Douglas County Sheriff

Evacuation warning lifted for wildfire in southwest Douglas County

June 20, 2026 at 8:18 p.m.

Douglas County officials lifted a pre-evacuation warning for a wildfire burning about 15 miles southwest...

June 12, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

A forensic nurse who evaluated Cooper鈥檚 girlfriend reported that she had experienced 鈥渟trangulation with hypoxia...

June 5, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Rory Nathaniel Mushlin, of Colorado Springs, is being held on investigation of sexual assault on...

June 3, 2026 at 10:05 a.m.

The driver pulled a U-turn after returning to the road and drove slowly past the...

June 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The U.S. Department of Justice wants to join a local lawsuit challenging a 2021 Colorado...

June 1, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

A driver ran over a group of pedestrians on a Highlands Ranch sidewalk on Monday,...

May 18, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

Whether the deputy fatally shot the man or the man shot himself remains under investigation,...

May 13, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

Douglas County officials sent out a shelter-in-place order after a vehicle crashed into a building...

April 30, 2026 at 7:25 a.m.

A 17-year-old Highlands Ranch girl was found safely after she was missing since Tuesday, the...

March 22, 2026 at 5:37 p.m.

A former Douglas County teacher was sentenced this month to more than a decade in...