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Denver man crushed in garbage truck sues waste disposal company

A Denver man has filed a negligence lawsuit against a waste management company after a dumpster he was sleeping in was emptied into a garbage truck, where he and the rest of its contents were crushed by the truck's compactor.

Mayor Mike Johnston, joined by city employees, partners, leaders and community members, celebrates that overall homelessness in Denver has declined for the first time in nearly 10 years during a press conference at the corner of E. 16th Ave. and N. Sherman St. on May 20, 2026, in Denver. Johnston told the crowd that overall homelessness in Denver fell 12.5%, while street homelessness hit a nine-year low, declining 64% since 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Overall homelessness dipped 12.5% in Denver in annual snapshot — the first drop in nine years

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Construction crews work on the exterior of the Cottonwoods at Mid Valley in August 2025. The new, deed-restricted housing development in Steamboat Springs is aimed at providing affordable housing for local workers and retirees. (Photo by John F. Russell/Steamboat Pilot & Today)

Colorado Senate passes bill loosening requirements for cities to get money from major housing fund

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Chris Veyna operates a 3D home printing machine at the Azure Printed Homes manufacturing plant in Denver on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The company combines 3D home printing with modular steel frame construction. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Can Azure Printed Homes help solve Colorado’s housing crisis with plastic bottles?

By Aldo Svaldi

May 5, 2026 at 9:13 p.m.

When it comes to innovators in home construction, Colorado has had one door close but...

First lady Melania Trump waves before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Sierra Burns, a participant in the Melania Trump Foster Youth to Independence Program, and Everest Nevraumont, a 11-year-old Alpha School student, AI-advocate, and TedX speaker, joined First Lady Melania Trump in the First Lady鈥檚 Box for the 2026 State of the Union. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Melania Trump leads the way to help America’s foster kids as they age out of the system (抖阴ap)

By Scott Turner

April 16, 2026 at 1:13 p.m.

Under the Trump administration, HUD has supported more than 1,200 youths, including 50 in Denver,...

From left, Eugene Braziel, 65, Brittany Goodrich, 32, and Roberta Ramirez, 40, are residents of The Aspen, a noncongregate homeless shelter in a former hotel in Denver, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The shelter is part of a network of former hotels and micro-communities opened under Mayor Mike Johnston's All In Mile High homelessness initiative. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver audit of homelessness initiative puts focus on cost dispute, with Mayor Mike Johnston pushing back

By Elliott Wenzler

March 19, 2026 at 6:59 p.m.

鈥淭he city鈥檚 review of this report finds it misstates key facts,鈥� Mayor Mike Johnston鈥檚 office...

A February 2024 picture shows the outside of the St. Francis Center at 2323 Curtis St. (Courtesy Rachel Diedrich)

Denver daytime homeless shelter cuts after-hours security without telling neighbors

By Matthew Geiger

March 17, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

鈥淲e feel like a normal street when security is there,鈥� one neighbor said.

A woman talks on her phone in front of an empty storefront that is now NADC Burger on Larimer Street in Denver on Oct. 9, 2024. A new report released Friday, Feb. 27, based on a survey of Denver restaurant owners, mentioned complicated permitting processes and safety concerns among the main issues faced by the local dining industry. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Permitting, safety issues must change for Denver restaurants to survive, survey says

By Miguel Ot谩rola

March 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Denver restaurateurs took regulatory agencies to task in a new report that says the costly,...

Lisa Calderon hugs campaign treasurer Millete Birhanemaskel as she arrives to file her candidacy forms to run for Denver mayor at the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office in Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Lisa Calder贸n will run against Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in 2027

By Elliott Wenzler

February 3, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

Lisa Calder贸n, who is the first person besides Johnston to enter the race, placed third...

The family of Nick Burkett placed photos of him at the corner of Wazee Street and the 16th Street Mall in Denver on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Burkett was one of two people killed in a string of stabbings along 16th Street Mall over the previous weekend. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Suspect in 16th Street mall stabbings is ruled mentally incompetent, stalling criminal case

By Shelly Bradbury

January 30, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

Elijah Caudill's arrest in the 16th Street mall stabbings came after years of homelessness, illegal...

A home is pictured under construction at 6400 W. Exposition Ave. in Lakewood on Sept. 26, 2025. Lakewood City Council is considering whether to take recent rezoning efforts to voters after a citizen initiative opposing the changes was launched. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Lakewood sets special election, sending controversial new zoning regulations to voters amid pushback

By John Aguilar

January 27, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

"This is a consequential issue for the city of Lakewood ... and I hope that...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announces his 2026 citywide goals at the La Alma Recreation Center in Denver on Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fewer homicides, housing surge, less vacant space downtown top Denver mayor’s 2026 goals

By Jon Murray

January 27, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston says he'll focus on reducing homicides, getting more people off the...

The Aspen, a former DoubleTree hotel, is a noncongregate homeless shelter in Denver as seen on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. It also has space for a congregate cold weather shelter during severe weather, and the city activated it Friday afternoon. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver opens cold-weather shelter at former hotel amid squabble between mayor, council

By Elliott Wenzler

January 23, 2026 at 6:03 p.m.

鈥淚t抖阴ap the mayor's responsibility to run the city as the executive. And if he doesn鈥檛...

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