Tag: Children
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Denver police arrest juvenile following school stabbing
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Denver police arrested a juvenile suspect after he allegedly stabbed another boy on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to a reported stabbing at the Marie L. Greenwood Academy school at 5130 Durham Court at 1:53 p.m., according to the Denver Police Department. They had the suspect in custody by 1:58 p.m. The alleged stabbing happened inside of the…
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Lawmakers seek to give child victims, witnesses of crimes anonymity in public records
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eight months ago, 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw was murdered in the break room of the Colorado Springs Walgreens, where she worked. The horrific details of the crime, allegedly committed by an adult co-worker who Riley had previously complained against, quickly consumed state and national news. In…
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Denver Public Schools to offer free meals all summer for students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools will give out free breakfast and lunch to children all summer long. The district announced Wednesday that it will offer free food to any child under 18 — enrolled in the district or not — at 47 schools beginning June 6. Adult…
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Adams 14 releases findings of forensic audit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MGT Consulting, a company that has overseen Adams County School District 14 since 2019, used district money to hire contractors to do work it was supposed to do itself, according to a forensic audit released Thursday. The audit performed by Eide Bailly LLP found that…
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Lawsuit against Archdiocese of Denver among the first brought under new victim rights law
A Colorado man has filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Denver for the sexual abuse he reportedly suffered as a child, using a new state law that enables survivors to hold organizations liable for abuse decades in the past. The legal action now pending in Denver District Court is one of the first to…
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Missing Aurora children found
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two children reported missing to the Aurora Police Department were found Sunday afternoon, the Aurora Police Department announced Sunday evening. A 10-year-old girl and three-year-old boy who were reported missing Sunday afternoon were located around…
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Children robbed of cash box, snacks for sale at park in Centennial
An 11-year-old boy and his younger brother were robbed on Saturday while selling soda, candy and other treats at Cherry Knolls Park in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the children brought a cooler to the park and began selling snacks and drinks to parkgoers from under a pine tree in…
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JeffCo Public Schools will require students ineligible for the vaccine to wear masks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Students enrolled in the Jefferson County Public Schools District between the ages of 3- and 11-years-old will be required to wear masks indoors at the beginning of the school year. Students 12 and older won’t need a mask, however, the district “highly recommends” unvaccinated students…
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rising among Colorado children, doctors say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As cases of COVID-19 and subsequent hospitalizations surge among Colorado adults, they’re also rising among children, according to doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “We’re actually seeing higher numbers than we were back in the spring,” said Dr. Samuel Dominguez, an epidemiologist with Children’s Hospital Colorado…