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Man arrested at Buffalo, New York, border crossing on Arapahoe County warrants
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Man arrested at Buffalo, New York, border crossing on Arapahoe County warrants

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Law enforcement reported this week that a 32-year-old man arrested at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing on Tuesday was wanted for felony warrants out of Arapahoe County. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers first met the man after he made a wrong turn in a 2016 Nissan Altima onto the Peace Bridge. During the primary inspection, officers found that the vehicle had been reported stolen to the Chicago Police Department. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Marking 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in Colorado history
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Marking 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in Colorado history

By Spencer Kristensen | Fox 31 News Friday marks 160 years since Colorado’s Sand Creek Massacre, where U.S. soldiers attacked a camp of indigenous people, mostly women and children, killing hundreds. On Nov. 19, 1864, what has become known as the “deadliest day in Colorado history,” more than 200 innocent people were killed by U.S. Army soldiers in an attack on the Cheyenne and Arapaho people. Most of those killed were women, children and the elderly, according to the National Park Service, and hundreds more had to flee north in search of safety. READ THE FILL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Union workers file lawsuit against King Soopers, Safeway for alleged actions during 2022 strike
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Union workers file lawsuit against King Soopers, Safeway for alleged actions during 2022 strike

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 News A class action lawsuit was recently filed by local union workers against the Kroger Company and Albertsons, the owners of King Soopers and Safeway respectively. The lawsuit is in response to certain unlawful “no-poach agreements” the grocery stores allegedly entered into during a 2022 strike against King Soopers and City Market by the union United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 in Denver. A spokesperson for the Kroger Company released a statement about the lawsuit and denied that there were any no-poach agreements between the two companies. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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As many lawmakers are on break, Colorado teens participate in government leadership
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As many lawmakers are on break, Colorado teens participate in government leadership

By Gabrielle Franklin | Fox 31 News While many government bodies are on break for the holiday week, one group of local teenagers is meeting downtown to go over their legislative proposals. For the 70th year, teenagers from across Colorado are gathering to work through the mock legislation that they drafted themselves via the YMCA of Metro Denver’s Youth in Government program. High-school-aged Coloradans are working through a mock version of every aspect of the legislative process. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Casa Bonita’s employees are unionizing. What are they hoping to gain?
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Casa Bonita’s employees are unionizing. What are they hoping to gain?

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Onstage and backstage workers of the oft-noted Denver restaurant Casa Bonita have voted unanimously to unionize with two unions: The Actors’ Equity Association and IATSE Local 7. The vote was publicized Friday, in an announcement that said about 80 restaurant workers had filed for an election in October to address issues that have been noticed as the iconic eatery grows. Workers specifically want improvements to safety, fair pay and clear communication with management. The entertainment workers (which include cliff divers, actors, puppeteers and magicians) said last month they were unionizing due to concerns ranging “from insufficient training to abusive patrons emboldened by alcohol.” READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Gas explosion, fire closes Parker restaurant with no injuries reported
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Gas explosion, fire closes Parker restaurant with no injuries reported

By Kasia Kerridge | Fox 31 News No one was injured after a gas explosion turned fire at a Parker restaurant. Around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the Mr. Ramen restaurant near C-470 and Jordan Road. “There was a gas explosion inside of a business … and that there was active fire in the building,” said Connor Christian of South Metro Fire Rescue. “When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a heavy amount of smoke that was pouring out the front.” READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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What happened to JonBenét Ramsey? New documentary set to premiere this month
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What happened to JonBenét Ramsey? New documentary set to premiere this month

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 News On Dec. 26, 1996, JonBenét Ramsey was reported missing from her home in Boulder. The family of the beauty pageant star had called the police about a ransom note that was left in their home. The 6-year-old was later found dead in the basement of the home. Her death was ruled a homicide by strangulation. Her case remains unsolved and has been the subject of a number of documentaries and books, most recently in the Netflix three-part series “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?” READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Police investigating explicit traffic signs in Boulder area
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Police investigating explicit traffic signs in Boulder area

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Boulder police are investigating after four signs with explicit messages were found affixed to speed limit signs around the city on Tuesday. The signs were found at: Table Mesa Drive and South Broadway 28th Street and Jay Road 28th Street and Palo Parkway 28th Street and Diagonal Highway READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Childcare deserts in Colorado are keeping women from working
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Childcare deserts in Colorado are keeping women from working

By Carly Moore | Fox 31 News Finding available and affordable child care is a pressing concern for many Colorado families. Anecdotally, for a lot of new parents of kids younger than six, before they go to school, paying for childcare is like taking out a second mortgage. Many believe it’s the cost of childcare that causes the biggest problems, but the Common Sense Institute ran the numbers and found many counties in Colorado are in a childcare desert. The Common Sense Institute found that there are not enough spots for all the kids who need care. About 51% of the state is in a “childcare desert.” READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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CPW unanimously adopts new Eastern Colorado mountain lion management plan
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CPW unanimously adopts new Eastern Colorado mountain lion management plan

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News The 10-year plan to manage mountain lions east of the Continental Divide was adopted unanimously by the 10 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members last week. The plan used months of research and public hearings to inform its measures and echoes the similar successful development of the West Slope mountain lion management plan, which was approved in 2020. CPW recently published results from a study of West Slope mountain lions and found that the big cats’ population density is equal to or greater than the density projections used for making harvest decisions. “Mountain lions in Colorado have historically been managed on smaller, localized scales – similar to the management of Colorado’s deer and elk,” CPW explained in a re...
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