Tag: Brighton
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Brighton police arrest 50-year-old man after discovery of woman’s body
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brighton police arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found Friday in an abandoned vehicle. On Saturday, the Brighton Police Department announced the arrest of James Benavidez, 50, who faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder. On Friday, authorities…
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RTD schedules emergency evacuation drill on N Line’s Skyway Bridge Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District will be holding an emergency evacuation exercise simulating a disabled train on the N Line over the Skyway Bridge to test the response of six emergency response agencies. The drill is scheduled to last four hours, between 6 a.m. and about…
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Driver crashes into back of Brighton school bus, taken to hospital
An SUV crashed into the back of a Brighton school bus early Thursday morning, leading to the driver being taken to a nearby hospital. Brighton police responded to a crash report involving a school bus on East Bridge Street near South 11th Avenue around 8 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Brighton…
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Departed Sisters of Loretto find new resting place with community’s help
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the decades of literally selfless service 62 Sisters of Loretto nuns gave to countless Denver school children and young adults, the Catholic Church community and so many others wanted to make sure they truly rest in peace. They were originally interred through the decades…
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Man punches Adams County deputy in face, leads authorities on chase
A man was in custody Thursday after crashing his vehicle during a high-speed chase on Interstate 70 that began after authorities say he punched an Adams County sheriff’s deputy in the face. At 11:45 a.m., deputies were sent to a King Soopers in Brighton for a report of a suspicious person asking underage girls for…
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Teen fatally shot at park in Brighton
__tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-3d54c450-0303-11ed-a0df-270fbc783581’); 9News A 17-year-old was fatally shot at a park in Brighton on Tuesday night, according to the Brighton Police Department. Police were called to Ken Mitchell Park at 889 Kinglet Court just before 9:30 p.m. for a death investigation. The investigation was quickly upgraded to a homicide, police said. INVESTIGATION UPDATE: The Brighton Police…
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Brighton residents face water fee hike next month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brighton residents face higher water bills after the its council increased the city’s water rates and added a water treatment plant fee. The 9.11% increase, which becomes effective on July 1, effectively resets water rates to what they were in 2019, according to a news…
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Metro Moves: New apartments coming to Brighton
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to dennis.huspeni@gazette.com. Now open Centennial dogs have a new grooming option as the “Scenthound” franchise of “wellness-based”…
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Eastbound I-70 in Brighton to close for two consecutive weekends
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Portions of eastbound Interstate 70 from Brighton Boulevard to Interstate 270 will be closed beginning on July 16 as work on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Central 70 Project continues. Construction crews will work around the clock, finishing final paving operations from 10 p.m. July…