, had automatic weapons, FBI says
A 41-year-old man facing a weapons charge in federal court is being held without bond after a judge ruled that he is a flight risk and a community threat.

22-year-old woman fatally hit while walking across I-70 in Aurora
A 22-year-old woman who died after walking across Interstate 70 may have been hit by several vehicles, and Aurora police investigating the collision on Thursday appealed for help from the...

New York woman charged with threatening LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale
A New York woman has been arrested and is charged with threatening LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale.

Lightning strikes Wheat Ridge home, causing extensive damage
Lightning struck a Wheat Ridge home Wednesday afternoon, blowing a whole through the roof and causing other damage in the residence.

Thunderstorms, flooding sweep through metro Denver, Front Range
Severe weather is expected in the metro area with possible flooding

Lakewood woman found after multiweek search
An Indigenous missing person has been found after a multiweek search.

Man dies in Colorado River when thrown out of raft in Garfield County
A rafter died after falling into the hard-rushing Colorado River between Grizzly Creek and the Shoshone Hydroelectric Facility.