Author: The Denver Gazette
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New Arvada Center CEO is Zoo’s Noelle DeLage
The Arvada Center has named Noelle DeLage, chief communications and philanthropy officer of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, as its next president & CEO. DeLage succeeds the retiring Philip Sneed effective July 1, just as the Arvada Center begins its 50th theater season. In a news release, the Arvada Center said DeLage has a passion…
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LETTERS: Degraded quality of life; a society enslaved to pleasure
A degraded quality of life Palantir leaving Colorado should be a serious wake-up call to Colorado. Will our elected law-makers listen? Sadly, perceptions are the reality. Too many liberal Colorado Democrats are financially and economically illiterate. Their typical hate-Trump/tax-the-rich/anti-business rhetoric and voting bias will eventually lead to a degraded quality of life. Colorado deserves better.…
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DU offers reduced-credit bachelor’s degree
The University of Denver on Wednesday announced a new reduced-credit bachelor’s program, which school officials said will offer a faster and less expensive path to gaining a degree. The Accelerated Bachelor of Professional Studies will be available online for the fall semester, which DU said is the only such program in Colorado. The first course will be in…
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Colorado Democrats seek to legalize prostitution by July
A group of Democrats is seeking to legalize prostitution in Colorado, arguing that current penalties “endanger” consenting adults. The proposal, if enacted, would decriminalize prostitution statewide and preempt local ordinances that ban it. If signed into law, it will take effect this July, making Colorado one of two states to legalize prostitution. The other state…
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Colorado governor insists local officers can work with DEA agents amid non-cooperation law
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday insisted that local law enforcement officers in Colorado can — and should — work with federal drug enforcement authorities to go after criminal activity. An official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency earlier said Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws, notably its prohibition against cooperating with federal authorities on illegal immigration matters, are…
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Is a pardon for Tina Peters coming? Colorado governor confirms he is weighing options
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday strongly indicated he is considering clemency for Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of a security breach at her election office. When pressed about the matter, Polis didn’t offer an explicit answer, but he confirmed that he will be reviewing the applications from a batch of prisoners, and Peters…
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Colorado appeals Trump’s rejection of federal disaster declarations for flooding, fires
Colorado has formally appealed the Trump administration’s decision to deny requests for federal disaster declarations tied to two wildfires and flooding last year. Gov. Jared Polis said the state asked the federal government to reconsider its denials for the Elk and Lee fires and the flooding that hammered Western Colorado. “We are submitting these appeals…
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Colorado ‘un santuario’ for drug activity, DEA chief says
Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws, notably its prohibition against cooperating with federal authorities, are having a “chilling effect” on law enforcement’s ability to go after drug cartels operating in the state, an official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said. That situation sits atop Colorado’s “pervasive drug culture stemming back to the marijuana initiation,” said David Olesky,…
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Denver homicides declined 48% in 2025
2025 numbers among fewest homicide cases since 1990, police say Homicides are down in Denver by 48% in 2025 compared to the year before, police said, citing the city’s focus on areas where violent crimes have persisted as a reason for the crime reduction. Police said part of that strategy is dismantling criminal networks. They…
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Flight reductions continue at DIA
As of Saturday afternoon, 64 flights scheduled for Saturday had been cancelled at Denver International Airport, according to the flight tracking website Flightaware. Also, 66 flights scheduled for Sunday and 38 flights scheduled for Monday have already been cancelled. The reductions were ordered by the FAA as the government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1,…