Tag: Thornton
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‘Pipe bombs’ used in attack at Kingdom Hall in Thornton
Police now believe one person was inside a Kingdom Hall in Thornton when pipe bombs burst through a window Sunday. A shooting in the parking lot unfolded next — ultimately leaving a married couple dead in an apparent murder-suicide as unsuspecting congregation members started arriving for their Sunday morning meeting. “Either the man, the woman, or…
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Two dead in shooting at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Thornton
A Thornton neighborhood awoke Christmas morning to gunfire at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Milky Way. Thornton Police first responded to a call about a structure fire at the building around 9 a.m. Sunday. It was then reported that an adult male shot and killed an adult female then shot and killed himself,…
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Joyce Meskis, longtime owner of the Tattered Cover and ‘literary lioness,’ dies
Joyce Meskis is a name every Denverite knows — or should know. The longtime CEO of the Tattered Cover Bookstore, well known for her First Amendment advocacy, died late Thursday at her home. Online records and published reports indicated she was 80 years old but The Denver Gazette could not confirm her age. The bookstore…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Santa’s coming and he’ll be the star in Thornton this weekend for WinterFest at Carpenter Park Fields, 108th Ave. and Colorado Blvd. From breakfast with the jolly fellow in red to running a 5k, concerts, fireworks and shopping in the marketplace, there’s a lot to do. For a schedule: thorntonco.gov/festivals-events/Pages/winterfest.aspx SATURDAY This week and next it’s Saturday Night Lights at…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo defeats Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s 8th CD | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, has won the election to represent Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in a race that came down to the wire. The race likely lived up to its billing as the most…
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Pedestrian dead in I-25 crash in Thornton
A pedestrian died in a vehicle-involved crash in on Interstate 25 in Thornton Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Thornton Police Department responded to a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian Saturday afternoon. Authorities closed I-25 in both directions from Thornton Parkway to 104th Avenue, according to a Department tweet. At 2:30 p.m., one lane was…
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Denver Metro Chamber leaders blast possible EPA rules that would hike gas prices
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce officials and business leaders on Thursday singled out the biggest issues impacting businesses in 2022, including “economically damaging” Environmental Protection Agency rules that will come down on Colorado soon over air quality standards, construction defect laws that business leaders say are ineffective and don’t prevent lawsuits in condominium developments and…
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Lawsuit: Engineer fudged figures so metro district developer could profit even more
Developers behind the Amber Creek Metro District in 2017 allegedly misled Thornton city officials when they saddled district homeowners with a substantial amount of extra construction debt in order to pocket millions of dollars in illicit profits, according to a new court filing. An engineer hired by homebuilder Lennar Colorado and developer Stratus Amber Creek…
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Adams County leaders tout region’s economic power
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Adams County is poised to embrace the economic growth, development and influx in population in coming years, according to business and government leaders who spoke at the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership “State of the Region” event in Northglenn on Wednesday. “This region is a…
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SB I-25 in Thornton reopens after rollover crash
Interstate 25 in Thornton reopened after a rollover crash closed portions of the interstate on Saturday morning. Thornton police announced the roadway was reopened at Thornton Parkway at 10 a.m. The interstate was closed at Thornton Parkway after the crash. Motorists were diverted along the exit as investigators processed the scene and crews cleaned up…