Tom McGhee
Tom McGhee is a former Denver Post reporter.
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Residents describe gunfire and fear at Highlands Ranch complex where deputy died
Residents of a Highlands Ranch apartment complex where one Douglas County deputy was fatally shot and four others wounded described a Sunday morning filled with sporadic volleys of gunfire, the...

Douglas County deputy killed in shooting was enthusiastic about law enforcement, family
Zackari Parrish, the Douglas County sheriff's deputy killed in a New Year's Eve ambush, had boundless energy that fueled him through the graveyard shift and kept him going during the...

Weld County deputy shoots armed suspect
A Weld County Sheriff's Deputy shot an armed suspect after a chase on Sunday morning.

Gunman ambushed deputies in deadly Douglas County shooting; 1 deputy dead, 6 people wounded
The gunman who killed a Douglas County deputy and wounded four other law enforcement officers ambushed them after they responded to a domestic disturbance call at a Highlands Ranch apartment...

Life off-grid in San Luis Valley’s high desert takes skills that few arrive with
Rodney Cook's high desert property is littered with the stripped carcasses of worn machines, the scoured parts powering devices that sustain the lives of a dozen family members in a...

Former Denver school bus driver says she was asleep when she hit a parked car. Surveillance video from the bus tells a different story.
Denver school bus driver says she fell asleep before hitting parked vehicle, but surveillance video shows her talking on cell phone.

Fire in Chipotle off 16th Street Mall causes RTD to divert some light rail trains
A fire in the kitchen of a Chipotle on the 16th Street Mall led to some RTD lines being diverted on Thursday morning.

Car-train crash at Kalamath and Speer causes light rail delays
Light rail trains experience 15- to 20-minute delays in both directions after a car-train collision that interfered with service at Kalamath Street.

Men who robbed Denver bank allegedly wore wigs, women’s clothing
Alleged bank robbers Marcus Rashad Combs and Thierry Shaqur Roberson left women waiting in getaway car.

Denver’s big chill on its way out
Frigid temperatures Wednesday morning will fade as the day's high climbs to almost 50 degrees.