Tag: Venezuela
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Denver police arrest suspect in Thursday stabbing homicide at homeless camp
A man was stabbed to death Thursday morning
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Denver churches respond to Mayor Hancock’s Hail Mary request
With Denver city shelters full and the distinct possibility of a flood of new immigrants arriving in Colorado now that Title 42 is set to expire, Mayor Michael Hancock on Thursday pleaded for help from non-profits and faith-based organizations. Some area churches already had his back. The Denver Gazette spoke with two churches, which have…
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WATCH: Venezuelan migrants make dangerous journey to United States
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Translated directly to, “the first rest,” this video was shared with the Denver Gazette by a recent Venezuelan migrant named Bryan, and shows migrants resting in a heavily-forested section of the journey from Venezuela to the United States, where Bryan ultimately ended up in Denver shelter. Most migrants we spoke to it had taken nearly…
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Denver helped more than 5,000 immigrants since December
More than 5,000 immigrants from South and Central America have arrived in Denver since early December when an influx of new arrivals prompted city leaders to set up temporary shelters and declare an emergency. Denver hit the milestone over the weekend. During the height of the migration, the city saw busloads of immigrants from El…
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Denver Public Schools sees bump in new Spanish speaking students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 350 new Spanish-speaking students enrolled in Denver Public Schools within the first weeks after an influx of immigrants from South and Central American arrived in the Mile High City, school district data shows. The Denver Gazette requested, under the Colorado Open Records Act,…
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Allison Glover, of CHAN, describes how her organization assists migrants coming to Denver
A recent influx of Venezuelan and other South American immigrants has tested Denver’s shelter network system and strained relationships with Chicago and New York. Allison Glover works with a local non-profit, the Colorado Hosting Asylum Network, to help recent immigrants find housing, apply for asylum and other tasks difficult for those new in the U.S.…
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Colorado steps in to transport immigrants to other states
Gov. Jared Polis confirmed Tuesday the influx of immigrants arriving in Denver compelled the state step in and help transport immigrants to their “desired destination” — meaning cities in other states. The City of Denver has been doing this since at least early December when a busload of immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, were dropped off at Union…
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Germán Márquez still not his sharpest, Diamondbacks shut out Rockies
Germán Márquez showed flashes of his potential in the first inning on Sunday. He started his day by striking out Cooper Hummel on three pitches, then got two quick groundouts. It was that type of inning that has eluded Márquez this season, as, aside from his first start of the season, Márquez has been anything…
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Back home with the Colorado Rockies, Jhoulys Chacín makes most of second chance
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DENVER — Jhoulys Chacín sits in the far right of the bullpen every night, and listens with a smug smile on his face as the young buffs around him chatter. The other relievers developed a game, where they guess who will be sent in to pitch and when that night. Lucas Gilbreath, Ben Bowden, Jordan…
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Rockies’ Germán Márquez wants to throw a no-hitter, and he doesn’t care who knows it
DENVER — Germán Márquez stayed in his uniform for two hours after the game ended Tuesday night, afraid that if he took it off, somehow the good juju he’s been feeling would wear off. Márquez almost reached the ultimate height of pitching greatness Tuesday, falling three outs shy of a no-hitter. He still managed an…