Tag: Spokesperson
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Denver voters reject Mike Johnston’s sales tax hike for affordable housing, latest tally shows
Denver voters have rejected Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposal to increase the city’s sales tax rate by 0.5 points in order to pay for housing projects citywide. The tax hike proposal divided the Denver City Council, where it was delayed, amended and ultimately sent to the Denver ballot in August. Johnston, who campaigned for the measure…
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Alexander Mountain fire burns more than 2 dozen structures, officials confirm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Alexander Mountain fire destroyed more than two dozen structures, according to Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. The structures, most outbuildings and homes, are in the immediate area of Palisade Mountain Drive and Snow Top Drive. The blaze burning eight miles west of Loveland grew to…
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Two officers in fatal Boulder shooting will not be charged
The 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office will not file charges against two Boulder Police officers who fatally shot a woman allegedly pointing a replica gun at cars and motorists. Officers Nathan Schultz and Jarrett Mastriona of the Boulder Police Department fired 12 overall shots at 51-year-old Jeanette Alatorre on Dec. 17, leading to her death.…
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Frozen and thawing water pipes lead to hundreds of emergency calls in Denver
The majority of roughly 600 calls that the Denver Fire Department answered on Monday, the coldest day of the polar vortex that covered the metro area over the weekend, involved burst water pipes. And though temperatures picked back up into the mid-to-high 30s on Tuesday, the city received 780 more calls, most of which dealt…
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1 dead following shooting in Thornton Topgolf parking lot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One man allegedly shot and killed another in the parking lot of the Thornton Topgolf location, causing the business to shut down on Saturday. Police responded to a reported shooting in the 16000 block of Grant Street around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to a press…