Author: Carol McKinley
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Former Morphew case prosecutor sued by Fremont County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The era of former Morphew case prosecutor Linda Stanley may be over, but three of the four counties she oversaw in the 11th Judicial District are getting the last word. Fremont, Chaffee and Custer counties filed a lawsuit against Stanley, asking a judge to force…
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Potential jurors asked about political views, owning My Pillow products as defamation trial begins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Did My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell intentionally defame a Dominion Voting Systems employee with public claims that he rigged the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden? Or is Lindell being unfairly targeted by Eric Coomer, a man he says he didn’t even know?…
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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell defamation trial starts in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has decided to take the stand in his own defense in what the staunch MAGA supporter has coined “the trial of the century.” The trial starts Monday morning with jury selection at Denver’s Alfred A. Araj United States Courthouse. Opening…
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Some fired Colorado VA workers say they’ve been reinstated
Some Veterans Affairs workers based in Colorado said they’ve been reinstated or told they would be hired back. Bilal Torens, an Air Force veteran who served in Kuwait and Qatar, said his supervisor called him on Thursday and asked him if he would like to have his job back — to which he replied yes. …
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Former Denver English literature professor to face trial in wife’s murder
At his preliminary hearing Friday, prosecutors played an audio recording of Nicholas Myklebust’s frantic attempt to give his wife CPR. “I just heard a bang and came into the room. Oh my God,” Myklebust said between compressions and breaths. “Oh my God.” It was just before 7 a.m. on July 29, 2024, and the call…
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One of the shooters at Nuggets’ 2023 victory celebration sentenced to prison
A man who shot into a crowd celebrating the Denver Nuggets 2023 NBA Championship victory downtown was sentenced to 35 years in prison on attempted murder and drug charges, with an eight year sentence to be served concurrently. Ricardo Vasquez injured four people early in the morning on June 13, 2023, as revelers spilled out…
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Undocumented immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra’s deportation case headed to court
The future of Colorado’s most well-known undocumented immigrant may be decided in a courtroom as her attorneys square off with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyers over whether or not strict final deportation orders are still in effect for her. Though Jeanette Vizguerra’s official deportation date is unknown, immigration advocates said they believe that a…
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Littleton police seek scooter rider in alleged groping incident along Highline Canal
Littleton police need the public’s help in information regarding a man riding a two-wheeled electric scooter whom a woman reported groped her from behind as she walked her dog along the Highline Canal. The alleged sexual assault happened Tuesday afternoon near Horseshoe Park. The woman told police that she was groped by the man, who…
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Widow of murdered Denver officer fights to keep illegal immigrant killer in jail
Kelly Young has not been able to sleep since she received an email from the Colorado Department of Corrections informing her that her husband’s killer was applying for an early release from prison. Donald “Donnie” Young, a 12-year veteran of the Denver Police Department, was murdered on Mother’s Day weekend 2005 by an illegal immigrant…
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Boulder man released on low bond leads police on two-week crime spree with multiple police-chases
A suspect is in custody after what police described as a reckless crime spree that involved three stolen cars, two home burglaries and several police chases in four Colorado cities over a two-week time span. The incidents began Feb. 25 in Boulder when the suspect, 31-year-old Kevin Aguirre, stole a car near O’Neal Circle and…