Tag: Capitol Hill
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1 arrested after shots fired during Denver traffic stop, shelter-in-place lifted
Denver police have taken an adult male into custody after shots were fired at officers during an unrelated traffic stop late Saturday night in the Capitol Hill area near East 13th Avenue and North Logan Street. One bystander suffered a minor gunshot wound to the leg. No officers were injured. Police said officers were conducting an…
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Denver police ask for help in Capitol Hill homicide
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The Denver Police Department is asking for help regarding a homicide, where one person was killed in a Capitol Hill neighborhood shooting. The shooting, which occurred July 12, 2025, at approximately 3:20 a.m. Saturday on the 1000 block of North Lincoln Street, killed 20-year-old Antonio Vargas of Colorado Springs. Police originally reported that two victims…
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One dead, one injured in Capitol Hill shooting Friday night
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person is dead and another was injured in a shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Friday night. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of N. Lincoln Street, just three blocks from the state Capitol, according to social media posts from the Denver Police…
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Denver historical landmark, Esquire Theater, may be closing forever
Plans for a possible conversion were submitted last month
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Metro Moves: Wheat Ridge co-working space Symmetry Collective opens Thursday
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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 savannah.mehrtens@denvergazette.com. Grand opening Opening soon in Wheat Ridge, Symmetry Collective co-working space provider will have a grand…
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Denver jury convicts Donald Gonzales for 2021 homicide
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Denver jury convicted Donald Gonzales of second-degree murder for killing Gary McLaughlin on May 28, 2021 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Denver police found McLaughlin, 35, in the street around 3 a.m. at…
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Capitol Hill mansion designated as historical landmark
A historic mansion in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was designated as the city’s newest landmark Monday following an unanimous City Council vote. The mansion at 555 E. Eighth Ave. will now be preserved and protected from demolition and significant change. The mansion was built in 1898 and is the oldest surviving structure on the block…
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2 Denver parks, playgrounds shut down over drug paraphernalia
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Two weeks after Denver’s Civic Center Park began reopening to the public, two other parks and playgrounds in the area are shut down due to drug paraphernalia. The playground at Governor’s Park and the entire Quality Hill Park are both closed because of excessive amounts of needles found on the grounds, according to Denver Parks…
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Pedestrian dead after hit-and-run crash in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood
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A pedestrian has died after she was struck by a car early Saturday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, the Denver Police Department said. The crash happened at the intersection of East 10th Avenue and North Broadway, near the Milk Bar and Vinyl night clubs. Police announced the crash just after 2 a.m., which is last…
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Denver’s first managed homeless campsite to open Monday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s first managed homeless campsite at Capitol Hill’s First Baptist Church will begin operations Monday. The Safe Outdoor Space will shelter unhoused people in Denver during the pandemic and provide tents, cots, sleeping bags, storage,…