Author: Lindsey Toomer
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Two shot, wounded outside Greeley bar
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A masked gunman fired dozens of rounds at people standing outside of a bar in Greeley on Saturday night. Two people were shot but were expected to survive, Greeley police said. At 11:15 p.m., a person brandishing a rifle got out of a vehicle and began shooting at people in the parking lot of the Rancho El…
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Denver to provide safe overnight parking for people living in cars
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is using $150,000 in federal pandemic aid to provide safe overnight parking to people living in their car, city officials said Thursday. The city’s Department of Housing Stability entered into a contract with the Colorado Safe Parking Initiative, which is administering a program that will…
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Denver Animal Shelter offers half-price adoption fees for Clear the Shelters campaign
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Denver Animal Shelter is offering half off all of its adoption fees throughout August as part of the Clear the Shelters national pet adoption and donation campaign. Normally, adoption prices at the Denver Animal Shelter range from $15 for small animals to $170 for puppies. Adoptions include spay/neuter surgery, microchip, vaccines and a one-year license.…
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Denver to increase its minimum wage to $17.29 an hour
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s minimum wage will increase to $17.29 per hour starting Jan. 1, according to a news release from the city. Minimum wage for tipped food and beverage workers will increase to $14.27 per hour if they earn at least $3.02 in tips per hour. Denver…
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1 dead in Douglas County plane crash
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A plane crash on Tuesday in Douglas County left one person dead, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. The single engine plane crashed near the FexEx building in the 14200 block of Grasslands Drive, not far from the Centennial Airport. The pilot was the only person…
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Denver council gives preliminary approval to 2 potential ballot measures
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council on Monday gave preliminary approval to a pair of potential ballot measures that would update the city’s election procedures. If both proposals pass a second vote from City Council, they will appear…
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Denver to increase its minimum wage to $17.29 an hour
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s minimum wage will increase to $17.29 per hour starting Jan. 1, according to a news release from the city. Minimum wage for tipped food and beverage workers will increase to $14.27 per hour if…
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Aurora gives unanimous approval to cool weather turf ban on first reading
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council gave unanimous approval on first reading Monday night to a bill that restricts the use of nonfunctional grass in new development throughout the city. Should the bill pass on its second vote, Aurora would become the first municipality in Colorado to restrict…
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Aurora gives unanimous approval to cool weather turf ban on first reading
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council gave unanimous approval on first reading Monday night to a bill that restricts the use of nonfunctional grass in new development throughout the city. Should the bill pass on its second vote,…
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Denver gives final approval to catalytic converter sale reporting system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council unanimously passed on final reading a bill intended to work in conjunction with state legislation targeting catalytic converter theft. Anytime someone sells a catalytic converter to a scrap yard or an auto parts shop in Denver, the shop owner must now provide…