Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the 29-year-old driver faces charges including first degree murder and multiple counts of assault following the attack at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday in the city of Golden.

Many officials proudly talk up the unique decision-making powers Colorado gives the smallest levels of government. Some bills this session would shift more county and municipal powers to the state, leading to concerns about Colorado’s emphasis on “local control” going away.

After a year of falsehoods surrounding the 2020 presidential election, Republican-led ballot reviews and new voting rules passed by GOP lawmakers, election officials are hoping a smooth election on Tuesday will demonstrate that the system works. Here’s a look at some of the major election and voting issues this year.

On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we get the latest metrics on the spread of the coronavirus in schools. We also learn what voters will be deciding on this election cycle, and hear about disruptions in the food supply chain for Colorado schools.

A race track in Colorado violated court-ordered social distancing requirements during an event attended by fans on the Fourth of July, a county health…

Recent figures show federal workers in Jefferson County, near Denver, have made the most unemployment claims in Colorado since the government shutdown…

[Updated June 12, 2018, 3:25 p.m.] The cities of Lakewood and Wheat Ridge also filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest opioid manufacturers,…

A greenway to connect Denver with Rocky Mountain National Park would provide greater access to wildlife refuges by foot and by bike, but some say the plan…

Critics of three Jefferson County school board members have turned in double the amount of signatures needed to force a recall election. If the signatures…

For weeks, Colorado high school students protested a proposal that the AP history course promote patriotism. The school board dropped some controversial language, but voted to review the curriculum.