Tom McGhee
Tom McGhee is a former Denver Post reporter.
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“The heart continues to break,” mother of theater shooting victim says of Texas massacre
Sunday's news that more than 20 people were gunned down during a church service in Texas is bound was gut wrenching for Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, parents of Aurora shooting...

Snow in the high country will cause difficult travel
Anyone travelling in Colorado's high country on Sunday should be prepared for heavy snow and tough travel conditions

Child Health Clinic treats kids from birth to 18
The Child Health Clinic treats kids from newborns to age 18 -- about 27,000 visits a year. It is funded by the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation.

Accused Thornton Walmart gunman mostly kept to himself, neighbors and boss say
There was no indication of trouble when Scott Ostrem walked off his job as a metal fabricator on Wednesday morning, but his neighbors and boss describe the man accused in...

Confusion turned to panic as a gunman randomly shot people at a Thornton Walmart
Inside the Thornton Walmart, people flooded toward exits in confusion, dropped to the floor for safety and bunkered in store offices as a gunman, who police believe is 47-year-old Scott...

Alleged Thornton Walmart shooter had failed businesses and run-ins with police
Scott Ostrem, 47, who allegedly fatally shot three people Nov. 1 at a Thornton Walmart, had long been under financial strain after running two failed businesses, running up $58,000 in...

Woman charged with DUI, vehicular assault in fiery Civic Center Park crash
The Denver District Attorney's Office has charged a woman with vehicular assault while under the influence in connection with a high-speed accident that sent her vehicle careening into Civic Center...

Denver police investigate report of weapon at East High School
Denver's East High School is on lockdown and police are on the campus investigating a report of a weapon at the school Wednesday morning

Fatal crash closes Arapahoe Road at U.S. 287
One person is dead after a crash at the intersection of U.S. 287 and Arapahoe Road in east Boulder County early Wednesday.

Wind pounds foothills Wednesday, but metro area is warm and mild
Wind roaring through the Front Range mountains and foothills knocked over at least two semi tractor trailers Wednesday morning but metro area residents can expect a pleasant day with unseasonably...