Denver News

D.C. police say the murder of a tourist from Denver in a residential section of northwest Washington may be connected to two nonfatal attacks in the following 27 hours in the same neighborhood. More >

A homicide victim found Tuesday in Northwest Washington alley has been identified by police as a 66-year-old Denver man who had been visiting the city for about two weeks. More >

A bill that would make it illegal to camp in public in Denver is moving forward. A hearing on council member’s Albus Brooks’ bill is scheduled for Monday, April 30. It will be a chance for the public to voice their opinions directly to council members. More >

Trinity Consultants, an international environmental consulting firm that specializes in industrial air quality issues, recently opened an office in Denver to better serve the Rocky Mountain region. Robert Liles, an environmental professional with more than two decades of experience, will oversee the new office. More >

Community activists say they have 1,000 signatures on a petition requesting a federal investigation of Denver’s police force procedures. The Colorado Progressive Coalition, which led a march through downtown Denver in March to honor the memory of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin More >

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an air traffic controller was accused of ignoring a request for an emergency landing in Denver after a commercial airline pilot reported smoke in the cabin. More >

J.P. Morgan on Thursday bet the future of commodities trading will come from a school far from the traditional trading hubs of Wall Street and Chicago. More >

A Denver man who called 911 to report a threatening road-rage encounter reluctantly followed a 911 dispatcher’s order to return to the scene of the crime, where he was fatally shot while waiting for police. More >

Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks introduced a controversial city measure Tuesday that would prohibit unauthorized camping in public and private places, drawing an overflow crowd of homeless advocates, media and downtown business representatives. More >

Denver 911 has admitted one of its operators did not follow protocol when they asked a man to return to the scene of an altercation to talk to police and was then killed in a drive-by shooting.

The operator has been put on leave while an investigation into the shooting is completed. Family told 7NEWS the victim is Jimma Reat, a refugee from Sudan.