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Crime ‘hot spots’ in Denver may be result of illegal immigration surge, councilmembers say
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Crime ‘hot spots’ in Denver may be result of illegal immigration surge, councilmembers say

By Alexander Edwards  | Denver Gazette A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot spots” in their respective districts during a committee hearing.  Both law enforcement and city officials, including the Johnston administration, use the phrase "hot spot" to denote an area with a spiking crime rate. The city, for example, earlier designated five areas as "hot spots" — places that, by design, will be getting law enforcement's focus in the administration's campaign to curb gun-related crimes. The specific areas are not necessarily the most...
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Arapahoe County sheriff’s office under review for diverting $380k to sheriff’s non-profit
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Arapahoe County sheriff’s office under review for diverting $380k to sheriff’s non-profit

By Shirleen Guerra  | The Center Square The Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners is taking control of the Sheriff's office finances for overspending nearly $1 million and an alleged unauthorized transfer of $380,000 in taxpayer funds to a non-profit that the county claims was "inconsistent with state statutes." The non-profit was the Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office Foundation, the county told The Center Square in an email. The Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office Foundation was given its non-exempt status by the IRS in 2022, according to the website Candid. The form the non-profit filed with the IRS - known as a 990 - didn't list any compensation for its officers and stated that Kenneth McKlem was the secretary and treasurer and worked an average of one hour per week with the ...
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Could your Safeway be sold soon? See 89 Colorado stores on planned sale list
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Could your Safeway be sold soon? See 89 Colorado stores on planned sale list

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 News Albertsons Companies, which owns 103 Safeway stores in the state of Colorado, released a list of 91 stores across the state it plans to sell if a planned merger between the company and Kroger is approved. Of these, two are Albertsons-branded stores and 89 are Safeway-branded stores. With 103 Safeway stores in the state, that means that all but 14 Safeway stores in the state would be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire-based company. This includes all locations within Denver, Aurora and Boulder, among many more. According to a divestiture plan released by the two companies in April, C&S Wholesale would license the Safeway brand in Colorado, meaning the stores would likely not have to rebrand if the deal goes through. READ THE...
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The future is here: AI-powered cameras dispatched firefighters to wildfire
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The future is here: AI-powered cameras dispatched firefighters to wildfire

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado After a wildfire broke out at an unattended campsite just east of a popular Breckenridge neighborhood, local firefighters are praising a new tool for their quick reaction to get the flames put out before they became too much to handle.  Aside from growing in a place where wildfire mitigation had taken place only a year and a half ago, the Wellington wildfire was spotted by a Pano AI camera, financially supported by Xcel Energy. The camera sits on a cell tower with a 360-degree view and submits an alert to emergency crews if it notices smoke. While that has resulted in a few false alarms in Summit County, this was the first instance where a wildfire was caught early, and kept to only one-eighth of an acre, firefighters said, thanks to...
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Half of Denver voters’ top concern is homelessness, one-third say taxes are ‘way too high’
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Half of Denver voters’ top concern is homelessness, one-third say taxes are ‘way too high’

By Lisa D'Souza | Fox 31 News A new study from the Colorado Polling Institute shows new insight into how Denver voters feel about the city and its leadership. The numbers come from a bipartisan poll that was conducted in June. According to the results, when it comes to safety and the community, 73% of those polled said they feel “very or somewhat safe” in Denver. This is up from 68% in 2023. READ THE FULL REPORT AT FOX 31 DENVER
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Members-only auto race track on course for rural Adams County
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Members-only auto race track on course for rural Adams County

By Gabriela Vidal, Jeff Gurney | CBS Colorado Look on Google Maps and you'll able to see a squiggly line on Colorado's plains just East of Denver International. Airport. It's the beginning of a members-only race track.    "It's a private racing facility," Nick Eagleson, Adams County senior strategic planner told CBS News Colorado.  "Adams County is growing -- obviously it is growing east. There's a lot of benefits because of the location and its proximity to DIA as well as downtown Denver," Eagleson said. Nine parcels of land purchased make up the 600-acre site. It will include a race track, go-cart facility and other venue facilities. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Voters in Aurora will be asked to decide whether to repeal pit bull ban
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Voters in Aurora will be asked to decide whether to repeal pit bull ban

By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics Aurora councilmembers on Monday decided to ask voters in November whether to repeal the city's pit bull ownership ban after a court deemed the council's vote to do so in 2021 to be invalid.  The decision is on appeal, but, in the meantime, the city could vote to put the question on the ballot, according to City Attorney Pete Schulte.   It passed unanimously. Only seven councilmembers were present when the vote was taken — Crystal Murillo and Alison Coombs were in another room listening to protesters who took over the meeting to demand the firing of the SWAT officer who killed Kilyn Lewis, whom the police sought for attempted homicide. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Aurora councilmembers on Monday removed from the agenda a resolution that would have expressed the City Council's "apology and condolences" to the family of a man killed by the police trying to arrest him for attempted homicide.  The decision prompted a "sit-in" on the Council floor and forced the Council meeting to move to another room, as protesters filled the floor below the dais and shouted Kilyn Lewis's name. The protesters took turns at the podium to speak over the sound of the Council meeting being livestreamed from the next room. "I yield my time for item number 11.a.11," protesters said, referring to the agenda item sponsored by Councilmember Alison Coombs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague

By Taylor O'Bier | Denver 7 News Health department officials in Pueblo County said they are investigating a rare human plague case. The case was discovered following preliminary test results, the health department said. The department has not given any details on who contracted the bacteria, their condition or where in the county the patient lives. Officials are now working to track down the potential source of the disease. The bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and can be life-threatening to humans. It is typically spread through the bite of an infected flea or by handling infected animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Bald eagle at Denver Zoo dies from medical complications
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Bald eagle at Denver Zoo dies from medical complications

By Brooke Williams | Fox 31 News The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced on Monday that one of its bald eagles died due to several ongoing medical conditions last week. Zookeepers believe the eagle, named Toano, was at least 24 years old. His exact age is unknown, but the zoo said he lived well past the 16-year median life expectancy of a bald eagle in human care. He died suddenly on July 3, the zoo said in a post on Facebook. “His acute decline and death were due to severe underlying heart disease, and he had been under treatment with our Veterinary Medicine team for several ongoing medical conditions,” the zoo wrote. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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