Tag: Alcohol
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Cyclist dies after being struck by SUV in Aurora
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An SUV driver could face charges after a cyclist was killed in a crash early Thursday morning in Aurora, according to Denver Gazette news partner 9NEWS. The crash happened around 2 a.m. on South Havana Street near East Exposition Avenue, according to Aurora Police. The…
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No, 16th Street isn’t going full Bourbon Street on alcohol. Here’s what’s allowed
16th Street won’t be like New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street when it comes to the open consumption of alcohol. It will continue to be illegal to drink alcohol while walking along 16th Street, a spokesperson for the city’s department in charge of liquor licensing said Thursday. While Denver is looking into expanding where it’s legal…
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Federal judge green-lights some claims for trial in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
Two state-law claims and one claim under federal law will proceed in the jail death of Kelroy Newman
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NORAD’s ‘John Wayne Saloon’ shut down after investigation: Report
An invitation-only area known as the “John Wayne Saloon” inside the North American Aerospace Defense Command was shuttered last week, following an investigation by USA Today. The reporting showed alcohol was available inside Building 2 on Peterson Space Force Base in a room locked by keypad marked by a John Wayne poster and unknown to…
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Big spending on ballot measures doesn’t equate to votes
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Several ballot measures involving alcohol, like selling wine in Colorado grocery stores, seem poised to fail despite big spending.
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Advocates, opponents clash during town hall on Colorado’s alcohol ballot measures
Business owners, lawmakers and activists clashed Thursday during a town hall that delved into three ballot measures seeking to expand the sale and delivery of alcohol. The town hall – hosted by Colorado Politics, The Denver Gazette and The Colorado Springs Gazette – brought together advocates and opponents of Propositions 126, 125 and 124. Respectively, the…
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Great American Beer Festival celebrates 40th anniversary
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The Great American Beer Festival kicked off this Thursday in the Colorado Convention Center. Beer lovers were treated to over 2,000 beers from 500 brewers in the 40th anniversary of the original festival.
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State Supreme Court spikes trio of ballot initiatives seeking to loosen alcohol restrictions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three proposed ballot initiatives seeking to allow wine sales in food stores and third-party alcohol delivery may not move forward to the statewide ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices concluded the proposals contained more than one subject in violation of the…
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One dead in crash in Aurora
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One person is dead and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Aurora overnight. Police responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of North Airport Boulevard and East Sixth Avenue around midnight. Officers found two vehicles, a Nissan sedan and a Ford SUV at the scene, according to a release by…
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Mountain States Legal Foundation files comments on ATF pistol-brace ban
A Colorado gun rights organization has filed objections to proposed changes in federal firearms regulations that would bring many currently legal handguns under the same strict regulations that apply to machine guns. In response to an executive order by President Biden, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Department of Justice have proposed…