Tag: Metro Denver
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Metro Denver haunted houses poised to open
Well it’s early September so of course it’s time to start talking about haunted houses. That’s correct, spooky season is here. And some popular metro Denver area haunted houses are set to open this month, starting this weekend. So let’s take this moment and dissect a few metro Denver haunted houses to look forward to…
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Fewer people — by tens of thousands — are moving to metro Denver, study says
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 2015, roughly 44,000 people moved to metro Denver. A decade later, that number has dropped to about 13,000. The nearly 70% decrease in net migration between 2015 and 2025 holds ramifications for the region’s economy and offers a worrying insight into its ability to…
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Fourth of July fireworks spark two house fires in south metro Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First responders in south metro Denver were busy this weekend, battling two separate house fires sparked within an hour of each other by improperly discarded fireworks after Fourth of July celebrations. South Metro Fire Rescue officials said firefighters responded to two house fires: one just…
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Denver to close city services and offices for Juneteenth
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures get back up into the upper 90 degrees on Thursday, many Denverites will be enjoying the mid-June day off for Juneteenth. The holiday, a portmanteau of June 19 — the day it is…
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Memorial Day closures around metro Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver area residents will be breaking out their grills and enjoying some extra sunshine on Monday for Memorial Day. City offices and state agencies will be celebrating the federal holiday as well, as most will be closed for the day. But what will not be…
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Arapahoe County sheriff’s search for ‘Super Bowl Scammer’
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Arapahoe County authorities seek the community’s help in finding a woman who allegedly stole nearly $10,000 by pretending to sell Super Bowl tickets for the past two years. In a Wednesday news release, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office dubbed the woman “The Super Bowl Scammer.” Sheriff’s office officials said multiple victims across metro Denver filed…
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Denver weather: Widespread smoke and haze Wednesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Widespread smoke and haze will linger in Denver on Wednesday as wildfires continue north of the city. According to the National Weather Service in Boulder, the presence of smoke and haze due to the wildfire…
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Westminster city manager resigns after two years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a two-year run, Westminster’s City Manager Mark Freitag resigned from his position on Tuesday. Freitag’s exact reasoning for stepping down remains unclear. “Under my leadership, we were able to begin two generational investments in Westminster’s infrastructure,” Freitag said in a letter to city staff…
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Commerce City house party shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
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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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Report shows 30,000 in metro Denver accessed homeless services in 2023 | ANALYSIS
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A new, wide-ranging report painted a complicated, incessant and sorrowful picture of homelessness in metro Denver, a crisis that has soared in recent years and which is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The report suggested that tens of thousands more homeless people resided in metro Denver than an annual count showed…