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Cheers and Condemnation Follow Maduro Capture Across Colorado
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CBS Colorado, Approved, State

Cheers and Condemnation Follow Maduro Capture Across Colorado

By Chierstin Roth, Jasmine Arenas | CBS Colorado President Trump says U.S. forces carried out strikes in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, early Saturday morning and captured Venezuelan leader NicolásMaduro and his wife to be taken to a detention center in Brooklyn, New York, facing narcoterrorism charges. The capture of Maduro prompted mixed reactions from Venezuelans in Colorado, some of whom lauded his removal, and others who said the U.S. government had no business bombing Venezuela or removing Maduro. Nelson Altuve moved his family from Venezuela to Denver two years ago. "We come from so much suffering," Altuve said.  He was in search of a better life. "The violence, the shortages of supplies and food — all of that ma...
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Antisemitic Threats Force Early Closure Of Jewish Center In Denver
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Antisemitic Threats Force Early Closure Of Jewish Center In Denver

By Jeff Anastasio | Denver7 “Antisemitism continues to show up here in Colorado, and today’s incident is another troubling example,” wrote Brandon Rattiner, Director, Jewish Community Relations Council. DENVER – JEWISHcolorado and Staenberg-Loup Jewish Center closed early Tuesday and will remain closed through Wednesday after receiving “repeated antisemitic and threatening phone calls,” according to the Jewish Community Relations Council. A digital message about the early closure went out to the community and Denver7 followed up with JEWISHcolorado, which said the calls, from an unidentified caller, began around 3 p.m. Tuesday. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DENVER7
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DPS Enrollment Drop Points To Deeper Budget Crisis Than School Closures Can Solve
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DPS Enrollment Drop Points To Deeper Budget Crisis Than School Closures Can Solve

By Nico Brambila | The Denver Gazette Enrollment losses in Denver now outpace what school closures alone can address. Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Alex Marrero is expected to present an update on the district’s enrollment to the board at its meeting this Thursday. During an October count, the district reported an enrollment decline of roughly 1,200 students and about $18 million in lost annual revenue, said Bill Good, a district spokesperson. Because of a practice known as “smoothing” — which averages pupil counts over three years, rather than a single year — the immediate impact has been reduced to about $9 million. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Hacked Denver Signs Flash Anti-Car Messages as Transportation Debate Heats Up
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Hacked Denver Signs Flash Anti-Car Messages as Transportation Debate Heats Up

By Daniel Boniface | The Denver Gazette Denver transportation officials said an anti-car message that was displayed on traffic signs in Denver on Friday was the result of a hack. One sign, photographed by The Denver Gazette on Friday evening at E. Colfax Avenue and Lincoln Street near the Colorado Capitol, shared the message “Cars ruin cities.” “Yes, the sign was hacked,” Nancy Kuhn, a spokeswoman for the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, told The Denver Gazette in an email Sunday. “We heard about it last night and sent someone out to address it.” A second sign was apparently hacked on 14th Street in Denver, displaying the same message, and a photo of it was posted on various social media accounts, including The Denver Urbanist an...
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Robotaxis Coming to Denver as Colorado Opens Door to AV Innovation
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Robotaxis Coming to Denver as Colorado Opens Door to AV Innovation

By John Frank | Axios Denver In the near future, you can hop in a driverless car and cruise through Denver. Why it matters: The technology promises to reduce vehicle fatalities and crashes, and to increase mobility for people who are elderly, disabled or impaired. State of play: Waymo is preparing to deploy its robotaxis on Denver roads starting next year, a spokesperson confirmed this week. The company began testing in September to map streets and gather data on driving patterns. The next step is to test the vehicles in autonomous mode with a driver on board, though a date for those efforts is TBD. A date for the company to start offering driverless rides is not yet set. Between the lines: The company also is meeting with c...
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‘Somebody’s In Our House’: Colorado Father Stops Alleged Repeat Burglar Near Children’s Bedroom
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‘Somebody’s In Our House’: Colorado Father Stops Alleged Repeat Burglar Near Children’s Bedroom

