Arapahoe County News

The routine traffic stop turned into a hit-and-run around 12:05 a.m. Monday. It sent the police officer and the man he pulled over to the hospital.

A Colorado mother and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition have filed a lawsuit against Arapahoe County over what they claim is a lack of sign language interpreters.

The routine traffic stop turned into a hit-and-run around 12:05 a.m. Monday. It sent the police officer and the man he pulled over to the hospital.

A former president who lost his bid to be re-elected in the Dominican Republic issued a scathing denunciation Tuesday of the country's electoral process but made no mention of any plans to challenge the outcome.

A Colorado man serving a 48-year prison sentence for the death of his 2-year-old son now faces a murder charge stemming from the disappearance of his wife.The Aurora Sentinel reports that 41-year-old Michael Jim Medina is expected to appear in court this week for the presumed death of Kimberly Greene.

The investigation began when police were notified by another law enforcement agency that they were in contact with a man who wanted to dispose of explosive devices at about 7 p.m. Thursday.

Democrats hoping to retake the majority in the Colorado House of Representatives are also hoping that last week's special session - and the last-minute floundering over a civil unions bill that led the governor call the legislature back - motivates out more voters like Joanne Bryant and Cheryl Bousquet.

Centennial Center Park is already a huge hit with the youngsters. A The city is pretty happy about it too.

This week's feature, " Sucker Punch ," traces how an assault at a heavy metal concert turned into a habitual criminal prosecution in Arapahoe County, with one of the defendants facing a mountain of time while the other got probation.

A troubled Denver police officer has been reinstated after a three-member panel of the city's Civil Service Commission overturned his termination for driving 143 miles per hour while drunk.

Logan County was named for Gen. John Alexander Logan, who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and who was an Illinois state senator, congressman and unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate.

This week's cover story, " Sucker Punch ", explores the legal aftermath of an assault on a fan at the 2010 Mayhem Festival -- an incident that left a somewhat fragmentary record behind, thanks to concertgoers' penchant for uploading videos of Mayhem moshes and crowd rowdiness to YouTube.

The Denver Manager of Safety on Tuesday lashed out at the decision of the Civil Service Hearing Officers' to overturn the dismissal of Denver Police Officer Derrick Saunders, who was fired after being stopped for driving well over the speed limit and while under the influence of alcohol.

The annual document shredding fundraiser was held Saturday morning at five locations including the 9NEWS studios at 500 Speer Boulevard from 6 a.m. until noon.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office conducted a compliance check Friday to find out if businesses in the county are selling alcoholic beverages to underage buyers.

Thousands of residents in Arapahoe County are having to run their taps for several seconds before using their water.

Mike Coffman is backpedaling on an audio recording of his comments at a recent fundraiser where he raised the issue of President Barack Obama's birthplace and said the president, "in his heart, he's not an American." At a May 12 fundraiser at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, Coffman wrapped up a 12-minute speech to donors with an unprompted ... (more)

After several failed attempts, Aurora's City Council will re-examine the possibility of becoming a city and county government, commencing a potentially lengthy process that would eventually require statewide approval.

We opened our early April post about the murder of Jimma Reat with the following question: "Did a Denver 911 operator accidentally contribute to the slaying of twenty-something Jimma Reat?" The answer hasn't been determined in a court of law, but here's one key piece of evidence: The dispatcher in question has been fired .

All this week, on every FOX 31 Denver newscast, we're talking about jobs.A So how is the employment picture in Denver?A Despite what you may have heard, it's not that bad.A The mayor and business leaders tell us, the job situation here is improving, in part because there's been an influx of young people moving here, bringing jobs with them.