Author: Sage Kelley
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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…
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Jeffco Public Schools discusses budget cuts, mill levy
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A $60 million structural deficit continues to hang over the Jeffco Public Schools. The Jeffco Board of Education met with members of the district’s financial team on Nov. 13 to discuss updates to the Budget Reduction Blueprint — or overall plan to reduce $60 million from the district’s budget in the 2026-2027 school year. “Over…
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New Arvada City Council members sworn in
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Two new Arvada City Council members were sworn in last week while the two leaving seats discussed the importance of the role. Newly elected Councilmembers Michael Griffith and Rebecka Lovisone were sworn in on Nov. 11. Councilmember Randy Moorman was also sworn in again following his re-election on Nov. 4. The Arvada City Council includes…
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Three agencies find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
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DECK: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, DEA and CBI make sixth-largest seizure in U.S. history A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD)…
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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
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A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seized a record-breaking amount of fake fentanyl pills…
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Food banks in Denver area struggle to meet the need
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The line of people outside the Adams County Food Bank wrapped around the building as the clock ticked toward 10 a.m. Thursday. Some held grocery bags. Others sat on the ground. All wore the same saturnine expression. That sight has been common at a food bank that draws most of its clientele from surrounding cities,…
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Jefferson County declares emergency over stalled SNAP funds
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Calling it a “humanitarian crisis,” Jefferson County has declared an emergency disaster as uncertainty over the federal food stamp program hangs in the air. The county issued the order on Saturday, allowing the county to create an emergency operations center and shift county resources toward providing food to those in need. County commissioners also sent…
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New Jeffco Public Schools board members talk transparency, budget
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The Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education will look a bit different going into next year. During the Nov. 4 elections, Jefferson County residents voted in three new board members in the five-person board, all while voting out incumbent School Board President Mary Parker. The three open seats were within Districts 1, 2 and 5. The…
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Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot
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Two men face murder charges after a fatal shooting in Westminster last month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it officially filed murder charges against 19-year-old Daniel Romero and 24-year-old Michael Fernandez, Jr. on Monday morning. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in a parking lot in the 8400 block of Decatur…