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Colorado delegate witnesses 3 a.m. shooting inside Southside restaurant near DNC
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kdvr.com, National

Colorado delegate witnesses 3 a.m. shooting inside Southside restaurant near DNC

By Marisa Rodriguez, Erik Runge | Fox 31 News One person was shot and injured after someone opened fire at a South Loop diner where Democratic National Convention delegates from Colorado were eating. The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. Friday at the White Palace Grill, located at 1159 South Canal St. Police said a 42-year-old man was inside the diner and as he was walking out, another man fired gunshots. The victim was shot multiple times and the offender fled the scene. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Young Americans, especially college grads, can’t get ahead, are ‘spiraling’ downward
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Judicial Watch, National

Young Americans, especially college grads, can’t get ahead, are ‘spiraling’ downward

By Peter St. Onge  | DAILY SIGNAL America’s Hometown Newspaper finally noticed young Americans are screwed. A few days ago, USA Today wrote an article asking why millennials and Gen Z are “spiraling, partying hard, and blowing their savings.” I’ve mentioned in previous videos how young Americans are doom-spending their way to financial oblivion amid low-paying jobs, a half-decade of transitory inflation, and half-a-million dollars for a starter home. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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‘What just happened?’: Selection of Aurora’s new top cop lacked any public engagement
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CBS Colorado, Local

‘What just happened?’: Selection of Aurora’s new top cop lacked any public engagement

By Jennifer McRae | CBS Colorado Aurora's newly named police chief Todd Chamberlain introduced himself to the public in a news conference on Thursday. The city made the announcement just the day before, amid criticism that the position had been filled without input from community leaders.  Aurora City Manager Jason Batchelor addressed those concerns at the news conference, "After our failed public process last time, the feedback we heard from experts in the field was that there were many qualified candidates that would not take part in a public process because it could place their current job in jeopardy." He also added, "While the selection process did not include public engagement, Todd is committed to engaging with the community, listening to their concerns, earn their trust an...
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Programs in 2,000 cities nationwide are lowering crime, but DOJ is bullying cities to revoke laws
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Judicial Watch, National

Programs in 2,000 cities nationwide are lowering crime, but DOJ is bullying cities to revoke laws

By Judicial Watch The Biden Administration is threatening — and has sued — local governments and law enforcement agencies across the country that have implemented measures to curb an epidemic of crime, drugs and gang violence in rental properties asserting that the policies “unfairly penalize communities of color.”  The popular laws, enacted by thousands of cities nationwide are commonly known as “crime-free” and “nuisance” programs that restrict housing based on criminal and arrest records and punish landlords and tenants with excessive calls to police and emergency services or those engaged in criminal activity. To improve living conditions in mainly low-income rentals 2,000 cities across 48 states have adopted crime-free and nuisance policies, according to the Department of Ju...
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Drug traffickers, with ties to Colorado, sentenced to prison in Oregon
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The Center Square, State

Drug traffickers, with ties to Colorado, sentenced to prison in Oregon

By Tom Joyce | The Center Square An Oregon-based drug trafficking cell leader with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization received a federal prison sentence this week after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, got a 97-month federal prison sentence and five years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. DEA special agents started investigating a drug trafficking organization that operated in several states, including Oregon; the organization had ties to Mexico. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Man who allegedly threatened Burger King clerk, participated in Aurora shootings gets 143 years
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CBS Colorado, Local

Man who allegedly threatened Burger King clerk, participated in Aurora shootings gets 143 years

By CBS Colorado A Colorado judge sentenced a man to 143 years for a crime spree that involved threatening a Burger King employee with a gun, discharging the firearm inside a convenience store, and multiple shootings throughout Aurora. The Arapahoe County Court sentenced 40-year-old Eugene Robertson to 143 years in the Department of Corrections for the 2022 crime spree. According to court documents, on Oct. 17, 2022, Robertson placed an order in the drive-thru at a Burger King that was located in the 600 block of S. Buckley Road in Aurora. Afterward, Robertson drove up to the window and attempted to pay for the food with drugs. When the employee declined to accept, Robertson whipped out a gun and pointed it at the employee before taking off.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORA...
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Boulder dentist arrested in Florida as suspect in DHS child sex sting
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CBS Colorado, Local

Boulder dentist arrested in Florida as suspect in DHS child sex sting

By Austen Erblat | CBS Colorado A Colorado dentist is facing charges of trying to entice a mother and her underaged daughter into having unlawful sex, federal prosecutors say. Jason Atha, a dentist who practiced in Boulder, is accused of speaking to a woman to arrange to have sex with her and her 9-year-old daughter. The person he was allegedly talking to was an undercover federal agent and he was arrested in West Palm Beach after flying there last week. Atha, 49, didn't know he was messaging with an undercover Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations agent on a chatroom centered around "taboo" sex acts, according to a 27-page indictment. In those messages, Atha allegedly talked to the agent who he thought was a single mom about having sex with her and her ...
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Video: Has a Venezuelan gang taken over an Aurora apartment complex?
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freestatecolorado.com, Local

Video: Has a Venezuelan gang taken over an Aurora apartment complex?

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Has an apartment management company in Aurora failed to maintain their property, as one media outlet reported, or has the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Argua, taken over the property by force? That's the focus of an interview by Free State Colorado's Brandon Wark with Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky. In the video, Jurinsky shares her perspective on the truth of whether the property is owned by a slum lord, or whether it has been taken over by Tren de Argua, as John Tiegen supports in this post. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO AT FREE STATE COLORADO
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Three shot, one arrested Wednesday in 16th Street Mall shooting
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denvergazette.com, Local

Three shot, one arrested Wednesday in 16th Street Mall shooting

By Marco Cummings | Denver Gazette Three men were taken to a local hospital with injuries following a shooting on the 16th Street Mall Tuesday evening, according to the Denver Police Department.   Denver police initially reported the incident via the Denver Police Department's social media account on X, at 5:55 p.m. According to police, the shooting occurred near the intersection of 16th and Wazee St. Police later identified the victims as three adult males, one of which was critically injured, while two others sustained non life threatening injuries, according to police.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Affidavit: Anti-violence activist arrested in suspected revenge killing
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kdvr.com, Local

Affidavit: Anti-violence activist arrested in suspected revenge killing

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News A well-known anti-violence advocate was arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at a Commerce City park in what detectives are investigating as retaliation for his son’s shooting death a year prior. Lumumba Sayers Sr., 46, was arrested in connection to the shooting that left one dead at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Sayers Sr. founded the Aurora-based nonprofit Heavy Hands Heavy Hearts, which is aimed at helping young people in the community. In August 2023, Sayers Sr. lost his son to gun violence after he was shot and killed near 28th and Welton streets. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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