Jaleesa Irizarry

2 days ago | 9news.com | Jaleesa Irizarry

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — A Denver family is enduring unimaginable loss and hardship after a motorcycle crash claimed the life of 25-year-old Brian Licon in late April, while his 4-year-old daughter undergoes treatment for leukemia. Licon's family said he was riding his motorcycle on Sheridan Boulevard near West 32nd Avenue on the morning of April 30 when he collided with a vehicle turning left. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

1 week ago | 9news.com | Jaleesa Irizarry

DENVER — When Sydney Ivey left her job as a kindergarten teacher last Christmas, she never imagined her next chapter would bring media attention, emotional healing, and a booming business. But just three months after opening , a romance-only bookstore in Denver, Ivey has done just that—offering readers a space that celebrates inclusivity, and women’s empowerment. “I was a very burnt-out teacher and needed something else that fulfilled me,” Ivey said through tears.

1 week ago | 9news.com | Jaleesa Irizarry

LITTLETON, Colo. — A Littleton man has died months after falling nearly 50 feet from a chairlift at Keystone Ski Resort. Family members identified Donovan Romero as the 32-year-old who was injured at Keystone Ski Resort on Dec. 11. The 32-year-old snowboarder, who did not have the chairlift restraint bar down at the time of the fall, suffered a traumatic brain injury and never regained consciousness.

2 weeks ago | 9news.com | Jaleesa Irizarry

DENVER — When Lydean Crews faced the possibility of losing the home she had lived in for decades, she feared the worst. Divorce, the death of her mother and mounting bills put her on the brink of foreclosure. But with the help of a Colorado nonprofit, she found hope and relief. NEWSED Community Development Corporation, a Denver-based nonprofit focused on housing services, stepped in to help Crews save her home.

2 weeks ago | 9news.com | Jaleesa Irizarry

DENVER — Denver Police are investigating the disappearance of 34-year-old Jax Gratton, a transgender woman who was last seen leaving her southeast Denver apartment on April 15. Gratton, a well-known hair stylist, was reported missing by her family this week. Gratton’s sudden disappearance has raised concern within Denver’s LGBTQ community, with local organizations and individuals joining the search to locate her.