Tag: The Denver Gazette
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Loveland Tesla dealership vandalized; local police taps FBI, ATF for help
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The Loveland Police Department, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is investigating an attempted arson and vandalism at a local Tesla dealership. Officers learned that the attempted arson at 1606 N. Lincoln Ave. took place just after midnight, the police said. After arriving, officers found multiple…
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Denver mayor defends strategy, insists ‘success’ mirrors Houston
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the increase in homelessness in the city, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration defended its strategy and insisted that its “success” mirrors cities like Houston, Texas. A mayor’s spokesperson insisted that Denver saw one of the largest reductions in “unsheltered” homelessness nationwide, and its…
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Denver to spend $3M on youth job program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday agreed to spend $4 million in an attempt to curb youth violence and support the struggling city center. A $1.5 million contract with Denver Public Schools was doubled, and $1 million will be spent to hire a planning firm…
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Stone Canyon fire sees no growth, air assets redeployed to more active fires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Stone Canyon fire remains at 1,553 acres and 30% containment, according to a Friday update from the Boulder Office of Disaster Management. As crews continue to fight the fire, they are keeping an eye on the weather, which may threaten to bring increased wind…
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Denver City Council approves $24.3M to turn homeless hotel into housing navigation center
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A homeless hotel in Denver will become a housing navigation center for people who have been homeless for an extended period of time or who have “complex needs” after the Denver City Council approved a pair of grant agreements with the state Department of Local…
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“Trust Patrols” latest attempt by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Police, to build trust citywide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, in a bid to build trust and prevent crime in Denver communities, announced the Denver Police Department will begin so-called “trust patrols” that can be requested by local businesses and events or sent to specific locations. While the main goal of…
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Protesters not finding much support among Americans, or Coloradans | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I keep harking back to the lessons of my “War and Violence in the 1960s” class in college as I watch the protests over Gaza and Israel sweep across the country and into Colorado. I…
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Gazette newspapers win multiple Society of Professional Journalist Top of the Rockies awards
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Gazette family of newspapers — Denver Gazette, The Gazette of Colorado Springs and Colorado Politics — earned dozens of journalism awards, including 18 first place finishes and the contest’s most prestigious honors, from the Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies 2024 Contest. The…
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2 teens arrested after shooting death of man on RTD bus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The daughter of a man shot and killed on a Regional Transportation District bus in January says two teenagers have been arrested in her dad’s case. We knew about one of those arrests. A 13-year-old boy was arrested on murder and other charges after the…
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Man forced employees to undress during Thornton robbery, affidavit says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A tip to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers helped Thornton Police locate and arrest a man accused of robbing two businesses at knifepoint and forcing several employees to undress. Joseph Chambers was arrested on April 20 at a Chuze Fitness in Westminster after someone called to…