Tag: Denver News
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‘Cars ruin cities’ signs in Denver were hacked, officials say
Denver transportation officials said an anti-car message that was displayed on traffic signs in Denver on Friday was the result of a hack. One sign, photographed by The Denver Gazette on Friday evening at E. Colfax Avenue and Lincoln Street near the Colorado Capitol, shared the message “Cars ruin cities.” “Yes, the sign was hacked,”…
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Denver police searching for 2 homicide suspects, including 1 from 1997 cold case
Denver police are looking for two suspects involved in two separate murder investigations, one from Oct. 3 and another from a cold case in 1997. Police are searching for the recent murder suspect, Gabriel Ortiz Trujillo, 26, following an Oct. 3 first-degree murder incident. The murder happened at 9:25 p.m. in the 8600 block of…
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Private judge agrees to hear arguments to unseal divorce
A journalist divorcing her husband – a Colorado deputy attorney general – said in court filings that she never asked that the private judge hired to handle their case seal it from public view and supports efforts to open it. Former Denver District Court Judge William Meyer, who now works as the top private judge…
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United’s new Denver route to Mexico City and Punta Cana begins this week
United is about to begin service to two new destinations aimed to better connect Denver International Airport to more Latin American and Caribbean destinations. The airline will begin flying to Mexico City, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on Sunday, according to a United press release. The new route to Mexico City will be the only…
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Union workers, military brats among tens of thousands at downtown Denver ‘No Kings’ protest Saturday
At 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Denver’s Capitol Hill was beginning to fill with people. Just an hour later, neither the grass nor the pavement of Lincoln Street in front of it were visible through the crowd. As October gusts lifted swirls of yellow leaves into the air, tens of thousands of people descended upon downtown…
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Denver City Council agenda: $20M for shelters, $1.5M police settlement
On Tuesday, the Denver City Council will consider close to $19 million in funding across six resolutions tied to the city’s homeless shelter operations and an additional $1.4 million in associated transportation services. If approved, Council Resolutions 25-1373 and 25-1374 would add $10.3 million to existing agreements with The Denver Rescue Mission to provide programmatic…
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Metro moves: Raices Brewing Co. closes due to unpaid taxes
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com. Raices Brewing Co. forced to close Raices Brewing Co., a Denver brewery on West Colfax Avenue and Interstate 25 near Empower Field, has closed after months…
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Paul McCartney thrills his fans at Coors Field
In what is likely his last tour, Paul McCartney dazzled a crowd of about 50,000 fans of all ages at Coors Field Saturday night, rocking hard and shredding on guitar. Kids danced along, teenagers took photos wearing Beatles shirts in front of the stage and older fans sang along to McCartney’s more than 30-track setlist.…
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Grill sergeant’s culinary boot camp aids veterans in transition
Back in his Army days, Chef Michael Gropper used to rustle up meals to keep soldiers alive. But in a tiny kitchen inside Denver’s American Legion Post No. 1 at I-25 and Yale Avenue, the brawny, mission-driven Brooklyn native now teaches veterans not only how to prepare mire poire properly, but also how to feed…
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‘Power issue’ takes down Denver’s non-emergency service line
The Denver Police Department’s non-emergency was down for more than a day and a half, according to posts from the department’s social media. The outage, which began early Wednesday morning was restored shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to officials. A spokesperson for the Denver Department of Public Safety told The Denver Gazette that…