By Stepheny Price and Ashley Papa | Fox News A Denver family said they lived every parent’s worst nightmare, waking up in the middle of the night to find a stranger walking toward their children’s bedrooms. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kevin and Sarah Root described the terrifying early-morning encounter inside their southwest Denver home. The couple said the break-in happened around 3:30 a.m. "We heard the footsteps coming up the stairs to where our room is," Kevin recalled. "We looked at each other and said, ‘Somebody’s in our house.’ You realize you’re not dreaming — this is real." Sarah immediately grabbed her phone to call 911 while her husband went to check the hallway. "The fear of what’s going to happen when my husband opens the door, that’s what ...
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Denver Food Pantry Scrambles After Sudden Eviction Disrupts Aid to Thousands
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Denver Food Pantry Scrambles After Sudden Eviction Disrupts Aid to Thousands

By Anna Coon | KDVR FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver nonprofit that provides groceries to about 5,000 families a month said it was forced to close its doors after it was kicked out of its warehouse space. Joy’s Kitchen, a food pantry that has operated in the Denver metro area for more than a decade, is now running pop-up food pantries in Lakewood, but organizers said they are desperate for a new permanent home. On Sunday, volunteers worked to pack up the group’s supplies, including thousands of pounds of food, so they could temporarily set up in the gymnasium at The River Church in Lakewood. The Sunday before Thanksgiving is typically one of the busiest days of the year for Executive Director Kathleen Stanley. Holiday weeks bring extra demand to the pantry, which she said usually...
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City Health Inspectors Defend Bleach Tactic In Street Vendor Enforcement
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City Health Inspectors Defend Bleach Tactic In Street Vendor Enforcement

By: Alliyah Sims | KDVR FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — A viral video showing a Denver health inspector pouring bleach on a street vendor’s food has sparked outrage, but the city said it was the last option after weeks of warnings, citations and failed attempts to shut down the operation. In total, more than 100 lbs of food have been thrown out, much of it stored unsafely. “I never imagined that was going to happen,” said the owner of Tacolorado, Isidro Garcia Barrette. He said he showed up Saturday night to work like any other night, but never expected inspectors to approach the way they did. “I never imagined that supposed inspectors, I don’t know if they are inspectors or not, because they never identified themselves,” said Isidro. He said they told him to shut down just as he a...
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CU Denver Puts Its Pro-Hamas Hate on Full Display
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, Local, Top Stories

CU Denver Puts Its Pro-Hamas Hate on Full Display

By Ahnaf Kalam | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Every so often, a university event accidentally tells the truth about the institution hosting it. The recent panel on November 19,  “Gaza: Two Years On” at the University of Colorado Denver – my alma mater – was one such moment: a rare occasion when the carefully maintained façade of academic neutrality collapsed, revealing the fetid ideological machinery underneath. It was presented as an open conversation, a balanced intellectual exchange. In practice, it was a ceremony—an orchestrated display of political piety in which the outcome was preordained, the narrative sealed in advance. Even the panel composition made this clear: three anti-Israel speakers and a lone Israeli Jewish professor, the only person on stage with firs...
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Colorado State Patrol Vehicle Hit During Chase as Suspect Flees in Stolen Shuttle Bus
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Colorado State Patrol Vehicle Hit During Chase as Suspect Flees in Stolen Shuttle Bus

By: Parker Gordon, Brooke Williams | KDVR FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — New video has been released showing two suspects inside a stolen shuttle bus that allegedly hit an Idaho Springs police vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. FOX31 reported on the incident on Oct. 10 and on Tuesday, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released new video and photos of the alleged driver behind the wheel of the stolen Clear Creek County Roundabout shuttle bus. Authorities are now asking the public for help identifying the driver, who the sheriff’s office said struck a patrol vehicle on Interstate 70, and later drove through the scene of a different crash. Video shows the moment the shuttle bus narrowly missed first responders on the scene from the driver’s point-of-view....
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