Author: The Denver Gazette

The approach of Election Day has brought high tensions and uncertainty about basic questions such as whether a winner will even be crowned that night, and concerns about possible unrest or volatile protests. In a regular question-and-answer session with media Thursday, Denver’s public safety executive director, Murphy Robinson, said he hopes any protests will remain…

Colorado has identified 13 new coronavirus outbreaks within its constellation of jails, prisons and halfway houses in October, as the state grapples with widespread transmission of the disease. The state’s prisons were the site of Colorado’s first major outbreak — Sterling Correctional Facility has reported a total of 607 cases among inmates; three inmates have died,…

In response to Adams County’s stricter guidelines due to a spike in coronavirus cases, officials have expanded options to help those struggling due to the pandemic. The county, through its Community and Economic Development Department, announced the $5,000 rent/mortgage assistance category of their mini-grant program, to assist landlord’s struggling to recover rent. Previously the mini-grant…

Denver Public Schools students in the third through fifth grades will shift to remote learning starting next week as the number of COVID-19 cases in the city continues to rise, superintendent Susana Cordova said in a letter to parents on Tuesday. In-person learning for those students will continue until Friday before shifting to remote schooling…

The number of new coronavirus cases in Colorado — at least, the number of cases tracked by the state health department — shot past previous high marks during a steady increase over the past few weeks, reaching more than twice the number in March and April. But because there’s more testing now than during the…

John Wilson sat alone in the middle of the courtroom, wearing a black cloth tied over his lower face like a bandanna. Beside him in the pew was a satchel with a stack of loose documents that represented his doomed eviction defense. This was G&S Investors’ — the company that owns the building that Wilson,…

Starting today, The Denver Gazette is teaming up with talk show host Aaron Harber on a series of programs to help voters make up their minds on this year’s statewide and Denver ballot issues. Today’s program is focused on four Denver Ballot Initiatives, 2C, 2D, 2E and 2G, all dealing with the extent of the…

There will be 36 vote center locations for the November general election, the Denver Election Division said Tuesday. That is 10 more locations than in 2016. The locations will help voters who need to vote in person for the Nov. 3 election. The Denver Election Division said there will be 22 more hours of early…