Author: Carol McKinley The Denver Gazette
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Columbine survivor’s death ruled a homicide, 26 years after shooting
The Columbine High School shooters claimed their 14th victim last month in the opinion of those who were close to Anne Marie Hochhalter. And now officially, according to the Jefferson County Coroner. For 26 years, everyone knew that 12 students and a teacher died on April 20, 1999, the day of the Columbine massacre. However,…
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As Trump administration pauses military aid to Ukraine, Colorado nonprofit ramps up help
As the Trump administration paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine and Russia advanced on more territory, a tiny nonprofit in Colorado Springs is ramping up reinforcement to Ukrainians, one family at a time. “It’s not stopping me,” said Yana Malyk, the Ukrainian woman who fled the country with her two teenage daughters in 2022 and…
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DOGE reports termination of leases for 18 federal offices in Colorado
The federal government has terminated the leases of nearly 750 federal offices across the country, including 18 in Colorado. The word came down from the General Services Administration (GSA) on Feb. 25. In a section called the “Wall of Receipts” on the Department of Government Efficiency website, nearly 10 million square feet of government real estate…
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1,000 people protest NOAA cuts in Boulder
About a thousand people, many of them retirees who had worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, gathered Monday in Boulder to protest last week’s firings of federal government employees. The protesters were at the intersection of Broadway Street and Rayleigh Road, near the NOAA office in Boulder. A group of armed guards kept…
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NOAA firings hit Boulder office, state Democrats demand investigation into ‘short-sighted’ move
Hours after an unknown number of people were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder on Thursday, a contingent of Democrat lawmakers demanded an investigation and called reports of the firings “short-sighted,” while some argued that the terminations are long overdue. NOAA, which forecasts hurricanes and supports climate-related research, is the…
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Auditor finds Denver strip clubs owe $14M over stolen wages
Two of Denver’s most popular strip clubs must pay $14 million in penalties and back pay over stolen wages in what Denver Auditor Tim O’Brien described as one of the most “extraordinary cases he’s ever conducted.” The clubs, he added, “violated almost every provision.” Denver Labor Executive Director Matt Fritz-Mauer said that the allegations are…
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Stolen English Bulldog puppy returned to Centennial pet store
The story of two English Bulldog puppies stolen from a Centennial pet store has half of a happy ending as of Tuesday. One of the puppies was returned Monday night by a woman who said she bought it from a “street vendor” in north Denver for $1,500. “There’s still some good people in the world,”…
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WATCH: Chaotic scene at Colorado pet store as thieves steal pair of English bulldog puppies
Tips are pouring in to a Centennial pet shop with clues that may uncover the whereabouts of two purloined English Bulldog puppies taken Friday afternoon. The owners of Perfect Pets at South University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road are hoping store surveillance video will jog someone’s memory, or that the suspects will be recognized, and the…
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Denver Broncos coach out on bond after allegedly punching police officer
Denver Broncos outside linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite is out of jail on a personal recognizance bond after he allegedly punched a Denver police officer in the face and knocked him down during a confrontation at Denver International Airport. Wilhoite cussed and chest-bumped the officer before he hit him “with a closed left fist” after being…
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Former Fort Carson soldier set for deportation removed from Aurora facility
At 5 a.m. Thursday, things got real for Jose Barco. Just before daybreak, he was rousted out of his bunk at the Aurora Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center and whisked off in a van bound for Denver International Airport. He was allowed to bring the clothes he was wearing and his Venezuelan birth certificate.…