Author: Deborah Grigsby deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
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Denver officials identify man killed in airport runway ‘suicide’
Denver International Airport officials and the city’s chief medical examiner released the identity of the man who was struck by a departing aircraft while walking on an active runway on Friday. Dr. Sterling McLaren, Denver’s chief medical examiner, identified the man as 41-year-old Michael Mott. “The cause of death is multiple blunt and sharp force injuries,”…
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Denver airport runway death highlights potential security vulnerability, experts say
As the National Transportation Safety Board hunkers down to gather information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person who was walking on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff, aviation security experts have a long list of questions. The plane, an Airbus 321 operated by Frontier…
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DOJ sues Denver over ‘unconstitutional’ weapons ban
Less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston publicly rebuffed the U.S. Department of Justice’s demand to repeal the city’s ban on assault weapons, the Trump administration followed through with its threat to take the matter to court. The DOJ filed a suit in federal court Tuesday, alleging that Denver’s longstanding prohibition on “assault-style”…
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DOJ threatens Denver with lawsuit over city’s assault weapons ban
Denver officials have rejected a U.S. Department of Justice demand that they repeal the city’s longstanding ban on assault weapons. “Our answer is hell no,” Mayor Mike Johnston told members of the press along with public safety leaders gathered at City Hall on Monday. “No, we will not roll back a common-sense policy that has…
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Denver Water to empty Antero Reservoir amid drought response
Denver Water will empty Antero Reservoir in the coming weeks, transferring its water to Cheesman Reservoir as part of the utility’s drought response, and will eventually close it to recreational activities. Antero Reservoir is located in Park County and sits at an elevation of approximately 8,900 feet. Because of its high altitude location, it loses…
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Antero Reservoir in Park County to be emptied amid drought response
Deborah Grigsby Park County’s Antero Reservoir will be emptied over the coming weeks, with its water being transferred to Cheesman Reservoir as part of the Denver Water’s drought response and will eventually close it to recreational activities. Antero Reservoir sits at an elevation of approximately 8,900 feet. Because of its high altitude location, it loses…
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Energy constraints loom larger than water for Colorado AI boom, experts say
As artificial intelligence reshapes almost every sector of the economy, experts at this year’s Colorado Climate Week gathering in Boulder said it is also reshaping local physical infrastructure. From grid demand and water use to data center construction, scaling the necessary framework to support AI, they said, will be a challenge as experts and policymakers…
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Denver to remove César Chávez name from city holiday, park in light of abuse allegations
The City of Denver will remove the name of César Chávez from the city holiday and city monuments that bear his name, one day after allegations of sexual misconduct by fellow civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and others surfaced, Mayor Mike Johnston announced Thursday. The city has already canceled its annual march, which was set…
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Hacked crosswalks in Denver sound anti-Trump messages
Denver pedestrians got a surprise this weekend when the audio messages from push-button speakers on some crosswalks were mysteriously replaced with anti-President Donald Trump messages. “The walk signal is on, Trump … (reference to the Iran school that was bombed),” a robotic voice said, according to a video on the social media platforms TikTok and…
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Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck
As a Washington, D.C. showdown over immigration enforcement halts Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of federal airport security screeners will miss their first paychecks this week just as the annual spring break begins in the U.S. and airline travel surges. Denver International Airport officials are asking the public and airport employees to donate grocery…