Arvada News

A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, cartoonish Obama and bears the words "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"Underneath the president's image is a big yellow square with the phrase, ...

A man was arrested in Kentucky early Wednesday in connection with a homicide in Arvada.

Glasgow police arrested a fugitive early Wednesday suspected of a Colorado murder.

M. Doak Jacoway of the Boy Scouts of America pins the National Medal Of Merit onto Austin Jantz, 11, of Arvada.

Udi's Bread Cafe , which already has locations in Stapleton ; Louisville ; Aurora ; and north Denver , officially opens its fifth location today at 7600 Grandview in Olde Town Arvada, directly across the street from Archive Room, which opened last Wednesday .

A man wanted by Jefferson County authorities was arrested after a resident spotted him bolting through yards in Arvada.

Jefferson County Schools want parents to be aware of a potential threat at Arvada West High School while stressing that the measures they are taking are only precautionary.

One of three teams trying to be the public-private partnership contractor that will build RTD's commuter train to DIA and other FasTracks projects has bowed out of the bidding.

New environmental regulations have the Pueblo Waste Water Treatment Plant making upgrades.

In Vermont they call them "Torn and Dent" stores. In California, there are entire chains of them.

Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11 this year and many restaurants are offering freebies for veterans.

Paragon Theatre isn't entirely settled on where it might be next year , but it it has announced its four titles for 2010 : a oeLong Daya s Journey Into Nighta By Eugene O'Neill, directed by Jarrad Holbrook 1957 masterpiece following a fateful 1912 day at the seaside Connecticut home of the Tyrones - the autobiographical representations of O'Neill, ...

A shifting population and a budget crunch have pushed the state's largest school district to consider closing schools and selling buildings.

Five members from the local TOPS No. CO 273 chapter attended a get together of 30 clubs in Lakewood hosted by Wheat Ridge No.

During the past year, many local businesses have put the breaks on reinvesting and expanding.

Campaigns stay calm for term-limit questions October 25, 2009 09:10 PM In June, District Attorney Scott Storey advocated ballot questions to extend the term limits of his office and others.

Haunted houses are big business this time of year. Here's a list of local horror shows to get your blood curdling.

It's only rock 'n roll: Jack Overstreet does his thing with Loggins and Messina.

Where were you then? That's the question the new Archive Room will ask diners. a Neil Arnold, Jeff Arnold and Storm Ireland, the owners behind the Pour House Pub at 1435 Market Street, will bring some LoDo fervor to Arvada in early November when they open the Archive Room at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard.

The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District is going pink. To help show their support for men and women battling breast cancer, local firefighters and staff will participate in the second annual 'Cares Enough to Wear Pink' campaign.