Author: Carol McKinley, Special to The Denver Gazette
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Charges stack up for former Littleton funeral director
A Littleton funeral director who allegedly scammed dozens of Colorado families as they grieved a loved one is facing three new abuse-of-corpse charges, in addition to multiple theft counts. Miles Harford, 34, the former owner of Apollo Funeral and Cremation Services, faces 11 counts in all for incidents which happened over a nearly five-year period…
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Boulder police consider establishing annex in northern area to combat crime
The city of Boulder and Boulder police are considering establishing an annex in the northern part of town, which would increase law enforcement presence in the area. At a Nov. 7 City Council meeting, city leaders acknowledged the urgency of controlling the crime in north Boulder. The effort for increased police presence is being made…
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Charges dropped for 2 officers in Christian Glass case
A judge on Monday granted a motion to drop failure to intervene charges against two Division of Gaming officers who were among those on scene the night Christian Glass was shot and killed. Glass, 22, called 911 for help just before midnight on June 10, 2022, after his SUV got stuck on a rock near…
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‘Planet Boulder’ brought down to earth by worsening problems with homelessness
There’s a classic saying that the City of Boulder is 25 square miles surrounded by reality. After years spent on the ever-intensifying frontlines of homelessness, Jen Livovich has a saying of her own. “Reality has come to Boulder.” Livovich slept on Boulder’s sidewalks for five years, sometimes behind the municipal building, where she watched the…
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El Paso County officials and club owners sued over 2022 Club Q mass shooting
Two years after a gunman opened fire in a Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ nightclub killing five people and injuring 25 more, several survivors and victims’ families filed a lawsuit that alleges the shooting could have been avoided. El Paso County Commissioners, former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder, and the founder and co-owners of Club Q…
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Golden officer killed in crash while on duty
GOLDEN • The Golden and metro Denver police communities are mourning the death of a Golden officer who was killed while on duty Wednesday evening when he was thrown underneath a crashed vehicle parked on the side of the highway. Officer Evan Dunn was pinned underneath a car and appeared to have died instantly. Golden…
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Denver election workers discover potential voter fraud at adult day care
A possible attempt to duplicate voter ballots at a Denver adult day care center is under investigation by six Front Range Colorado counties. The alleged fraud was caught by Denver Clerk & Recorder election staff who were manually reviewing individual ballots and noticed voter signatures did not match up. The incident involved 60 voters and their…
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The 2024 election is stressing Americans out: Here’s how to cope
Like many Americans, Kelly Stahlman is feeling election jitters. As a White, suburban woman, she is a member of America’s largest voting block. Compounding her high-voter value, she is a 42-year Republican voting for a woman. The mother of two sons with profound disabilities, she relied on Medicaid before both of them died, and she…
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Colorado Democratic Party agrees to move Election Night watch party after recorder threatens lawsuit
After the Denver Clerk and Recorder wrote a letter to the Colorado Democratic Party threatening to sue if the group if it didn’t change the venue for its Election Night watch party, the organization did late on Tuesday. “We have worked out arrangements to ensure that every voter has an opportunity to vote at Reelworks/Tracks…
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War of words between Black leaders and Boulder city officials
An attempt at harmony between Boulder’s local NAACP chapter and city leaders is playing out like a bad song. Boulder City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde reported the local chapter of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People to its parent organization over “unethical behavior” after chapter leaders breeched stipulations in a signed contract in a threat…