Author: Michael Braithwaite

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has postponed until fall a measure that would have raised the salaries of a dozen top executives. The proposed adjustments would have raised the salaries of 12 agency directors by nearly 44% on July 1, totaling nearly $500,000 in additional expenditures, most of which would have been absorbed by the city’s…

Reverend James D. Peters, Jr., a civil rights activist and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away Saturday. He was 92 years old. His death was announced by community leader Sylvia Morgan-Smith. She said in part, “Reverend Peters dedicated his life to faith, community, and love.” Peters, originally from Connecticut, was a founding…

Four men were arrested by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on April 28 in connection with an interstate fentanyl distribution network. The main target of the investigation, Rafael Salazar-Amaya, 40, faces 44 counts, including conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), according to a news release…

A teen girl was stabbed by another girl outside the Aurora Science and Tech Middle School on Wednesday, suffering injuries severe enough to require hospitalization. The incident began at about 1:23 p.m., when the two were involved in a heated argument outside on school property, the Aurora Police Department said on X Wednesday afternoon. The…

The Denver Police Department, in collaboration with seven other area police departments along the Front Range, will begin a period of focused expired vehicle registration enforcement on Sunday. The enforcement period, targeting vehicles with expired registrations or expired temporary license plates, will be the fourth such period of focused enforcement since July 2024, according to…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis emphasized the freedom of religious expression and the importance of protecting it in a speech at an event celebrating Colorado Religious Freedom Day at the state Capitol Thursday morning. The event included seven speakers who highlighted fostering diversity and coexistence with an open exchange of ideas, amid heightened political differences that…

About 600 pounds of marijuana were stolen from a secured Colorado State Patrol container in Arapahoe County on Tuesday, April 1, CSP said in a news release Tuesday morning. While investigating the incident, police determined that the suspects arrived after dark and used a power tool to remove locks both on a side gate and on…

An unvaccinated individual has been confirmed with a case of measles in Pueblo after traveling to an area of Mexico currently experiencing an outbreak, according to a news release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Monday evening. Based on the available information, the department has identified the following locations and dates where…