Author: Carol McKinley
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Northglenn residents decry planned transition home for sex offenders, mentally ill
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Northglenn residents packed a meeting Wednesday to voice their opposition, often tearfully, to a panel of city, county and state leaders over a Mental Health Transitional Living Home planned for an area near an elementary school, playgrounds and a church. Some are so upset by the facility, they plan to move from Northglenn. “If this…
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Northglenn transitional home for sex offenders, mentally ill sparks controversy
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Neither the state nor the City of Northglenn wants to budge in a tug of war over plans for a facility that would house dozens of registered sex offenders and mentally ill residents in a neighborhood near schools and a playground. The Mental Health Transitional Living Home – the subject of the tug of war – is comprised…
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CBI DNA debacle hits Weld County in a 45-year-old cold case awaiting trial
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A hearing in Weld County called to shed light on the scope of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA science/testing debacle was postponed when only one of three parties showed up. That party was the district attorney who called the hearing in the first place. Michael Rourke, 19th Judicial District Attorney, subpoenaed the Colorado Attorney…
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Glimpse of Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA testing backlash offered by first wave of court hearings
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The curtain lifted Wednesday to unveil the first glimpse of how a Colorado Bureau of Investigation scandal involving the work of a veteran DNA scientist might play out in dozens of courtrooms across the Front Range. In an hour-long Boulder court hearing permeated by questions and uncertainty, a Boulder judge delayed the trial of an accused…
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Silt police called to incident involving Lauren Boebert and ex-husband
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Silt police were called to an incident involving U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, on Saturday night, authorities confirmed. In a statement to Colorado Politics on Sunday, the two-term Republican denied punching her ex-husband. “This is a sad situation for all that keeps escalating and another reason I’m moving,” Boebert said in a…
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Immigration destination: How the town of Carbondale fixed its immigration problem
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No one seems to know exactly how a remote mountain town like Carbondale, Colorado, became the destination for upwards of 150 mostly-Venezuelan immigrants in search of the American dream. The “newcomers,” as they’re called in the Aspen bedroom community, originally arrived in Denver aboard buses sent from the Texas border. It’s possible that one of…
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Christmas spirit takes over Denver International Airport
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As Christmas approached Wednesday, the halls of Denver International Airport were decked with human-sized reindeer, elves and sickly green Grinches. It took real concentration not to notice the Minions in Concourse C, a strolling pineapple person in Concourse B and a half-dozen roundish Santa Clauses bouncing into one another like beach balls in anticipation of…
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Texas ‘Ghost bus’ drops off a load of immigrants, this time at Colorado state Capitol
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Colorado got an unexpected delivery from the state of Texas Monday morning. A busload of immigrants just in from Texas was dropped off at the state capitol, city officials confirmed. These types of bus drop-offs are not unusual, but what is new is the location, officials said. Leaving people at the center of state government…
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‘Enough is Enough’: mail carrier unions demand protection as crime increases in Denver, nationwide
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As crime increases nationwide, delivering the mail – once held as a universally sacred position – has become a frontline job. Robberies and assaults on mail carriers in the Denver metro area are already up 350% in 2023 over last year, and, with the holidays and longer nights fast approaching, Colorado’s postal union wants people to be aware of the…
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Colorado domestic violence deaths up in 2022
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A 34-year-old mother of six, a woman who begged her children not to tell anyone she had reconciled with her abuser and two responding law enforcement officers were four of the record number of Coloradans who died in connection with a domestic violence incident last year. The Colorado Domestic Violence annual report released by the…
