Author: Matt Kyle
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Wheat Ridge considering e-bike, scooter ordinances as usage increases in city
Wheat Ridge may soon pass regulatory ordinances on e-bikes as city officials say usage of such devices has increased within the city. The measures are proactive as e-bike usage has increased across the Denver metro area, according to city officials, but also come as residents in the community have expressed concerns about e-bike speeds, particularly…
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Lakewood selects new city manager
After a four-month search, Lakewood has a new city manager. The city on Friday announced the selection of Jonathan Cain as its new city manager. The selection comes four months after the retirement of Kathy Hodgson, who had served as Lakewood’s city manager for 18 years and was at the time of her retirement the…
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Lakewood selects new city manager
After a four-month search, Lakewood has a new city manager. The city on Friday announced the selection of Jonathan Cain as its new city manager. The selection comes four months after the retirement of Kathy Hodgson, who had served as Lakewood’s city manager for 18 years and was at the time of her retirement the…
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Golden fire chief fired days after city manager as city investigates ‘racist incident’
The City of Golden has terminated its fire chief days after terminating the city manager due to a “racist incident” earlier this year at a city fire station. City officials said that in March, a “Snoop on a Stoop” doll, which is similar to an “Elf on the Shelf” doll but in the likeness of…
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Golden city manager fired after ‘racist incident’ at fire station
The Golden City Council on Tuesday voted to terminate City Manager Scott Vargo following a reported “racist incident” at a city fire station. The alleged incident happened in March. Reportedly, a “Snoop on a Stoop” doll, which resembles an “Elf on the Shelf” doll in the likeness of rapper Snoop Dogg, was found hanging by…
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, faces charges of sexual exploitation of minor
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Jay Boebert has been arrested and accused of recording and sharing a video depicting himself having intercourse with a minor, according to court records. The case originated in Garfield County in Western Colorado and was filed Thursday. Tyler Boebert, 21, is accused of five counts in total: three charges…
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DOJ official decries ‘nonsense’ in Jeffco schools at fundraising gala
Amid a legal battle between Jeffco Public Schools and the federal government, a Department of Justice official spoke at a fundraising gala and decried “crazy stuff” and “nonsense” in the school district. The gala was for Jeffco Kids First, an advocacy organization focused on Jeffco, and was held Thursday night in Golden. Harmeet Dhillon, the…
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Boulder County coroner IDs body found over 50 years ago
After nearly 55 years, a body found in Boulder County has been identified. The Boulder County Coroner’s office on Thursday announced it has identified a set of remains found in Bluebell Canyon in August 1971 as Douglas Sumner, 22. The identification concluded decades of investigative and forensic work, the coroner’s office said and now allows…
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Jeffco taxpayers could be on the hook for a possible child sex assault settlement
Taxpayers may end up on the hook for a child sexual assault settlement, possibly worth up to $15 million, after Jeffco Public Schools failed to notify its insurance company in a timely manner about the case. The incident stems from the Imagine Kay Ewer case. Ewer, a former paraprofessional in the district, groomed and sexually…
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Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration to protect funding after alleged transgender policies violation
In the wake of several threats by the Trump administration to revoke federal funding, Jeffco Public Schools filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education seeking to protect that badly needed money. Jeffco has been under investigation by the DOE’s Office of Civil Rights over the district’s policies regarding transgender students, which the federal government…