Gov. Jared Polis also said "it's great" that Trump is "distracted" by attacking him — instead of focusing on his actual opponent in the presidential election.

By Ted Hesson, Nathan Frandino, Kristina Cooke AURORA, Colorado (Reuters) -Donald Trump will hold an immigration-focused rally on Friday in Aurora, Colorado, a place the Republican presidential candidate has falsely depicted as a "war zone" overrun by Venezuelan gang members even as local officials have denied the allegations and Venezuelans have expressed fear they are being scapegoated.

The human remains discovered in the freezer of a Colorado home in January have been identified as belonging to a 16-year-old girl last seen in 2005, according to local authorities.

The head and hands of a 16-year-old girl who was last seen in 2005 were discovered in a freezer at a recently sold home in Colorado, police said. The incident initially took place nine months ago on Jan.

Body parts found in a freezer earlier this year after a Colorado home was sold have been identified as those of the 16-year-old daughter of the home’s previous owner, authorities said Friday.

Denver – Investigators on Friday were trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom of the tourist attraction 1,000 feet (305 meters) beneath the surface.

The group was roughly halfway to the bottom of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in the town of Cripple Creek when the mechanical glitch occurred