The Supreme Court will hear a climate change case involving the devastating Marshall wildfire
LOUISVILLE | Less than an hour on after the first warning that a wildfire was headed for her suburban street, Tawnya Somauroo’s Boulder County home was in ashes. She has worked tirelessly for nearly five years to rebuild her house and help ensure her neighborhood can withstand the next blaze. But as climate change contributes […]
Former Dallas officer who shot Black man in apartment that she mistook for hers gets parole
A white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, rejected Amber Guyger’s initial parole request in 2024, but […]
Federal report says pilots weren’t warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami
Despite regulations requiring it, an air traffic controller failed to tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds as they landed in Miami, careening off the runway and killing five people last month, according to a preliminary report Thursday from the National Transportation Safety Board. Just four minutes […]
Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE has surgery to remove bullet
AUSTIN | A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas had surgery Thursday to remove the bullet lodged in his back for nearly two weeks. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, had appeared in court in a wheelchair on Wednesday, wearing a sling on his arm. He remains in custody […]
In-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot puts aviation security measures under fresh scrutiny
JERUSALEM | Israel has some of the world’s most stringent air travel security measures. The United Arab Emirates proudly adheres to international aviation safety standards. Yet those safeguards failed to prevent a flight between the countries from taking a dangerous plunge during an alleged attack in the cockpit. The copilot allegedly stabbed the captain in […]
NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was ‘failed’ by people obligated to protect her
NEW YORK | New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including police and the county prosecutor. Hochul’s claim came during a news conference in which she gave details on her decision to turn […]
Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike’s life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the […]
Black Coloradan racial equity state study commission faces funding gap
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado legislative commission tasked with studying the effects of historical racism on Black Coloradans faces a funding gap as it seeks an economic contractor. The Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission could need to raise around $215,000 to pay researchers to analyze a nearly-complete […]
Cabrini Day will be celebrated Monday across Colorado, most counties — but not Arapahoe
AURORA | Just about all state agencies and counties — except for one — will celebrate Frances Xavier Cabrini Day on Monday, the result of a decades-long struggle to replace Columbus Day. Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill in 2020 to recognize the humanitarian contributions of Cabrini on the first Monday of October, […]
SENTINEL MUSE: Fall hard for fun and thrills inside and out in and near Aurora
AURORA | Fall rarely comes to the metro area. Get out and make the most of it. Colorado Front Range weather is notoriously a flick-of-the-switch from summer to winter. Not this weekend. Sunny and warm, but not hot. What to do? Walk. The Aurora Cultural Arts District First Friday Arts and Gallery Walk starts Friday […]