Author: Deborah Grigsby deborah.smith@denvergazettedev.gazette.com
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Energy constraints loom larger than water for Colorado AI boom, experts say
As artificial intelligence reshapes almost every sector of the economy, experts at this year’s Colorado Climate Week gathering in Boulder said it is also reshaping local physical infrastructure. From grid demand and water use to data center construction, scaling the necessary framework to support AI, they said, will be a challenge as experts and policymakers…
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Denver to remove César Chávez name from city holiday, park in light of abuse allegations
The City of Denver will remove the name of César Chávez from the city holiday and city monuments that bear his name, one day after allegations of sexual misconduct by fellow civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and others surfaced, Mayor Mike Johnston announced Thursday. The city has already canceled its annual march, which was set…
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Hacked crosswalks in Denver sound anti-Trump messages
Denver pedestrians got a surprise this weekend when the audio messages from push-button speakers on some crosswalks were mysteriously replaced with anti-President Donald Trump messages. “The walk signal is on, Trump … (reference to the Iran school that was bombed),” a robotic voice said, according to a video on the social media platforms TikTok and…
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Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck
As a Washington, D.C. showdown over immigration enforcement halts Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of federal airport security screeners will miss their first paychecks this week just as the annual spring break begins in the U.S. and airline travel surges. Denver International Airport officials are asking the public and airport employees to donate grocery…
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Denver adopts face mask ban for law enforcement
Members of the Denver City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday that prohibits law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from wearing a mask or face covering while interrogating, detaining, or arresting an individual within Denver, including in city-owned buildings. The measure, which amends Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, also sets a…
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Denver adopts face mask ban for law enforcement
Members of the Denver City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday that prohibits law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from concealing their identities while interrogating, detaining, or arresting an individual within the City and County of Denver, including city-owned buildings. The measure, which amends Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, also sets…
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Centennial Airport crash
The site of a small airplane crash near Centennial Airport Friday, which left two dead. It’s near a Data Center at South Peoria Road and Aviator Lane.
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You can’t pet the ‘fluffy cows,’ but you can feed them — and eat them
As the sun begins to sink on a quiet August evening, a warm breeze blows across the eastern Colorado plains, where middle school teacher and buffalo rancher Carrie Bennett loads up close to two dozen guests into two white farm trailers. The smell of fresh-cut grass is in the air. As ranch guests begin to…
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Residents cite bike, pedestrian safety among top Vibrant Denver bond projects
Denver residents weighed in on Mayor Mike Johnston’s Vibrant Bond projects on Monday during the city’s regular council meeting. More than 100 people signed up to speak during the special one-hour public comment period, sharing their thoughts on how the Johnston administration would like to spend close to $1 billion in proposed bond funding. Those…
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This bites: West Nile virus detected in Denver mosquito sample
The West Nile virus, a viral infection primarily spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, has been detected in a routine mosquito sample from Denver, according to local public health officials. This makes Denver the second county, after Larimer, to report the virus this year. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through a…