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Denver firefighters face pressure campaign, scare tactics ahead of no-confidence vote
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Denver firefighters face pressure campaign, scare tactics ahead of no-confidence vote

By Brian Maass | CBS Colorado In the run up to a no-confidence vote this month on Denver Fire Chief Desmond Fulton, rank-and-file firefighters are facing a pressure campaign seeking to get them to vote against the no-confidence vote on Fulton. CBS News Colorado has obtained multiple anonymous letters that have been sent to Denver fire stations over the last two weeks, warning firefighters that a vote of no confidence might have severe financial repercussions. Assistant Chief Patrick Hynes, who called for the no-confidence vote, said, "The divide is between the command staff and the rest of the membership. Virtually everyone I talk to is prepared to vote no-confidence in the chief." READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Familiar voice Alan Roach announcing his 17th Super Bowl this Sunday
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Familiar voice Alan Roach announcing his 17th Super Bowl this Sunday

By Catie Cheshire | Westword The Broncos aren’t playing in the Super Bowl this Sunday, but Denver will be well represented as longtime Colorado sports voice Alan Roach will handle public address announcing duties for the big game, as he has for most of the last nineteen years. Roach has served as the PA announcer for all of Denver’s major professional sports teams except the Denver Nuggets over the years, though he currently only works for the Avalanche and Colorado Rapids. His distinctive booming voice is recognizable to even non-sporty Coloradans as the voice of the Denver International Airport train announcements, too. Attending bucket-list sporting events like the Super Bowl and the Olympics, for which he has served as a PA announcer in hockey, makes Roach feel ...
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United’s filing with Denver could signal possible HQ move out of Chicago
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United’s filing with Denver could signal possible HQ move out of Chicago

By Ben Bradley | Fox 21 News United Airlines has sent another signal about a potential move of its corporate headquarters from Chicago to Denver.  In a new filing with the City of Denver, United said it may eventually build more than 1 million square feet of office space to accommodate more than 6,000 employees on land it purchased in 2023 near the Denver airport. United employs nearly 5,000 corporate employees in Chicago.  The first priority for development of the Denver land is for a new flight simulator training center.  The airline says future growth and pilot training will create demand for 60 additional flight simulator bays than United currently operates closer to the downtown Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Here’s everything you need to know about the strike at King Soopers
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Here’s everything you need to know about the strike at King Soopers

By Maddie Rhodes | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News After months-long negotiations between King Soopers and its union employees, more than 8,500 King Soopers employees went on strike across the Denver metro and Front Range. King Soopers and union employees worked on negotiations and met over 10 times between October and January, but never reached a deal. Now, several workers in Colorado are beginning to picket outside the large grocery store chain Colorado locations. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Idaho Springs police revisit cold case of teenager Beth Miller 42 years after disappearance
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Idaho Springs police revisit cold case of teenager Beth Miller 42 years after disappearance

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado A Colorado mountain missing persons case for a teenage girl has been cold for 42 years, but there is renewed effort to learn what happened since her disappearance happened decades ago.  Beth Miller was 14 years old when she went missing from Idaho Springs. Investigators believe she went for a jog and never returned home to her family in the small mountain town. Now, Idaho Spring Police Department is revisiting one of the cases that's haunted its community for decades.  Sgt. Ryan Frost took the case after the chief of police said it was going to be a priority for them to get some answers. The issue is there's still not a lot to go on without help from the community on a case that hasn't been touched for a long time.  READ THE FULL STORY AT C...
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In Denver, noise rules poised to change for first time in nearly two decades
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In Denver, noise rules poised to change for first time in nearly two decades

By Catie Cheshire | Westword Denver has grown a lot since 2008 but the city’s noise ordinance has stayed the same — until now. The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment has finalized updates to the city noise ordinance for the first time since Barack Obama became president, with a focus on the rapid development and growth of the city. “Anybody that's lived in the City and County of Denver for any significant amount of time knows that our city doesn't look the way that it did almost two decades ago,” DDPHE noise program manager Brendan Doyle told a city council committee on February 5. “We recognize a need to balance the city's growth, the desire for activation and arts and entertainment and music events, while still holding true to our job at the p...
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Sandhill cranes making much-anticipated return to San Luis Valley
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Sandhill cranes making much-anticipated return to San Luis Valley

By Seth Boster | The Gazette One of Colorado's most anticipated natural phenomena is about to get underway. Sandhill cranes start flying into the San Luis Valley this month for their annual stopover. The majestic birds — long-legged with 6-foot wingspans, guttural songs and dances beloved by legions of admirers — arrive from wintering nests in the southwest U.S. and Mexico. En route to the northern Rockies and plains, tens of thousands of cranes are known to "spring break" in the barley fields and wetlands spanning this southern Colorado valley framed by the Sangre de Cristo peaks. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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King Soopers hired line-crossers to keep stores open during strike
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King Soopers hired line-crossers to keep stores open during strike

By Tamara Chuang | The Colorado Sun As day one of a planned two-week walkout began, about a dozen King Soopers employees were up before dawn on Thursday, pacing in front of their store in Centennial. Some walked the perimeter on the sidewalks as cars passed by. All carried white signs with red lettering asking customers to not patronize their employer. Their union representative with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 forbade them to speak to a reporter, even as one employee questioned why not? Why aren’t they allowed to tell the people why they are outside the store instead of inside? Union officials said they would talk during a news conference later in the day. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Girl Scouts search for new cookie sales locations due to King Soopers strike
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Girl Scouts search for new cookie sales locations due to King Soopers strike

By  Shaul Turner | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News The King Soopers union member strike slated to begin on Thursday will not only impact employees and shoppers but also Girl Scouts who sell their cookies at the entrances of stores across the metro area. Girl Scouts of Colorado CEO Leanna Clark tells FOX31 that 470 troops raised more than $2 million last year and manage every step involved in sales and marketing. “We certainly realize that the strike is bigger than us and than Girl Scout cookies but it does have a significant impact on our girls,” said Clark. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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