Author: Noah Festenstein The Denver Gazette
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Safeway workers begin striking in Fountain, Pueblo
Strike began Sunday after union requested parent company Albertsons to cancel its contract extension.
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DA George Brauchler cleared after being accused of unprofessional social media posts
Brauchler doesn’t face disciplinary action after Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel dismissed investigation request by Justin Schreiber, who is being prosecuted in the 23rd Judicial District.
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Boulder attack witness recalls ‘horrific’ scene; Jewish community responds
Aaron Brooks was riding his bike Sunday afternoon when he heard screams for help come from around the corner of the Boulder courthouse. What Brooks encountered next is something that he said will stay with him forever: “I hear somebody yelling, ‘Is anybody a doctor, is anybody a doctor?’ And I thought somebody maybe at…
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Hundreds of flights delayed at Denver International Airport over Memorial Day weekend
Hundreds of flights out of Denver International Airport were delayed Sunday, adding to more than 1,000 delays over Memorial Day weekend as thunderstorms continue to threaten Colorado. As of 3:30 p.m. Sunday, 658 flights are delayed at DIA, while 10 flights have been canceled, according to flight tracker FlightAware. Airlines reporting the most delays are Southwest…
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Castle Rock council advances Pine Canyon annexation
Castle Rock’s councilmembers on Tuesday advanced a landowner’s proposal to annex more than 500 acres of an unincorporated ranch into the town, the precursor for a major development that proposes hundreds of single-family homes and a thousand multi-family units. The proposal has been fought for more than 20 years. The Castle Rock Town Council gave…
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Tornadoes tear through eastern Colorado, leaving more than 30 structures damaged or destroyed
Victoria and Mark Katchen were sitting on the porch of their Bennett home Sunday when they saw a funnel cloud in the sky transform into a tornado closing in on their property. Only moments after fleeing inside to safety, the Katchens found their home of 24 years severely damaged and their barn destroyed by the…
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Meet Guster; Douglas County’s first canine school resource officer
Sleep, eat and be pet by students — that’s the ruff duty facing the newest Douglas County Sheriff’s Office hire. Sworn in as Douglas County’s first canine School Resource Officer (SRO), Guster, a one-and-a-half-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, will serve as a therapy dog with Deputy Brian Corbin at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, according to…
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Nightclub raid puts spotlight anew on Colorado’s illegal immigration woes
Supporters of a tougher approach to enforcement pointed to the anti-narcotics raid at a nightclub in Colorado’s second-biggest city as yet another confirmation that criminal elements have embedded themselves among the tens of thousands of immigrants who arrived in the state over the past two years — attracted, they argued, by local and state “sanctuary…
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Turkey Track fire 30% contained, stays steady at 128 acres
A 128-acre Turkey Track fire burning in western Douglas County near the Teller County line was 30% contained as of 11 a.m. Sunday, according to U.S. Forest Service officials and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. No structures were threatened while campers were ordered to evacuate. The fire continues to burn on U.S. Forest Service land…
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Turkey Track fire 30% contained, stays steady at 128 acres
A 128-acre Turkey Track fire burning in western Douglas County near the Teller County line was 30% contained as of 11 a.m. Sunday, according to U.S. Forest Service officials and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. No structures were threatened while campers were ordered to evacuate. The fire continues to burn on U.S. Forest Service land…