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Your chances of getting a ticket for expired plates depends on where you are
DENVER — Expired license plates are everywhere, but there's a higher likelihood of getting in trouble for driving with them in certain places. For all the people who avoid paying to register their car, avoiding getting caught is all about where they drive. "There is no state regulation as...
Nonprofit loses supplies in storage unit fire
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A small, family-run nonprofit is asking for help after a storage unit holding many of its supplies was destroyed in a fire in Arapahoe County Sunday night. The fire happened on South Parker Road near Belleview Avenue. South Metro Fire Department said multiple units were...
Wheat Ridge police training dog walkers in Colorado to be better witnesses
Wheat Ridge police want people out with their dogs to pull double duty. That means while walking your dog or exercising, why not watch for crime as well?Sitting front row for the Wheat Ridge Police Department's dog walker watch class was Lin Browning, her dog Lucy with her, in a way."She is seven," Browning said holding up a cell phone photo.Browning jumped at the opportunity to be in the training first as a dog lover and as a new member of the Wheat Ridge community. "I thought it would be a good way for me to know the types of...
Denver neighborhoods without trees are 9 degrees hotter
If the city of Denver is planting extra trees in your neighborhood, you might live in the worst of the metro area’s sun-blasted heat islands. A new map from the meteorology data-crunchers at Climate Central shows some of Denver’s most paved-over neighborhoods suffering recent (and looming) heat waves at rates 9 degrees hotter than shaded blocks just a couple of miles away.
Denver area events for July 17
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability. Wednesday. Music in the Gardens — With Joel Ansett, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 17th Street Gardens, 1945 17th St., Denver;...
Elitch Gardens says security followed protocol after 12-year-old injured in fight
A video is circulating on social media of a gruesome fight over the weekend at Elitch Gardens involving a 12- and 14-year-old. FOX31's Gabby Easterwood spoke with the 12-year-old and his mother about how they're reacting.
Denver voters will decide if noncitizens can apply for fire and police jobs
On Monday, the Denver City Council, on a unanimous vote, decided to leave it up to voters in November to decide if the city will remove its citizenship requirement for police and fire department jobs. The proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver to remove the requirement has been a conversation both city leaders and agencies have engaged in since last year. According to a 2022 national survey, police executive research forum shows new officer hiring decreased by nearly four percent from year to year. At the same time, retirements and resignations surged.The shortages have led...
Residents fight plan to drill under homes, schools and water supply in Aurora
This story originally appeared in Capital & Main. Unique Colorado environmental rules are being put to the test as residents who live near one of the nation’s most polluted industrial sites in suburban Denver are fighting a proposal to drill for oil and gas under a reservoir that stores their drinking water. An attorney hired by […] The post Residents fight plan to drill under homes, schools and water supply in Aurora appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
Hamilton grad Hunter Omlid drafted by Colorado Rockies out of Arizona State
DENVER — Hunter Omlid, a former Hamilton standout whose last college stop was Arizona State, was selected by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball draft. Omlid, a 6-foot-2 right-handed pitcher who started his career at Boise State then played at Central...
Bodega restaurant in Denver forced to change name to 'Odie B's' following legal dispute
A new flare-up in the Denver-Kansas City rivalry has prompted a name change for one local eatery. The popular Sunnyside restaurant (now formerly known as) Bodega, which opened in 2022 at 2651 W. 38th Ave. in Denver, has been forced to change its name to “Odie B’s” following a cease and desist order from “La Bodega,” a Spanish tapas lounge in Kansas City, Missouri.
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