Former Reporter — The Denver Post
Yesenia Robles
Yesenia Robles was a breaking news reporter for The Denver Post, working with the organization from 2010-2016. She covered education, crime and courts, and the northern suburbs. Raised in Denver, she graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder and is a native Spanish speaker.
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LoDo shooting leaves one dead, another injured
Denver police are investigating an early morning shooting in LoDo that left one dead.

Reward doubled for information about fatal Aurora shooting
Aurora police have increased the reward for information about a fatal shooting last week.

Experts disagree about Colorado defendant’s competency in dismemberment trial
Two psychologists who evaluated a man accused of killing and dismembering a person agree that he suffers from delusions and has some sort of psychotic disorder but disagree about his...

Judge orders 10-year prison sentence for young man who killed 14-year-old
The fatal shooting happened September 2 when Marcell Jay Johnson, 14, was shot and killed outside the Fitzsimons Apartments at 1568 Nome Street in Aurora.

How Denver is helping some neighborhoods get better access to food
The investment is part of the city's increased involvement in making food access issues part of its local government responsibility following other cities around the country.

U.S. Secretary of Education visits Denver on Monday to highlight state work
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. will make a stop in Denver Monday to hold up Colorado's work in improving education for preschoolers with almost $45 million from...

Commerce City asks feds to review its police department after years of officer misconduct
Commerce City leaders sent a letter to the Department of Justice COPS office asking for assistance after they say multiple incidents of police misconduct are "undermining" the police department's credibility.

Thornton police respond after toddler falls from second-story window
The 3-year-old boy's mom called police about 9:20 a.m. to report the fall from the second story window at 747 W. 96th Ave. in Thornton.

After Hugo water found THC-free, officials say it was better to be safe
Despite the brief confusion it caused sheriff's officials Saturday say they do not regret taking the field test kit results seriously.

Two wanted women linked to Arvada crime spree now under arrest
A grand jury last month indicted six people after an investigation into a string of 2014 motor vehicle thefts, burglaries and identity theft in and around Arvada. All six now...