A violent transnational gang from Venezuela allegedly first gained a “stranglehold” on an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, late last year, according to a local report. Tren de Aragua gang memberstook over the Whispering Pines Apartments in 2023, engaging in violent assaults, murder threats, extortion, child prostitution and strongarm tactics, Denver law firm Perkins Coie wrote to city leaders in …
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Red counties fight blue state's immigration stance as migrant gangs take over suburbs
As Colorado combats rising gang violence from illegal immigration, six counties are suing the state over a law they say hobbles their ability to tackle migrant crime. Those counties are battling a state law that prohibits local law enforcement from communicating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The issue is boiling over in the region as at least one Denver …
Read More »Police hunting for star-spangled bandit caught on camera ripping American flags
Police in a Colorado community are searching for an unpatriotic perpetrator that was caught on camera vandalizing multiple American flags outside their department before flipping them the bird. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office posted video of the incident, which took place on the evening of June 5. “Just before 6 p.m. on June 5, this young lady put on a …
Read More »Colorado rescue crews race to find missing hiker, dog near Aspen trail
The search is on for a 75-year-old woman and her Irish setter who went missing while hiking in the mountains of Colorado on Sunday. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said that at about 8:40 p.m., a citizen waved down a deputy to say a family member, Jennifer Hearn, had not returned from her hike on Triangle Peak. Triangle Peak Trail …
Read More »Children attacked, stomped at local park by aggressive cow elk, officials say
An 8-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy were attacked and injured by elk four days apart in a northern Colorado town. Officials with the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) warned residents and travelers who visit Estes Park — located at the base of Rocky Mountain National Park — of aggressive cow elk that attacked children in separate incidents. In a …
Read More »Bird flu-infected cows have died in 5 states as experts closely monitor the disease
Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters. Reports of the deaths suggest the bird flu outbreak in cows could take a greater economic toll in the farm belt than initially thought. Farmers have long culled poultry infected by the …
Read More »Colorado's Aurora Masters, 5-year-old strangled in swing set accident, 'made this world better,' family says
Aurora Masters, 5, will be laid to rest on Saturday, a month after the Fort Collins, Colorado, girl was strangled by the rope of a disc swing in a backyard accident. Aurora’s family has found comfort through her organ donation, which allows her heart to “beat somewhere.” Her great-aunt, Brenda Kennedy, told Fox News Digital that the plucky girl was …
Read More »JonBenet Ramsey’s father John claims Colorado police officer said they are ‘just waiting' for him to die
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – John Ramsey, father of slain 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, continues to keep pressure on police nearly 28 years later, even though he says authorities are eager for him to stop asking questions. JonBenet was found beaten and strangled to death with a garrote around her neck in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, the day …
Read More »Unlikely item saves Colorado man's life in shooting: ‘Likely the only reason’ he survived
A Colorado man is lucky to be alive after a necklace he was wearing stopped a bullet that was fired during an argument, according to police. The Commerce City Police Department shared pictures on social media that showed a bullet mangled inside the links of a chain-link necklace. “We’d say he really dodged a bullet – but in reality, he …
Read More »USWNT's Korbin Albert hears boos in Colorado entering match after controversial LGBTQ posts
U.S. women’s soccer star Korbin Albert heard boos from fans in Colorado Saturday as she subbed into a game for Lindsey Horan during the team’s match against South Korea. Albert checked into the match in the 71st minute. Albert didn’t score in the 4-0 win over South Korea, but the boos were something she’d heard before, dating back to the …
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