Author: Colleen Slevin
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Colorado church abuse victims eligible for unlimited payouts
People who were abused by Catholic priests in Colorado can file claims to receive unlimited payouts under a church-funded compensation program that began operating Monday. The formation of the Colorado Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program was announced by Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila and Attorney General Phil Weiser in February along with a review of church…
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Colorado church abuse victims eligible for unlimited payouts
DENVER • People who were abused by Catholic priests in Colorado can file claims to receive unlimited payouts under a church-funded compensation program that began Monday. The formation of the Colorado Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program was announced by Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila and Attorney General Phil Weiser in February, along with a review of…
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Judge: Teen should be tried for Highlands Ranch STEM school shooting
Prosecutors have enough evidence for a Colorado teenager to be tried for a school shooting near Castle Rock that killed one of his classmates and injured eight others, a judge ruled Wednesday. Devon Erickson, 19, can be tried on more than 40 criminal charges, including murder and attempted murder, in the May 7 attack on…
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Judge: Teen should be tried for Colorado STEM school shooting
CASTLE ROCK • Prosecutors have enough evidence for a Colorado teenager to be tried for a school shooting in a Denver suburb that killed one of his classmates and injured eight others, a judge ruled Wednesday. Devon Erickson, 19, can be tried on more than 40 criminal charges, including murder and attempted murder, in the…
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Woman who gave birth alone in Denver jail cell files lawsuit
A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labor. Clips of silent surveillance video released by her lawyer show Diana Sanchez eventually lying down on a narrow bed, crying out in pain, before she…
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Dog the Bounty Hunter offers reward after Colorado store burglarized
EDGEWATER, Colo. — Reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman is calling on the person who broke into a Colorado business he owns and stole show merchandise and items belonging to his late wife to turn himself in. Chapman told reporters in the Denver suburb of Edgewater on Friday that he’ll ask police not to press…
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Colorado schools reopen as FBI examines teen Sol Pais’ past
LITTLETON — The suicide of a Florida teenager who authorities say was obsessed with the Columbine shooting and may have planned to carry out her own attack will not end an investigation to determine if she had any accomplices, officials said as Denver schools reopened Thursday and preparations to mark the 20th anniversary of the…
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Denver strike ends; teachers to get big raises
DENVER • The Denver Public Schools and its striking teachers reached a deal Thursday to end their three-day walkout, with raises of 7 to 11 percent, built-in cost-of-living increases and more opportunities for future salary hikes. A key sticking point — variable bonuses for working in tougher environments — will be studied to see if…
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Denver teachers go on strike in latest U.S. educator walkout
DENVER • Striking teachers picketed outside schools and marched through Denver’s streets Monday as car horns blared in support of the latest U.S. walkout amid a swell of educator activism in at least a half-dozen states over the last year. Just over half of the 4,725 teachers called in absent for Denver’s first strike in…
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Denver teachers go on strike after failing to reach pay deal
DENVER — Denver teachers went on strike Monday after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay in the latest example of educator discontent, following a wave of walkouts over the last year. Denver’s teachers started picketing before the start of the school day and students crossed through the picket lines on their way…