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Cold Case: Man Accused In 1981 Brooks Towers Murder In Court
Peter Frank Hernandez is accused of beating Denver businessman James Curtis to death 37 years ago.

Jean Lotus is a Fort Collins native returning to NoCo. She has most recently been working in the Chicago area, where she wrote and edited for Chronicle Media, Pioneer Local and Wednesday Journal. In 2014, Lotus won the Chicago Headline Club Peter Lisagor award for best in-depth reporting. She also won two first prize University of Illinois Knight Awards for Investigative Journalism. She has a degree from University of Chicago and is a former daily reporter/night editor for the Lafayette, Ind. Journal & Courier (Gannett).
Peter Frank Hernandez is accused of beating Denver businessman James Curtis to death 37 years ago.

A man died of his injuries after being shot near 26th Avenue and Washington St. Monday night, Denver police said.
Kids at Lawrence Elementary and Peak Expeditionary School got warm new Carhart winter coats from firefighters.
The Denver Sheriff's office said a deputy was attacked with a milk crate and choked Monday, then taken to a hospital.
Two men arrested for allegedly stabbing and pistol-whipping a man at a Lakewood bus stop face charges of attempted murder and assault.
Elijah Jeremiah Sandoval-Baltierra, 23, was shot Oct. 5 in the 1400 block of Lipan Street and later died.
Police are offering a reward for information on a driver of a maroon "older model sports car" who killed a 52-year-old man on Oct. 6.
San Fransisco-based Stockbridge Real Estate bought 224 and 226 Commerce St. from Boulder-based Flagstaff Holdings-224 LLC.
An adult male was killed in Denver's Cole neighborhood early Monday morning, police said.
Wildfires aren’t on the Nov. 6 midterm election ballot in Colorado, but winners will have to confront the problem.
Sgt. Joseph Rodarte is currently suspended without pay, accused of repeatedly beating a teen suffering a "manic episode" with a metal baton.
But incumbent congressman's donor base has always been more from in-state than national GOP or PACs.
A report shows three-times as much area available for horizontal drilling of oil and gas, even if the 2,500-foot setback measure passes.
Two people were taken to hospitals with serious gunshot injuries in Five Points and south-Central Denver overnight Thursday.
Arvada police shot a man who was driving an allegedly stolen car during rush hour near 49th Avenue and Kipling Street.
The CDC reports an outbreak in 22 states of acute flaccid myelitis, a rare disease affecting the nervous system.
The Orionid meteor shower is going on, but don’t wait until the Oct. 21 peak to see them in Colorado because the moon will a problem.
The feds are looking for two bandana-wearing men who stole 21 guns from a Littleton pawn shop in a mid-day armed robbery.
Sergeant Joseph Rodarte was investigated by internal affairs for a "use of force incident" in August, police said.
Best short 2018 films from Switzerland, the UK, France, Kenya, Germany, Australia and the U.S. to show for one night at library.