Colorado Community Media

06/09/2025

What's it like to be a champion baton twirler who began the sport as a young child and is now training the next generation of twirlers? Read Colorado Community Media staff writer Haley Lena's first-person account at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/05/28/the-unique-sport-of-baton-twirlig.

📸: Morgan Slagle

06/07/2025

Greenwood Village, Aurora, Glendale, Lafayette and Westminster are the other five home rule municipalities suing the State of Colorado, Governor Jared Polis and other stakeholders over the state’s housing policies. More on this at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/04/arvada-joins-five-other-cities-in-lawsuit-against-colorado-polis-over-housing-legislation.

📸: Courtesy of the City of Arvada Government

06/06/2025

An auto theft was foiled when members of the Arvada Police Department’s Auto Theft Reduction and Recovery Program traced a recently installed Apple AirTag tracking device to a residential garage where the car was allegedly slated to be disassembled and sold for parts. More on this at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/04/arvada-police-tries-unique-solution-to-auto-thefts-apple-airtag.

06/06/2025

Summer events like Thorntonfest on June 7 offer a slew of food vendors and beer gardens sure to quell any festival-goers’ cravings. But those with an appetite for competition should try Hungerball, one of several game options for kids and adults alike. But what is it? Find a quick breakdown of the rules at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/03/what-is-hungerball.

📸: Courtesy of Mile High Hungerball

06/05/2025

Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Lane Paintin will not face criminal charges for the 2024 shooting of Francisco Cruz. Details at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/03/adams-da-mason-will-not-charge-deputy-for-2024-shooting.

06/04/2025

The Colorado State Patrol is stepping up enforcement in Evergreen at Colorado Highway 74 to help cut down on wildlife collisions. Details at https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/04/state-patrol-warns-motorists-to-watch-for-wildlife-this-calving-season.

📸: Daniel Rakes

06/03/2025

Joseph Koenig, who, in April, was found guilty of murdering 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 60 years.

Joseph Koenig, who, in April, was found guilty of murdering 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 60 years by First Judicial District Court Judge Christopher Zenisek on June 3.  Koenig’s conviction on a first-degree murder charge carried an automa...

06/03/2025

An attorney representing two landowners in Weld County is accusing the supporters of an iconic wildlife sanctuary of issuing death threats against the two women for resurrecting plans to put a housing development on 40 acres of land adjacent to the facility. Details at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/03/iconic-weld-county-wild-animal-sanctuary-under-pressure-from-housing-development.

06/02/2025

A 20-year-old man is in custody after a deadly shooting at a house party in Adams County Saturday night. Read the full story here:

A 20-year-old man is in custody after a deadly shooting at a house party in Adams County Saturday night. Daniel Ramirz-Ayala was taken into custody without incident by deputies, according to KDVRTV. Deputies responded to a call of shots fired at a house party at 7611 Gilpin Street about midnight Sat...

05/30/2025

The Black Keys held a Record Hang after their May 27 Red Rocks concert at the Morrison Holiday Bar. Read about the prep bar staff did to make space for them and their fans, and the hang itself in the Canyon Courier.

Morrison Holiday Bar soundman Tom Smith got the call in early May: The Black Keys wanted to do a Record Hang — a late-night party with the band’s two leads spinning 45s for fans — at the bar after their May 27 Red Rocks concert.  They’d provide their own security and equipment. While the ba...

05/30/2025

Morrison's long-running Morrison Holiday Bar — known for its live music and sense of community — and the downtown block surrounding it are for sale for $15 million.

Nights like May 27, when one of the world’s most popular and award-winning bands choose his bar for their after-concert party, don’t tempt Dave Killingsworth to stay in the business.  The longtime Morrison business owner recently listed the Bear Creek Avenue bar, its adjoining businesses, house...

05/30/2025

Resilience1220 is moving its offices to La Plaza Office Park in anticipation of its current building’s likely eventual destruction.

Resilience1220 is moving its offices to La Plaza Office Park in anticipation of its current building’s likely eventual destruction. The new site at 3071 Evergreen Parkway is only about 2.5 miles from their current location in the Miller House alongside the Buchanan Park Recreation Center, and staf...