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Appeals court overturns $4 million jury award for elderly woman subject to Denver SWAT search
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week overturned a jury’s roughly $4 million award to an elderly Denver woman who was subject to a SWAT raid on her home after police believed, incorrectly, a stolen iPhone would be found inside. In ordering a new civil trial, a three-judge Court of Appeals panel imposed a new burden on…
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Denver’s free ride-share service expands to new neighborhoods
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The City and County of Denver is expanding the neighborhoods reached by the Denver Connector, its free on-demand ride share service. Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) announced Thursday that it is adding the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods to its ride share service. The service will reach these neighborhoods starting next week. DOTI created…
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DPS: Marrero gives update on school closures, consolidations
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Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero provided an update regarding school closures and consolidations within the district on Thursday during a monthly board of education meeting. Marrero announced the advisory committee members had been chosen and will be named at a later date. The committee is made of 33 members of all different backgrounds, demographics…
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Jolon Clark re-elected as Denver City Council president
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Despite a turnover of five new members, the Denver City Council has decided to stick with the same leadership it has had for the past year. The council voted unanimously 13-0 on Monday night to keep Jolon Clark as the City Council president and Stacy Gilmore and council president pro tem. “Thank you very much…
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More fire stations needed in NE Denver, audit finds
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A lack of fire stations in the Northeast Denver fire district that caused slow response times, a staffing shortage and a growing population that led to an increase in calls for service for the Denver Fire Department were issues cited in a city audit report. Fire officials were aware of the slow response time issue…
