Author: Sage Kelley
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Jeffco restaurants face big losses during power outage
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The ongoing Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) by Xcel Energy has caused vexation for businesses still wondering when power will be fully restored. The Evergreen Bread Lounge, nestled off Bergen Parkway, was closed Wednesday and Thursday. General Manager Tyler Butler walked into the business Thursday to find a majority of his products wasted, despite being…
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Westminster chooses new councilmember
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The Westminster City Council is now full. The council swore in a new member, Adam Barajas, to take over the councilmember seat left open by Claire Carmelia’s move to mayor earlier this month. Two-year councilmember Carmelia won the mayoral election with 53.34% of the vote on Nov. 4 over eight-year Councilmember David DeMott (21.56%) and…
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Jeffco Public Schools workers to find about layoffs this week
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Jeffco Public Schools employees received a voicemail from Superintendent Tracy Dorland Monday morning warning them of potential job cuts in the next year. “My holiday message this year is a more somber and serious one,” Dorland said in a voicemail obtained by The Denver Gazette. “Some of our colleagues in central services will receive notifications…
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Wheat Ridge police officer found justified in fatal shooting
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A Wheat Ridge police officer was found justified in a fatal shooting by both the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the department’s internal investigation. The Wheat Ridge Police Department provided an update and body camera footage Friday afternoon regarding a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 10 in the area of West 32nd…
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Boulder police share latest developments in JonBenét Ramsey investigation
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The Boulder Police Department provided its annual update in the murder that has captured curiosity for nearly 30 years. Investigators have “followed up on every lead” in the 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey — including more than 21,000 tips, and trips to 19 different states to interview over 1,000 individuals with connections to the…
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Man set for plea deal in Evergreen shooting
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A Lakewood man may be on his way to a plea deal after allegedly ramming police vehicles at the Evergreen Walmart just a day after the Evergreen High School shooting. Tyler Young, 33, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in a Jefferson County courtroom recently, in which prosecutors present evidence and the judge decides…
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Family files lawsuit over 2023 Jeffco inmate death
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The family of 27-year-old Ashley Jo Raisbeck filed a lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office nearly two years after the woman died in custody. Jaime Raisbeck, Ashley’s mother, stood outside of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse Wednesday morning, a line of family holding memoriam signs behind her. “I don’t want another parent in my…
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Westminster swears in new mayor, searches for council replacement
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The city of Westminster has a new mayor and an empty seat on the City Council where she used to preside. The city swore in two-year Councilmember Claire Carmelia as the city’s new mayor on Dec. 1 — along with new councilmember Jack Johnson and returning incumbents Sarah Nurmela and Obi Ezeadi. Carmelia won 53.34% of…
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Suspect in 5-person fatal crash near Franktown faced dozen previous criminal charges, including assault
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The man accused of carjacking a vehicle from a Regional Transportation District station, then crashing into a family of five and causing five deaths — including his own — has been identified. The Denver Gazette confirmed with multiple sources that Walter C. Huling, 31, is the suspect in the Monday crash on Colorado Highway 83,…
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DougCo Sheriff’s Office cancels contract with alert network after security breach
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Thousands of Coloradans may have had their information leaked due to a security breach on CodeRED — a emergency notification system used by various metro agencies. CodeRED by Crisis24, a company based in Maryland, sent a letter to users on Friday stating that the system was part of a “targeted attack by an organized cybercriminal…
