Tag: Michael Carter
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EDITORIAL: The death of justice — by a thousand cuts
Just how obsessed is the legislature’s “justice reform” wing with emptying Colorado’s prisons? Let’s just say if they could get away with it, they’d stage a fire drill and open the gates at every corrections facility in the state — then pretend not to notice when no one returned. The extremists among ruling legislative Democrats…
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Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department’s crime lab has now significantly expanded its review of DNA testing previously done by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s troubled forensic lab, bringing the total to more than 1,300 past sexual assault cases in the area. That is more than triple…
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Colorado DNA scandal: Review of former CBI DNA scientist’s 10,786 cases causes rape evidence logjam
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The time to process a rape kit in Colorado has now nearly doubled, leaving victims in limbo due to the continuing scandal at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the director of the embattled agency told lawmakers Wednesday. In November 2023 it took an average of 275 days to analyze the DNA evidence in a sexual…
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Independent expenditure committee invests $1 million in Colorado primary races
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An independent expenditure committee tied to former DaVita CEO Kent Thiry has invested $1.08 million in state House and Senate races in the past few days, backing more moderate Democrats and Republicans in a dozen races. The committee Let Colorado Vote Action was filed just…
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How Broncos rookie Javonte Williams became one of the NFL’s fiercest runners
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DENVER — Not long after Brian Hess became the strength and conditioning coach at North Carolina, was he introduced to then-sophomore running back Javonte Williams. Their introduction came in the weight room, where Williams is hard to miss. “I look down and I see Javonte with five plates (495 pounds) on the bar just hammering…
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Sports gambling: Two rookie running backs who could help you cash in on betting (and in fantasy football)
Snowfall in the Rockies may still be a real possibility, but football season will be here before sports betting locals realize. To help satisfy your insatiable appetite for action, and pigskin, FTN Bets reveals a pair of long-shot wagers that could score a windfall come year’s end. Fade or follow? That, as always, is entirely…
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Denver Broncos trade up, pick North Carolina running back Javonte Williams in second round
The Broncos weren’t on Javonte Williams’ radar. But the North Carolina running back was Denver’s pick in the second round Friday at the NFL Draft. The Broncos even traded up to get him. “I didn’t expect the Broncos to be the team that I went to,” Williams said. “Just throughout the process, it wasn’t a…
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5 players to watch at the Senior Bowl who could be future Broncos
The Senior Bowl has maybe never been more significant than it is this year. With the NFL combine not taking place this offseason due to COVID-19 concerns, the Senior Bowl is one of the only times some draft prospects will be able to showcase their skills. This year, 136 seniors across college football were selected…
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‘A mix of emotions’: Election ignites hopes, fears and pressures in first-time presidential voters | VOICES OF THE YOUNG VOTERS
Rachel Hutchins stayed awake into the early hours of Nov. 9, 2016, watching as Republican Donald Trump claimed Electoral College victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Hutchins, a self-described “capital ‘D’ Democrat,” had been a student at a boarding school in Indiana at the time. She was 16. “In 2016, there was a sense of helplessness,”…