Metro
GEO Group challenges Colorado’s new immigration detention center inspection law
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The private company that operates the sole immigration detention center in Colorado sued state officials Monday over a new law that requires frequent health and safety inspections at the site. The GEO Group, which operates the 1,530-bed federal detention center in Aurora, filed the lawsuit […]
Trump administration alleges racial bias in Cherry Creek schools. District denies it
AURORA | The Trump administration’s Department of Education announced today it will investigate Cherry Creek schools district, alleging the district permits or sponsors a “wide range of racially discriminatory programming, according to a U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announcement. School district officials rejected the claims. “We strongly disagree with the characterization of […]
State probes metro school for disabled students on improper restraints
This story was first published at Colorado Chalkbeat. DENVER | Mark Brostrom’s 11-year-old son was struggling in public school when his school district suggested what seemed like a better fit: a new specialized school near the family’s home. Brostrom remembers thinking that the Austin Centers for Exceptional Students in Westminster could offer the flexibility that […]
Green goes gray: Older folks in Colorado trying weed in record numbers for help with pain, sleep
This story was first published at KUNC News. DENVER | Willie Nelson excepted, it’s probably not an old dude’s face that pops to mind when you’re thinking of a typical marijuana user. But perhaps it should — older Americans have been getting into weed in record numbers in recent years. “We know that cannabis use is […]
Aurora shooting leaves 25-year-old man dead after argument in an alley
AURORA | An argument among a group of people early Sunday at an alley in northwest Aurora turned deadly when one person shot an unidentified man in the group and then left, police said. Officers were called to the alley between the 1400 blocks of Dallas and Clinton streets at about 4:30 a.m. after reports […]
Alcohol suspected in fatal Aurora crash that killed 1 early Sunday, police say
AURORA | Investigators say one or both drivers involved in a fatal car crash early Saturday in central Aurora may have been intoxicated. Police were called to the intersection of South Peoria Street and East Jewell Avenue at about 3 a.m. after reports of a car crash there. “The preliminary investigation has determined a Hyundai […]
Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested on domestic violence charges
ENGLEWOOD | Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper was jailed Friday on domestic violence charges. Cooper, 28, was held on suspicion of two counts of domestic violence and one count of criminal mischief, according to Douglas County jail records. He was arrested by Parker Police at 11:16 p.m. Thursday and booked into jail at 2:38 […]
Aurora Black community leaders demand city reaffirm’s convictions in Elijah McClain case
AURORA | Metro Black community leaders have called on the Aurora City Council to reaffirm the convictions of two paramedics who were granted new trials in the death of Elijah McClain. The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the convictions of Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, who had been convicted of negligent homicide after […]
Aurora water restrictions remain unchanged as statewide drought conditions worsen
AURORA | An increase in severity of a statewide drought declaration yesterday does not immediately affect watering restrictions already in place in Aurora, city officials said Friday. Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday declared a statewide drought emergency and activated Phase 3 of the state’s drought response plan, citing worsening conditions fueled by record-low snowpack and […]
Bennet, Weiser spar in second Dem debate for governor, find common ground on many issues
DENVER | Colorado’s two Democratic candidates for governor, Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, traded barbs and underscored how they aligned on many policies during their second formal debate leading up to the June 30 Democratic primary election. The hour-long debate, sponsored by 9News, The Denver Gazette, and Colorado Politics, came two days […]