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Damages from Pro-Palestinian protests last spring cost Auraria Campus more than $600K
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Damages from Pro-Palestinian protests last spring cost Auraria Campus more than $600K

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette The pro-Palestinian protests on the Auraria Campus have cost the institution in damages more than twice the roughly $300,000 officials reported last spring. The actual costs, an official confirmed Tuesday, was $668,934. Devra Ashby, a spokesperson for the Auraria Higher Education Center, said in May that she expected the “cost will only increase over time.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Sunrise Republican Women’s annual picnic featured summer fun in Monument
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Sunrise Republican Women’s annual picnic featured summer fun in Monument

By DERRICK WILBURN | Rocky Mountain Voice The Sunrise Republican Women's annual summer picnic took place April 4 at a private residence in Monument under fabulous weather. More than 100 local conservatives attended the picnic, a who's who of El Paso County elected officials and candidates for office. Those attending were U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who is retiring from the 5th District at the end of the calendar year; 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen; State Sen. Larry Liston from District 10; El Paso County Commissioners Stan VanderWerf, Longinos Gonzales and Holly Williams; County Treasurer Chuck Broerman; Colorado Springs City Councilman Dave Donelson; State Rep. Don Wilson from District 20; and Jeff Crank, the Republican nominee for the 5th District seat in the U.S. Hou...
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Questions surface regarding control of troubled apartment complex in Aurora
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Questions surface regarding control of troubled apartment complex in Aurora

By Vicente Arenas | Fox 31 News The city of Aurora has slated another apartment for a cleanup in the wake of two others that had major code violations and issues with crime. The latest complex to be slated for cleanup is the Whispering Pines apartment complex in the 1300 block of Helena Street, not far from Chambers and Colfax. On Tuesday, FOX31 cameras captured full trash bins. It’s not clear when they were last emptied. The crew also found a number of boarded-up windows at Whispering Pines. The city of Aurora now says cleanup crews will make their way to Helena Street, after picking up a trash pile at another complex at Dallas Street and East 12th Avenue. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Lakewood City Council approves ballot measure to permanently lift Colorado’s TABOR limits
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Lakewood City Council approves ballot measure to permanently lift Colorado’s TABOR limits

By Karen Morfitt | CBS Colorado The City of Lakewood wants to extend a measure lifting TABOR limits for the city. The city council approved putting the question on the ballot which will ask voters to not only extend the measure that expires next year but make that move permanent. "We are asking the voters to be able to continue to retain excess sales tax revenue in excess of the TABOR revenue caps," City Council member Rebekah Stewart said. Stewart also chairs the Budget and Audit Committee. That committee, she says, has spent years discussing the future of TABOR and recent community surveys led to their recommendation to put the question on the November ballot. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Immigration evictions a growing issue in Denver as housing, food, transportation costs swell to $74M
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Immigration evictions a growing issue in Denver as housing, food, transportation costs swell to $74M

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette Denver officials identified 15 apartment complexes with a high concentration of immigrants with tenants facing eviction — the latest focal point in a city whose finances have been stretched thin to pay for the influx of people from America's southern borders. Officials said they are looking to create a process with the landlords to refer residents to resources for “those at risk of evictions,” Perla Gheiler, executive director of the Denver Human Rights and Community Partnerships, told Denver City Council members during an update on the city’s immigrant response on Tuesday. “There’s a lot of evictions happening,” Gheiler told The Denver Gazette following the meeting. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Is the migrant flow slowing? Denver claims it hasn’t received a bus from Texas since June 11
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Is the migrant flow slowing? Denver claims it hasn’t received a bus from Texas since June 11

By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square In January, the city of Denver called its migrant crisis "unsustainable" due to the constant arrival of noncitizens. However, the city said this week that it hasn't received a bus of newly arriving migrants since June 11.  A new report shows that charter bus arrivals in Denver with migrants sent from Texas have dropped off significantly. Denver is seeing a significant drop in charter buses arriving from the southern border, reporting no new buses coming in since June, according to documents from the Aug. 20, 2024, Newcomer program update. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Clear Creek Canyon wildfire grows to 200 acres overnight west of Golden, closes U.S. 6
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Clear Creek Canyon wildfire grows to 200 acres overnight west of Golden, closes U.S. 6

By The Colorado Sun The Goltra fire burning in Jefferson County west of Golden “grew significantly” overnight to more than 200 acres after starting Tuesday afternoon. Clear Creek Canyon remains closed.  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday morning the Goltra fire slowed down Monday afternoon, but then grew overnight fueled by down-canyon winds, which continued to be an issue Wednesday. More support and resources have been ordered, and U.S. 6 remains closed west of Golden to Colorado 119. Tuesday evening, the sheriff’s office said the fire was about 10 acres and burning near tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon. The cause of the fire has not been identified. No structures are in danger.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Westminster could shift toward hybrid ward system to elect City Council
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Westminster could shift toward hybrid ward system to elect City Council

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado Despite a growing and diverse community, Westminster remains one of the few big Colorado cities to have a council comprised of only at-large members.   "Westminster is a very unique city and we're very proud of who we are in the city, and I think the at-large system has worked for us for a very long time," said Claire Carmelia, City Councilor for Westminster. That is until a 2023 ballot question posed to voters in the community suggested it was time for a change in the city's governing body. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Huge trash pile plagues Aurora apartment complex, where shootings like ‘warfare’
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Huge trash pile plagues Aurora apartment complex, where shootings like ‘warfare’

By Vicente Arenas | Fox 31 News A huge pile of trash was only one of the serious problems at The Edge at Lowry apartment complex in Aurora over the weekend. A wild shootout at the complex focused attention on myriad problems residents say have been plaguing the property for months. FOX31 visited the complex Monday and saw broken windows covered with doors. Someone had even set up what appeared to be a makeshift snack store out of a basement window. More than 12 hours after the shooting, investigators were still at the complex. Police tape surrounded two buildings. Several cars were pierced by bullets, some with broken glass. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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If you have $48.5M, you can get the Walton-owned recording retreat of the stars
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If you have $48.5M, you can get the Walton-owned recording retreat of the stars

By BizWest The Walton family, the billionaire clan that owns Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is attempting to sell Caribou Ranch, a 1,700-acre property in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Nederland that for decades served as a recording retreat for mega-star musicians such as the Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire. The asking price: a cool $48.5 million. Caribou Ranch, built in 1972 by record producer James William Guercio, is owned by Indian Peaks Holdings LLC, Boulder County property records show. That entity is registered with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office to the same Bentonville, Arkansas, address Walton Enterprises LLC, the Walton’s family office.  READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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