Author: Sage Kelley
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Local fire departments around Denver dealt with dozens of fires caused by fireworks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though fireworks that explode or launch into the air are considered illegal in Colorado, multiple metro-area fire departments had a long night responding to dozens of fires during Fourth of July festivities. In a 32-hour period between 12 a.m., Thursday and 8 a.m., Friday, the Denver…
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1 killed, 1 injured in Aurora apartment shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two men were shot inside an Aurora apartment early Friday morning after two separate people entered the apartment and shot the victims, the Aurora Police Department said in a press release. Aurora police responded to the shooting inside the apartment at the Abrigo Apartments at…
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Fourth of July closures and events around Denver metro
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Independence Day is exploding onto the calendar, bringing about various events, closures and fireworks Thursday. The federal holiday — celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress — leads to a plethora of summertime events, but also numerous closures. Most government agencies…
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Denver police arrest 3 suspects in fentanyl pill-producing operation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officers raided a home and arrested three people allegedly involved in a fentanyl operation that authorities believe could churn out 20,000 fentanyl pills a day. Denver’s narcotics unit began investigating the alleged operation earlier this year. After several months, the Denver police, Homeland Security…
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Denver permanently closes southbound I-25 ramp from Broadway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drivers beware: A major entrance ramp onto Interstate 25 will be permanently closed as the Denver Office of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) works on a nearby replacement. The southbound I-25 entrance ramp from Broadway at Kentucky Avenue was permanently closed by the department on Monday,…
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Coloradans can receive free gun lockboxes at educational event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradan gun owners in need of safe storage for their handguns are in luck — a collection of local organizations will be giving away free handgun lockboxes at an educational event later this month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office — along with organizations and departments including…
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Final suspect in 2020 Colorado arson that killed five sentenced to 60 years
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly four years after a Green Valley Ranch arson left five Senegalese family members dead, the final suspect charged was sentenced to 60 years in prison. Denver District Court Judge Karen Brody sentenced 20-year-old Kevin Bui to 60 years in prison on Tuesday morning following the…
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Bicyclist dead following Tuesday morning I-76 crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eastbound lanes of Interstate 76 were closed in Arvada Tuesday morning following a fatal crash near Sheridan Boulevard. The crash led to an hours-long eastbound closure of I-76 between Sheridan and Wadsworth boulevards. Around 7:30 a.m., a tow truck and a front loader arrived at…
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In Colorado, when and how police bodycam footage is released depends on the department
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nine shootings involving officers throughout Denver metro stretching from Lakewood to Arapahoe County since April 29 underscored police departments’ differences in their levels of responses to media inquiries and in their policies governing the release of body camera footages. With each shooting leading to a…
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Colorado’s third Annual Troutfest casts into Coors Field, highlights need for water conservation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Something fishy was going on Saturday at the home of the Rockies. That’s because Colorado Trout Unlimited — a local non-profit dedicated to protecting and conserving cold-water fisheries and watersheds — and the Colorado Wildlife Council were hosting their third-annual Troutfest Colorado. The festival looked to…