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Homeless challenge Denver encampment sweeps in federal court

DENVER – Homeless people filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop Denver from clearing their encampments around the city, saying the operations violate their constitutional rights a...

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman accused in QAnon kidnapping plot pleads not guilty

DENVER – A Colorado woman accused of plotting with supporters of QAnon to have her son kidnapped from foster care pleaded not guilty to second-degree kidnapping on Friday. Cynthia...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Appeals court orders new sentencing in homemade bomb case

DENVER – A man who left a homemade bomb outside a police station in a Colorado mountain town could spend less time in prison under a U.S. appeals court decision in the case. David...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. appeals court in Denver eyes American Samoa citizenship

DENVER – Whether people who live in territories controlled by the U.S. automatically become citizens under a constitutional amendment that secured citizenship for freed slaves was a major fo...

DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Denver police investigate baton assault of protester

DENVER – Denver police are investigating an allegation that an officer sexually assaulted a protester with a baton while taking him into custody in July. After police tackled Mich...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

A year after Elijah McClain’s death, activists want charges

DENVER – A year after Elijah McClain was stopped by police in suburban Denver on his way home from the store, people gathered on a football field on Sunday night to dance and sing and to als...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Denver mail hub stays open despite coronavirus closure order

WHEAT RIDGE – A U.S. Postal Service distribution facility in Denver that handles 10 million pieces of mail a day for Colorado and Wyoming remained open Friday despite being ordered to shut d...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Denver loses bid to avoid giving ICE details on three suspects

DENVER – Denver has lost its bid to stop federal immigration officials from forcing it to turn over information about three men wanted for deportation. A federal magistrate ruled ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Restaurants and bars limited to take out, delivery in Denver

DENVER – Restaurants and bars in Denver will be limited to take out and delivery orders under a ban on gatherings of 50 people announced by Mayor Michael Hancock on Monday to try to stem the...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

30 people indicted for drug trafficking in Colorado

DENVER – Thirty people from two different suspected drug rings have been indicted for drug trafficking in Colorado, including a woman accused of being the leader of a Mexican ring based in D...

DATE: Feb 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman who gave birth alone in Denver jail cell files lawsuit

DENVER – A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labor. ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

22-week abortion ban moves closer to Colorado ballot

DENVER – A proposal to ban abortions at 22 weeks in Colorado moved closer to being on next year’s ballot Wednesday. The state’s title board, made up of representatives of the Secr...

DATE: Jul 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News