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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Former scout leader sentenced in Arapahoe County to 36 years in prison for possessing child porn
A habitual sex offender and former Boy Scout leader was sentenced Monday in Arapahoe County District Court to 36 years in prison for possession of child pornography.

Pair arrested in Wheat Ridge store suspected in serial thefts worth about $200,000
A pair of alleged shoplifting suspects were arrested Monday inside a Wheat Ridge King Soopers store and police suspect the couple of stealing about $200,000 in items from around the...

Here’s where to get your Denver Nuggets Western Conference Championship gear
Champions should look the part and Nuggets nation is gearing up.

Colorado Highway 71 from Limon to Last Chance reopens after fuel tanker crash
A liquid tanker hauling ethanol rolled on Colorado Highway 71 on the Eastern Plains and a stretch of the roadway is reopen after the crash is cleared.

Two die in hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 287 north of Longmont
Two people died in a hit-and-run crash Friday on U.S. Highway 287 north of Longmont and investigators are asking for the public's help in locating the driver who fled.

Man dies in motorcycle crash in Aurora
A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Aurora, police said.

Denver weather: Smoky skies and chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along the Front Range and smoky skies, from massive wildfires to the north in Canada, will diminish air quality in northeastern Colorado.

Civil rights lawsuit filed against former Aurora officer claims excessive force
A former Aurora police officer has been named in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court for an alleged attack on a 49-year-old disabled woman who was walking her small...

Toddler finds baggie containing 20 blue fentanyl pills in Edgewater McDonald’s play area
A baggie with about 20 pills of fentanyl were found Wednesday morning by a toddler in a play area of an Edgewater McDonald's.

Heavy smoke from Canadian fires turns air brown in Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Greeley
Colorado health officials on Friday advised the elderly, children and residents with respiratory ailments in metro Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley to limit outdoor activity as smoke spreads into...