Crashes and disasters

Bear dies after being hit by car in Lone Tree, wildlife officials say

By Lauren Penington

July 22, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

A driver fatally hit a bear near Yosemite Street and Heritage Hills Parkway on Wednesday,...

A Commerce City Police car is parked outside the Commerce City Civic Center in Commerce City, Colorado on Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Motorcyclist killed in wrong-way Commerce City crash, police say

By Lauren Penington

July 22, 2026 at 8:07 a.m.

Investigators believe the motorcyclist was driving the wrong way on a Colorado Boulevard ramp near...

Firefighters respond to a vehicle fire on Interstate 70 near Georgetown on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Photo provided by the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office)

Eastbound I-70 reopens near Georgetown after vehicle fire

By Lauren Penington

July 22, 2026 at 9:36 a.m.

As of 9:20 a.m., eastbound I-70 had reopened between Exit 228 for Georgetown and U.S....

Homes and property at Mountain Shadows Mobile Estates were damaged by the heat and flames of the Aspen Acres Fire in recent days as the fire continued to burn on Monday, July 6, 2026, in Colorado City. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado wildfires: Evacuations reissued for Custer County residents near Aspen Acres fire

By Lauren Penington

July 21, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Fire officials have said the Aspen Acres fire has destroyed close to 900 structures, at...

Aaran Krings looks over the charred back of his mother’s property, including the remains of a chicken coop where her prized Christmas decorations were stored, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Beulah, Colo. Krings mother, who has stage four lung cancer, is staying in Pueblo until he can get the home, which was not lost in the fire, in a better state. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Colorado wildfires: New evacuations for Elk fire near Lake City, east of Gold Mountain fire

By Lauren Penington

July 15, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

Mandatory evacuations were lifted Tuesday as crews gained containment on the Green Ridge fire burning...

Douglas County sheriff's deputies and Larkspur Fire Protection District firefighters respond to a small helicopter crash near Larkspur, Colo., on Monday, July 13, 2026. (Photo provided by the Larkspur Fire Protection District)

Pilot injured in small helicopter crash near Larkspur in Douglas County

By Lauren Penington

July 13, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

A pilot was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after a small helicopter crashed...

Colorado wildfires: Most Aspen Acres fire evacuations to be lifted Friday, Pueblo County sheriff says

By Katie Langford

July 9, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Pueblo County officials expect to lift most Aspen Acres fire evacuations in the southern part...

Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a shooting in the 5300 block of Sheridan Boulevard on Jan. 25, 2023 in Arvada. Law enforcement officials temporarily shut down Interstate 76 and Sheridan Boulevard in Adams County after someone fired multiple rounds into businesses at a strip mall and injured one woman, an Adams County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said. Investigators believe the shooter was in a field or trailer park on the west side of the 5300 block of Sheridan Boulevard when multiple shots were fired toward a strip mall across the road, Adams County Sgt. Adam Sherman said. Multiple businesses, which are mostly Latino-owned, were hit. One woman was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities do not believe the woman was the intended target although they do not know what led to the shooting, Sherman said. A manhunt for the shooter is ongoing. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents and motorists to avoid the area.

Jefferson County is the lead agency after officials realized the shooter was across the road from the strip mall, Sherman said. The Denver Police Department also is aiding in the search for the shooter. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

1 dead in Sheridan crash after motorcycle hits utility truck

By Lauren Penington

July 8, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

A fatal motorcycle crash shut down northbound South Santa Fe Drive in Sheridan on Wednesday...

17-year-old driver dies in east Aurora crash after fleeing police, running red light

By Lauren Penington

July 7, 2026 at 9:46 a.m.

A 17-year-old boy died Monday after an Aurora crash on East Alameda Parkway sent him...

Aurora Police vehicle photographed on East Colfax Ave. in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Man dies after head-on Aurora crash involving minibike, SUV

By Lauren Penington

July 6, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.

A minibike rider who was hit by an SUV after swerving into oncoming traffic in...

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