Tag: Commerce City
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Dump your stuff: Commerce City hosts free landfill day
Got some big old bulky stuff to get rid of? Then Commerce City’s second Free Landfill Day of 2024 is just the ticket. Residents are invited to bring oversized items and/or large quantities of garbage that won’t fit in regular curbside trash cans to the Republic Services Tower Landfill, 19260 E. 88th Ave., 7 a.m.…
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Thousands turn out to honor veterans at Commerce City parade
City officials estimate that more than 8,000 people lined the streets of Commerce City this year for the state’s largest Memorial Day parade, honoring military servicemembers who lost their lives in the line of duty. “It’s important that we take time to truly remember and honor our fallen service members for their sacrifice on Memorial…
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Denmark wind turbine company eyes Colorado for factory
A Denmark-based company selling parts for wind turbines is considering building a factory in northern Colorado. The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved $3.3 million in tax incentives over eight years for an unnamed Danish company called “Project Saffron.” The company supplying materials and parts for wind turbine blades wants to build a manufacturing…
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Commerce City house party shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person was killed and two others are injured after shots were fired at a house party in Commerce City on Sunday morning. The shooting occurred among a large gathering of people before 2 a.m. at a house in the 2900 Block of E. 69th…
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Suncor to pay $10.5 million for air quality violations at Commerce City refinery
Suncor Energy settled a lawsuit with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for $10.5 million in fines and mandated improvements at its Commerce City refinery for a series of air pollution emissions events from 2019 to 2021. The settlement is the largest in Colorado history for air pollution violations. In a news release,…
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Police search for 19-year old man in connection to Commerce City homicide
Authorities in Commerce City are searching for a 19-year-old man in connection to a homicide. The police are looking for 19-year-old Angel Lozano after a person — whose identity remained unknown — was found dead at 78th Avenue and Dahlia Street. Police initially reported the homicide at 7:49 a.m. on Monday. “He may be having a mental…
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Man sentenced for fatally shooting Commerce City neighbor, firing at officers and deputies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge sentenced a Commerce City man on Friday to 50 years in prison for the fatal shooting of his neighbor and for firing shots at Commerce City Police officers and Adams County Sheriff’s deputies, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Andrew Reineke…
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Suspected DUI driver hits 2 officers, 2 firefighters in Commerce City
Police said the driver is in custody
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Application for equity grants opens for Aurora’s small businesses
Aurora business owners looking to upgrade sustainability efforts can get paid. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is offering funding through an equity grant program to city businesses. The Colorado Green Business Network launched the Small Business Equity Fund in 2022 with the goal of providing funding to small businesses in Aurora…
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Multiple pedestrians hit and killed in the Denver region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado recorded the highest number of pedestrian fatalities in the state’s history in 2022 with 115 people killed while walking on Colorado roads. Denver foot traffic made up around 30% of those calculated deaths with 26. Denver has already recorded 24 fatal pedestrian crashes in…