Author: Hannah Metzger The Denver Gazette

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A shooting in Denver’s Barnum West neighborhood left one man injured, the Denver Police Department announced Friday. The shooting happened in the 4500 block of West 2nd Avenue, blocks away from Denver’s Newlon Elementary School, police said. DPD announced the shooting at 6:20 a.m. The victim, an adult male, was transported to a local hospital…

2 arrested in Jefferson County after juvenile shot in face

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Two juveniles have been arrested in connection to a September shooting in which a juvenile was shot in the face, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The victim is stable and expected to make a full recovery, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to the Swedish Southwest emergency room on Sept. 18 for a…

RTD A Line partially closed for weekend maintenance

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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Commuter rail service on the Regional Transportation District’s A Line will be suspended at some stations over the weekend for routine maintenance. The A Line between Union Station and Denver International Airport will be affected…

Water World COVID-19 testing site to stay open through end of year

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in Health

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The COVID-19 testing site at Water World will remain open through Dec. 31 and will extend evening hours, Adams County officials announced Friday. The site, at 8801 N. Pecos St. in Federal Heights, provides free…

E-470 construction to cause I-70 ramp closures over weekend

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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Northbound and southbound ramps connecting E-470 to Interstate 70 will be closed Saturday for construction, the E-470 Public Highway Authority announced Friday. The southbound ramp from I-70 to E-470 will be closed from 6 a.m.…

Powder Puff Bandit, accomplice strike again in Englewood bank robbery

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Police are looking for a pair of alleged robbers, one dubbed the “Powder Puff Bandit,” responsible for seven bank robberies across the Denver metro area since August, the FBI Denver Division said Thursday. The robbery suspects have been identified as 33-year-old Paul Hernandez and 27-year-old Mary Bannigan. The pair’s most recent bank robbery happened Thursday…

Arapahoe County adds RTD station ballot box, bringing total to 33

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in Government

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County added a new 24-hour ballot drop box at the Iliff RTD station in Aurora, the county Clerk and Recorder’s Office announced Monday. The ballot box, paid for with federal CARES Act funding, brings the county’s total drop off locations up to 33 heading…

Mueller State Park celebrates October with guided hikes, free programs

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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teller County’s Mueller State Park is kicking off a month of free programs and guided hikes Thursday to celebrate nature in the fall. “Visitors are invited to slow down and immerse themselves,” said Linda Groat,…

Colorado’s pesticide program is going virtual

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in Environment

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is launching a new online licensing system for its Pesticide Applicator Program, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) announced Thursday. The online portal will handle Limited Commercial registrations, Public Applicator registrations, Commercial Applicator businesses…

Denver breaks ground on Capitol Hill affordable housing apartment complex

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