Colleen Slevin and Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say a Venezuela street gang with a small presence in the city has not taken over a rundown apartment complex. The allegation has gained steam among conservatives and was amplified by former President Donald Trump, who said Wednesday Venezuelans were "taking over the whole town."

The town of Arvada has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer.