Tag: Colombia
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Victims of fatal I-70 Wheat Ridge crash were newlyweds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not even a week before a fatal semi-truck crash took the life of three family members on Thursday, two of them had just married. Ruben Rodriguez, 33, Juliana Rodriguez Plata, 37, and Plata’s mother, Luz Melba Martinez were killed following a crash on Interstate 70…
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Denver kicks off ‘WorkReady’ to get immigrants work authorization
The Johnston administration this month kicked off its “WorkReady” program for immigrants who arrived in Denver after crossing the southern border illegally. City officials said the program will help the immigrants who have applied for but not yet received asylum to find legal work in the city. The program aims to develop a “talent pipeline”…
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UCLA commit, Grandview girls basketball player Sienna Betts remains focused on mission
When the U.S. U18 Women’s basketball team travels to Bucaramanga, Colombia, next week, players and coaches expect to return with gold. As coach Teri Moren said after the U18 team’s practice Sunday morning, “There is no plan B.” During their training camp session at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, players showed that sense…
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Judge sentences man to decades in prison for killing young father during carjacking
The victim, Carlos Albarracin, had recently moved to the U.S. from Colombia in search of a better life
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Busload of migrants arrives in Denver
A group of asylum-seeking migrants was bussed to Denver early Friday morning. The group consisted of individuals from Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
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Foo Fighters cancel tour, Denver stop following Taylor Hawkins’ death
In the wake of drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death on Friday, the Foo Fighters have canceled all 2022 North American tour dates. The longtime rock band was scheduled to perform Aug. 6 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. Taylor Hawkins’ heart weighed double that of men his age when he died Hawkins, who joined…
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Woman extradited from Colombia after report of child abuse in Eagle County
A 23-year-old woman was extradited from Colombia to the United States after allegedly sending violent images depicting child abuse of an infant. Morgan N. Abrums allegedly sent the photos to an El Jebel resident, who reported the incident to the Eagle County Sheriff’s office on Dec. 13. The man relayed to law enforcement officials that…