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Appeals court permits claim to proceed against 9News for security guard shooting
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded 9News can be held liable for the actions of a security guard who accompanied a producer during an October 2020 rally in downtown Denver and ended up fatally shooting a man after a brief confrontation. At the same time, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed 9News…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Denver officials over 2020 pro-police rally
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Denver’s former mayor and several city officials alleging they conspired with those who violently disrupted a pro-police rally four years ago in Civic Center Park. Weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, a scheduled “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” event…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Denver officials over 2020 pro-police rally
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Denver’s former mayor and several city officials alleging they conspired with those who violently disrupted a pro-police rally four years ago in Civic Center Park. Weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, a scheduled “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” event…
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‘We need to take back the park’: Denver to shut down Civic Center Park over safety, sanitation concerns
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The city of Denver plans to shut down Civic Center Park next week because of concerns over safety and sanitation, Denver Parks and Recreation announced. The closure will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 15, though fencing began being set up around the park Tuesday. Scott Gilmore, deputy manager of parks and recreation, told CBS4 on Tuesday the…
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Signatures, and message, delivered to Denver City Hall: End 4/20 rally
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Results are in from the Centennial Institute‘s petition drive to stick a fork in the annual 4/20 pot fest that takes over downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park every April 20, reports Denverite’s Adrian Garcia. Jeff Hunt, the director of the conservative Christian think tank based at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, dropped off more than 4,000 signatures today at Denver…
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Partisan differences checked at the door during Denver’s 9/11 tribute event
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The twisted, rusting hunks of steel that rested on the flat bed of a semi truck on Broadway in downtown Denver served as a solemn reminder to Coloradans of the terrorist attacks that shook this country 15 years ago. One woman dabbed at her eyes with a tissue Sunday after looking at the rubble from…
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Two words: ‘GO, BRONCOS!’
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Sports brings people together. People from different background, ethnicities, races, religious preferences and political beliefs can rally together for a united cause, and we have seen just that this week — we are United in Orange. Politicians on either side of the aisle have overcome the deep chasms that divide. Our beloved team has brought Republican…
