Tag: Colfax
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7-vehicle crash closes eastbound Colfax Avenue in Aurora, Colfax reopened
UPDATE: All lanes of Colfax have reopened to normal traffic as of 1 p.m., Aurora Police said. UPDATE: Eastbound Colfax remains closed at I-225. Traffic investigators are at the scene performing crash reconstruction. Colfax will remain closed for several more hours, the Aurora Police Department said. The Aurora Police Department is investigating a seven-vehicle crash that…
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Aurora police investigate fatal double stabbing in an alley
Desmond Thomas and Otto Washington were killed near East Colfax Avenue and Lima Street
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Two Aurora officers placed on leave following fatal shooting
Two Aurora police officers have been placed on administrative leave after a fatal shooting that occurred on Wednesday morning. The officers — C. Parrell and K. Carbajal-Vazquez — will be investigated by the 18th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team, according to an update by the Aurora Police Department. Officers being placed on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting is standard procedure.…
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Denver’s Colfax bus rapid transit project contract sparks concerns, questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fallout of Denver International Airport’s first failed attempt at the Great Hall project still haunts Denver District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer. That project fell apart in 2019 and quickly devolved into a “he said, she said, they said,” debacle, she said at a Tuesday…
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Colfax may see radical redesign with bus rapid transit line
Colfax Avenue is the longest commercial road in America. At just over 50 miles in total length, Denver’s original main street stretches from the base of the Rocky Mountains in Golden to the Great Plains of Strasburg. It is an arterial road in every sense of the word. Denver, Aurora, the Regional Transportation District (RTD)…
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Denver Council approves $1 million contract for motel homeless shelters
The Denver City Council on Monday approved a nearly $1 million contract with The Fax Partnership. Funded with American Rescue Plan Act money, the contract is designed to help The Fax pay down debt and renovate six rooms in two motels serving as homeless shelters The two motels, located at 8405 and 8415 E. Colfax…
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Police investigating hit-and-run in West Colfax neighborhood
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Denver police are investigating a Wednesday night hit-and-run that sent one person to the hospital. Police said the crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian occurred near 14th Avenue and Federal Boulevard in the West Colfax neighborhood. The department announced the incident at 7:56 p.m. on Twitter. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with…
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Resurfacing project to close portion of Colfax Avenue beginning 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 The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing the eastbound lanes of a 1.75-mile portion of Colfax Avenue in Aurora on Monday. All but one lane of Colfax Avenue will be closed between Sable Boulevard…
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Denver police investigating shooting in East Colfax neighborhood
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Officials from the Denver Police Department say they are actively investigating a shooting in the East Colfax neighborhood. According to a tweet from the police department, the shooting occurred in the 1300 block of North Xenia on Tuesday morning. A victim, a man, was taken to a medical facility to be treated for a gunshot…