Tag: Adams County
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DeAguero takes lead in Adams County Commission primary election
Adams County voters appear to be selecting Karen DeAguero as the Democratic candidate for the Board of County Commissioners’ District 4 for the general election later this year, according to the early and unofficial tally on Tuesday night. DeAguero led Democratic rival Tyler Quick by two points Tuesday night, 51% to 49%. DeAguero is an…
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Primary election candidate Q&A: Adams County Board of Commissioners
The Adams County Board of Commissioners has two seats up for election in November for Districts 3 and 4. In the Democratic primary election, District 3 incumbent Emma Pinter is running unopposed. There is not a Republican candidate. There are two Democratic candidates and one Republican candidate for District 4. District 3 District 3 is…
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Colorado Cost of Living: ‘Everything is feeling too expensive all at once’ in Adams County
Adams County real estate broker Jessica Zeleniak has watched the median age of first-time homebuyers go up drastically in the last several years. Currently, the median age for her clients hovers around 40. While the cost of housing itself is a major factor in that trend, other costs like interest rates, homeowners’ association and metro…
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Person rescued after car rolls into stream below Colorado interstate
On the night of April 30, a person was rescued after rolling into a stream below I-76 westbound just east of Sheridan. According to Adams County Fire Rescue, crews responded to the late night call to find a single vehicle accident involving a car in Clear Creek stream. Firefighters were able to extricate the patient…
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Aurora anti-violence activist Lumumba Sayers Sr. guilty of second-degree murder
Former MMA fighter and anti-violence activist Lumumba Sayers Sr. was found guilty of murder Monday afternoon after a two-week trial. The Adams County District Court jury deliberated for a day and a half before handing down the judgment to District Judge Jeffrey Ruff, finding the 47-year-old man from Aurora guilty of second-degree murder. Prosecutors had…
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No verdict in Sayers trial
The jurors deliberating the fate of a former Aurora anti-violence activist accused of murder did not agree on a verdict Friday after one day of deliberation. Deliberations continue Monday at the Adams County Courthouse in Brighton. Lumumba Sayers Sr., 47, faces charges of first-degree murder, two counts of felony menacing and two counts of tampering…
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Closing arguments delivered in Lumumba Sayers Sr. murder trial
Witness credibility themes dominated the closing arguments of both sides in the murder trial of Lumumba Sayer’s Sr., who is alleged to have shot and killed a man out of revenge for his murdered son. Victim Malcolm Watson’s family members swiftly exited the Adams County District courtroom as defense attorney Megan Downing told the jury…
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Lumumba Sayers Sr. testifies in his murder trial
A former Aurora anti-violence activist took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon to tell his side of the story after being charged in a murder prosecutors say is rooted in revenge. Both sides of the aisle were filled as 47-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. took the stand in an Adams County District courtroom, claiming innocence in the…
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Adams County Sheriff’s deputies shoot, injure stabbing suspect
Two Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot a stabbing suspect early Tuesday morning, sending the suspect to the hospital. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m., when deputies responded to a reported stabbing in the area of 70th Avenue and Dexter Street in Commerce City, according to a news release. The area is between I-270…
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Nature Library with outdoor education, nature kits to open in Thornton
In August, a new kind of library — a nature library — will open in Adams County. Officials said the library will seek to connect people with the natural world through education, programming and outdoor gear rentals. Anythink Libraries announced the facility’s August opening in late March. The 33,000-square-foot facility, which has been in construction…