Author: Dennis Huspeni
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Aurora remembers: Community honors victims of the theater shooting with vigil, procession
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dozens and dozens of family, friends, first responders and mourners of the 12th anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting gathered at Aurora’s Water Wise Garden to pay tribute to those lost and thank the first responders. Events included a procession and a candlelight vigil near…
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Technology outages impact Colorado on Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A global technology outage impacting airline flights, banking and hospitals appears to have had a minimal impact on Colorado. While some hospitals elsewhere have reported disruptions, local health care systems appear to have largely sidestepped…
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Colorado celebrates Independence Day 2024
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The neighborhoods, cities and counties of Colorado celebrated Independence Day Thursday with parades, barbecues and community events before darkness brought the fireworks and drone shows. That included the 14th annual Park Hill Independence Day Parade, the largest of its kind in Denver. The parade began…
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Metro Denver cyclists show pedal power for Bike to Work Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of commuters in metro Denver used two wheels instead of four Wednesday as they embraced Bike To Work Day 2024. As of Wednesday morning, more than 10,800 cyclists registered to participate, according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG). Riders enjoyed 255 aid…
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Sex offender arrested in Aurora after alleged kidnapping, assault
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora police arrested a registered sex offender Friday on allegations he kidnapped an 11-year-old girl on her way to school and sexually assaulted her. Shukurani Mulenda, 31, faces charges of second-degree kidnapping and sex assault on a child. The girl was walking to the bus…
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Windy Monday wreaks havoc across metro Denver, Front Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From a downed sign that stopped rush-hour traffic on I-25 to hundreds of flight delays and cancelations at Denver International Airport to uprooted trees — wind gusts reaching close to 65 mph wreaked havoc across metro Denver on Monday. The National Weather service kept the high-wind…
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Colorado cannabis industry cheers fed move, but opponents concerned
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado cannabis industry supporters, including Gov. Jared Polis, applauded the news on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice will recommend that the drug be reclassified. But opponents expressed concern the move would make marijuana more readily available to children, and that potency of the…
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Police pursuit ends in Lakewood with shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Roads closed amid a large police presence near Second Avenue and Garrison Road in Lakewood early Tuesday. Thornton police reported “officer involved shooting in Lakewood after pursuit,” according to a social media post on X at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday. Thornton PD officer involved shooting in…
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NASA awards moon rover contract to team with Golden company
NASA announced Wednesday it awarded the next-generation moon rover contract to the Lunar Dawn team, which includes Lockheed Martin. Lunar Dawn includes company Lunar Outpost as the prime contractor, with “principal partner” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and General Motors, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and MDA Space. The contract is worth up to $4.6 billion,…
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Denver’s historic Esquire Theatre to close and be redeveloped
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s official: Denver’s Esquire Theatre will close and be redeveloped. The nearly 100-year-old Denver cinema staple will be repurposed for “upscale office, restaurant and retail uses,” building owners announced late Tuesday. Landmark Theatres, which Esquire has been a part of since 1980, said the theater…