Tag: Denver Metropolitan Area
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Motorcyclist dies after crash on I-225 in Denver
A motorcyclist died Saturday morning after a single-vehicle crash in south Denver. The Denver Police Department responded to a report of a crash at the ramp in south Denver connecting southbound Interstate 225 to southbound Interstate 25 — near the Hampden South neighborhood — around 3 a.m., according to a social media post from the department. The…
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Keep On Pluckin’: Denver holds first BanjoFest
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just miles from the snow-glistening Rockies — the mountains often revered in the tunes of folk and bluegrass — twanging banjos could be heard from the halls of Swallow Hill Music. Charlie Nilan of Denver, front, learns the pitchfork stroke for clawhammer, a playing style for the…
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Denver Health poised to gain $70 million annually
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Denver voters backed a sales tax increase designed to provide more money to Denver Health, the city’s safety net hospital system. Though votes were still being counted, the margin in favor of the tax hike was sizable at roughly 13 points, with 155,698 votes supporting the measure out of 275,723 counted so far, according to…
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U.S. Postal Service searching for armed robbery suspects in Denver, Aurora
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The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest of suspects in connection with a string of armed robberies across Denver and Aurora. In a press release, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service noted four separate robbery incidents involving a USPS postal carrier in Denver and…
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Veterans Day closures and events around metro Denver
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The winter season kicks off this weekend with Veterans Day, closing various government buildings, schools and other services in observance of the federal holiday. Monday marks Veterans Day — the holiday celebrating U.S. veterans that was initially established in 1919 as the first anniversary of the end of World War I. And, like any federal…
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Denver area severe weather shelters open during snowstorm
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With the ongoing snowstorm pelting the Denver metro until Saturday morning, various counties and cities have opened severe weather shelters throughout the rest of the week. The Denver area has piled up over six inches of snow going into Thursday afternoon — with some areas, like Golden and Aurora, already over 10 inches. While snow is…
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Winter storm causes closures, delays around metro Denver
The season’s first storm officially struck the city Wednesday.
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Denver council votes down proposed amendments to 2025 budget, final vote next week
Following a multi-hour Denver City Council hearing, Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed 2025 budget did not change Monday night. While Councilmembers Sarah Parady, Shontel Lewis and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez collectively sought 12 amendments, none were approved. Four were withdrawn. An amendment brought forward by Parady sought to move the Street Engagement Team (SET) — the city’s camping ban…
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Amendment to cut Denver police budget by $3.2M fails
A proposed amendment to Denver’s 2025 budget reducing the police budget by $3.2 million, eliminating one of three cadet classes for next year, failed after councilmembers said reducing the police pipeline would do little to improve public safety in the city. The amendment was proposed by Councilmember Sarah Parady. Reducing the academy’s cadet classes would…
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Denver water rates set to increase in 2025
The average Denver household will see an increase of about $2-to-$3 per month next year.