Author: Matt Kyle
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Jeffco Public Schools: Boys on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, not athletes
Jeffco Public Schools this week said the boys the Trump administration claimed to have found on girls’ sports rosters were trainers, mascots and managers, not student-athletes. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced in March that a months-long investigation into alleged Title IX violations committed by Jeffco found that 61 boys were…
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Arvada woman charged with murder after her teen daughter dies from alcohol abuse
An Arvada woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she supplied her 16-year-old daughter with alcohol for a prolonged period, leading up to her death. Arvada Police Department officers were called at about 8:15 a.m. on March 9 to the 6400 block of West 85th Avenue on reports of an unresponsive teenage girl,…
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‘I thought I was gonna die;’ JeffCo teen shot in face recounts shooting during trial
A Jefferson County teen who was shot in the face when he and his friend were seeking a spot to take homecoming photos said he believed he was going to die as he recounted the shooting during trial testimony on Thursday. The second-degree assault trial for Brent John Metz, 40, a former Mountain View council…
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How a CU Boulder law school program helped free a Denver man after 27 years in ‘shaken baby’ murder case
From the first time she looked at Stephen Martinez’s case, Boulder attorney Jeanne Segil knew she had a shot at getting him released from prison. Martinez, 58, spent 27 years behind bars for a crime he now says never happened. Four-month-old Heather Lynn Mares, the daughter of Martinez’s roommate, died Oct. 17, 1998 after she…
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Annual count finds fewer homeless people in Denver
Overall homelessness in Denver went down by 12.5% this year, the first year-to-year reduction in nine years, according to an annual count. Street homelessness is also at a nine-year low, decreasing by 64% since 2023, when Denver Mayor Mike Johnston took office, city officials said. Johnston, who campaigned on eliminating homelessness in his first term…
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As fuel costs rise further, Coloradans may see impacts beyond the pump
With the price of gas rising with no end in sight, many Coloradans first thought will be about how much more they are spending at the pumps. But rising costs may soon spread to more than just gas, and can have a more all-around impact on your wallet, as spiking diesel prices could lead to…
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‘No Kings’ protest draws tens of thousands to Colorado state Capitol
The third round of the national No Kings Day protests hit Denver Saturday, when tens of thousands gathered near the Colorado state Capitol to criticize the Trump administration. Organizers addressing the crowd estimated there were 30,000 present for the Saturday protest. By about 11 a.m., protesters filled the steps of the Capitol building, holding signs…
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Boulder police investigate sexual assault, ‘drugging’ at bar near CU
The Boulder Police Department is investigating reports of sexual assault and “suspected drugging” involving underage girls at a bar. There may be additional victims who have not yet come forward, the department said in a news release. The bar, Scrooge Sul, is temporarily closed as police investigate the allegations. It’s located near the University of…
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Thornton police investigating homicide
Police in Thornton are investigating a homicide that happened late Wednesday night. Thornton Police Department officers responded just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of East 88th Avenue and Grant Street after a 911 caller reported someone bleeding. Upon arrival, officers found a 29-year-old man on the ground bleeding from a wound, a news release…
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Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail
Funding, local transit focus and how exactly the Front Range Passenger Rail will serve Coloradans are a few topics Denver residents have on their minds regarding an upcoming project meant to bring 180 miles of passenger rails to the Interstate 25 corridor. Planners for the Front Range Passenger Rail District laid out project goals and…