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Denver man among 39 to receive pardon from President Biden, 1,500 receive commutations
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Denver man among 39 to receive pardon from President Biden, 1,500 receive commutations

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News President Joe Biden is commuting 1,500 sentences and pardoning 39 Americans, including a Colorado man, in what is now the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. A White House lawyer said the people who were pardoned by Biden were convicted of nonviolent crimes, such as drug offenses, and turned their lives around. A president has the power to both pardon, in which a person is relieved of guilt and punishment, or commute a sentence, which reduces or eliminates the punishment but doesn’t exonerate the wrongdoing. It’s customary for a president to grant mercy at the end of his term, using the power of the office to wipe away records or end prison terms. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Colorado town of Superior under home rule after special election
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Colorado town of Superior under home rule after special election

By Sarah Horbacewicz | CBS Colorado In a special election Tuesday, the Colorado town of Superior voted to adopt a charter and move the town under home rule.  There was a low turnout for the town of more than 13,000 people. The votes came in at 1,670 for the charter and 721 against. The measure was originally planned to be on the November ballot, but a clerical error pushed it to a special election in December. Now some residents still have questions about the vote and what it means. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Arapahoe County approves more regulations on oil and gas operations
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Arapahoe County approves more regulations on oil and gas operations

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Arapahoe County, which has some of the strictest oil and gas regulations in the state, on Tuesday approved additional regulations, notably setting aside money for plugging wells or when they are abandoned. The new amendments to the county's oil and gas regulations came after a slew of regulations adopted last year that included requiring one-mile setbacks from existing and planned reservoirs, additional soil and water testing, wildland urban interface protections and fire code compliance on access roads. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Downtown Denver set for $570M tax-funded investment in housing, jobs, culture, parks, mobility
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Downtown Denver set for $570M tax-funded investment in housing, jobs, culture, parks, mobility

By Kyle Harris | Denverite The Downtown Development Authority is set to revamp the central city with hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. The authority previously funded the revitalization of Union Station and the surrounding area. Earlier this year, voters approved changes that will allow the organization to take on $570 million of debt and spread the spending across a broader swath of downtown Denver. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved more detailed plans for how the money will be spent over the next 13 years. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVERITE
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Police backtrack on claim that University of Colorado students overdosed on drugs laced with fentanyl
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Police backtrack on claim that University of Colorado students overdosed on drugs laced with fentanyl

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado Police in Boulder are now backtracking on their claim that over the weekend a group of University of Colorado students overdosed on cocaine that was possibly tainted with fentanyl. Instead, police now say the five men had consumed an extreme amount of alcohol and then some had taken drugs which led them to become violently sick. It happened on Saturday night at Kappa Sigma fraternity. Police say Narcan was used at the fraternity house before the students were transported to the hospital. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Illegal immigrants straining education and healthcare, Common Sense report finds
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Illegal immigrants straining education and healthcare, Common Sense report finds

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice  Illegal immigrants have targeted Denver as a key destination since late 2022. The rate of new arrivals may have decreased in 2024, but the fiscal impact on the city's finances, schools and healthcare systems has not. A recent report by the Common Sense Institute (CSI) shows the fiscal burden on Denver. It found that, as of November 2024, $79 million was spent on services for illegal immigrants. This figure represents about 8% of the city’s 2025 budget. These funds were allocated to a variety of essential services, including: Temporary shelter and housing assistance. Transportation and food distribution. Childcare and other support services. City officials initially projected spending of $180 million through 20...
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Modern-day cattle rustlers? In Western Colorado, authorities want to know what happened to 200 head of cattle
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Modern-day cattle rustlers? In Western Colorado, authorities want to know what happened to 200 head of cattle

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Although cattle rustlers are no longer hung in the state of Colorado, the penalty is still pretty high for people who are convicted of stealing cattle.  Yet, in Western Colorado, in a story that sounds as if it came right out of John Dutton's Yellowstone, about 200 head of mostly this year’s calves appear to have been stolen in a major financial loss to ranchers. Cattle rustling is defined as knowingly killing, selling, driving, leading or driving away with cattle that don’t belong to a person, or knowingly purchasing cattle from someone who doesn’t have the legal right to sell them. Western Colorado sheriffs from Montrose, Delta and San Miguel Counties are looking for what they believe to be modern-day cattle r...
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Denver transit costs continue to rise as ridership fails to recover post-COVID
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Denver transit costs continue to rise as ridership fails to recover post-COVID

By Elyse Apel  | The Center Square Denver’s transit system continues to face financial challenges, even as it moves forward with expansion programs. According to the Regional Transportation District, the system maintains a “strong near-term outlook.” Yet, like many other transits throughout the country which have seen little recovery in ridership since the COVID-19 pandemic, RTD ridership in 2023 was less than two-thirds of the pre-pandemic level. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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‘It’s a nightmare’: After losing son, Colorado Springs mother speaks out about the danger of fentanyl
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‘It’s a nightmare’: After losing son, Colorado Springs mother speaks out about the danger of fentanyl

By Blake Sammann | KKTV-TV CBS 11 After reports of a record number of seizures, one Colorado Springs mother wants to raise awareness about the danger fentanyl poses to local families. Angela Carney said her son, Devin, died in April 2021 due to an allergic reaction to fentanyl. She said the tragedy is still taking a toll on her. “I cry every day, just wishing that I could hear Devin’s voice once more, just one more time, to see his smile,” she said. This comes as Colorado DEA officials said they’ve seized a record number of fentanyl pills in 2024. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11
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Denver DA’s office indicts 17 suspects in elaborate cars for drugs operation
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Denver DA’s office indicts 17 suspects in elaborate cars for drugs operation

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette The Denver District Attorney’s office on Monday announced the indictments of 17 suspects allegedly involved in an elaborate car theft ring connected to at least 190 stolen vehicles in metro Denver. Some stolen vehicles, notably pickup trucks, were exchanged in Mexico for illegal drugs smuggled into the United States, according to Denver DA officials. “These indictments should send the message that people who steal cars in Denver will be caught and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said at a news conference Monday. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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