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Fire crews are conducting another prescribed burn Sunday morning at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal northeast of Denver. Those same crews burned 423 acres on Thursday in the same manner. The large cloud of black smoke from that burn alarmed many residents as it drifted south across the east side of the Denver metro area. Management […]
FILE – Police take on protesters during a march against police brutality and racism in Marseille, France, on June 13, 2020. France’s highest administrative authority held a landmark hearing over accusations of systemic discrimination in identity checks by French police. Local grassroots organizations and international rights groups filed France’s first class-action lawsuit targeting the nation’s […]
The authorities in Denver approved a $4.7 million settlement on Monday for protesters who were detained for violating an emergency curfew during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020, and later accused the police of using excessive force. The settlement, approved by the Denver City Council, resolves a class-action lawsuit filed by protesters […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Melanie Asmar / Chalkbeat In a 6-1 vote Thursday, the Denver school board approved the firing of McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis, backing a decision by the superintendent that sparked both fierce backlash from Dennis’ supporters and a new set of . […]
CNN — The Denver Police Department released body camera video Monday of an August 5 incident in which one of their officers shot and killed a man who, police say, the officer believed was
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsDenver, ColoradoApril 28, 2023 AS DELIVERED AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: (In progress) and [Madeleine Albright] presented herself in that way until she passed away. But when I got to know her personally, I realized that she was such a kindhearted, decent person and that she cared about what she was […]
Stedman Elementary is one of Denver’s most integrated schools. About a third of its students are Black, a third are Hispanic, and a third are white. “That happened by accident,” Principal Michael Atkins said, “but we are keeping it by design.” In the 1960s, Stedman wasn’t integrated at all — and it was no accident. […]
Colorado man accused of stalking woman says he was exercising rights Colorado man accused of stalking woman says he was exercising rights 02:05 The United States Supreme Court will review a Colorado criminal case in which a musician was hounded on social media. The case involves the Denver singer, Coles Whalen, and the unwanted attention […]
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Baristas at another Starbucks in Colorado Springs have voted to unionize, upping the total number of organized stores to six out of several hundred statewide. The results, announced by the National Labor Relations Board Thursday, were just the latest development in a statewide labor organizing campaign among the coffee giant’s employees. Last month, baristas at […]