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Colorado mother avoids jail after lawyer argues reunification therapist has history of deadly consequence
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Colorado mother avoids jail after lawyer argues reunification therapist has history of deadly consequence

By Chris Osher | Denver Gazette A Colorado mother avoided further time in jail after her lawyer argued that the court-ordered reunification therapy the mother opposes between her youngest sons and her criminally charged ex-husband was being conducted by a therapist who had a history of tragic, deadly consequences for another mother whose two children were murdered. After a contentious, two-hour hearing, Larimer County District Court Judge Daniel McDonald on Thursday ruled that Rachel Pickrel-Hawkins would not have to spend five additional weekends in the Larimer County Jail and suspended her sentence. The judge also halted any additional reunification therapy sessions between her children, aged 10 and 13, and their father until the resolution of the criminal case pending against t...
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King Soopers trial: Alleged shooter yelled “This is Fun!”
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King Soopers trial: Alleged shooter yelled “This is Fun!”

By Carol McKinley | Denver Gazette As gunshots peppered the grocery store, a pharmacist heard the alleged Boulder mass shooter shout: “This is fun! This is such fun!” Sarah Chen, her voice shaking from nerves, told a rapt jury on Thursday that the defendant repeated the shocking statement at least four times. “I grabbed a chair because I didn’t want to die not doing everything I could,” she said during the murder trial in Boulder County. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Aurora officials admit knowing about Venezuelan gang’s activities months ago
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Aurora officials admit knowing about Venezuelan gang’s activities months ago

By Denver Gazette Aurora officials on Wednesday admitted they had been arresting people suspected — though not yet confirmed at the time of their apprehensions — of being members of a Venezuelan gang operating in the metro Denver long before the media spotlight on the city. The gang's activities also "significantly affected" apartment complexes in the city, officials acknowledged. To date, authorities have linked 10 people to the gang and arrested eight, the city said in a news release sent a day after the gang situation in Aurora took center stage at last night's first presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER GAZETTE
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette Denver City's councilmembers on Monday grilled the Johnston administration and postponed voting on a $6 million contract for a group to manage the distribution of food and provide services for immigrants.  More questions than answers had emerged at the council's meeting. The contract would have allocated approve money for Haven of Hope, which would use it to manage distributing food and personal items and provide other services for immigrants enrolled in Denver's Asylum Seekers Program (DASP).  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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‘This is troubling’: Aurora officials heavily redact landlord eviction records, citing ‘work product’
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‘This is troubling’: Aurora officials heavily redact landlord eviction records, citing ‘work product’

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette Aurora officials heavily redacted public documents related to the eviction of 300 people at the Aspen Grove apartment complex last month, claiming the emails — to and from the city and the landlord’s lawyer — represented “attorney work product.” Under the Colorado Open Records Act or CORA, government agencies can assert certain privileges to withhold information. Examples include proprietary information, personnel issues, for a law enforcement investigation, or "work product," such as drafts. Will Trachman, general counsel for Mountain States Legal Foundation, doesn’t see how Aurora can claim a “work product” exemption on behalf of the landlord’s attorney. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Republican Lauren Boebert, Democrat Trisha Calvarese to meet today in lunchtime business-focused debate
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Republican Lauren Boebert, Democrat Trisha Calvarese to meet today in lunchtime business-focused debate

By Ernest Luning | Denver Gazette Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic challenger Trisha Calvarese are set to face off in a debate on business and economic issues on Sept. 3 in Roxborough Park. The lunchtime debate is so far the only meet-up scheduled between the two major party candidates running in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, which covers Douglas County, parts of Larimer and Weld Counties, and the Eastern Plains. Boebert and Calvarese both emerged from crowded primaries for the seat formerly represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who resigned in March. Republican Greg Lopez defeated Calvarese in a June special election to serve out the remainder of Buck's term. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Denver prepares for Labor Day with closings, altered schedules, traffic changes
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Denver prepares for Labor Day with closings, altered schedules, traffic changes

By Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal | Denver Gazette Most government agencies and buildings, including mail services, will be closed on Monday, in observance of Labor Day, as the summer season begins to wrap up. The national holiday comes with a plethora of closings and events. However, most businesses and restaurants will remain open, though some may operate with altered schedules. Before taking a trip, companies and government agencies ask people to check company websites for Labor Day hours and closings. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Colorado test scores affirm daunting task to overcome COVID-era learning loss
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Colorado test scores affirm daunting task to overcome COVID-era learning loss

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette The latest academic achievement data demonstrates the daunting task schools face in overcoming student learning loss across the state, including the Denver metro area, even as the COVID-19 pandemic is now in the rearview mirror.  The modest gains in math and English are remarkably similar to last year, when state officials described the results as a “stair step” improvement and local educators called the scores disappointing. Colorado students showed a 1.3-point improvement in math and 0.4 points in English. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER GAZETTE
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U.S. and China hold high-stakes talks as Biden seeks to manage tensions ahead of election
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U.S. and China hold high-stakes talks as Biden seeks to manage tensions ahead of election

By Trevor Hunnicutt | Denver Gazette U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, wrapping up three days of talks aimed at easing friction between the two world powers ahead of November's U.S. election. As the pair sat down in the Great Hall of the People, Xi told Sullivan Beijing was committed to a stable relationship with Washington. "In this changing and turbulent world, countries need solidarity and coordination...not exclusion or regress," Xi said. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER GAZETTE
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Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, U.S. court rules
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Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, U.S. court rules

By Nate Raymond | Denver Gazette A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms, saying it is unconstitutional to disarm her based on her past drug habits. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the prosecution had violated Paola Connelly's right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment citing a landmark 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights. "Marijuana user or not, Paola is a member of our political community and thus has a presumptive right to bear arms," U.S. Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, wrote for a three-judge panel. READ THE FU...
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