Author: Dennis Huspeni The Denver Gazette
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Didn’t get Savannah Bananas tickets? Here’s how to partake in the fun anyway
Denver is officially going bananas this weekend. The pop culture phenom Savannah Bananas play two sold-out games at Coors Field Saturday and Sunday. But even if fans didn’t get tickets to the games — which sold out in under two hours — there’s events close to the games to get yellow fever going. Saturday’s game…
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Weiser sues Mesa County Sheriff’s deputy for assisting ICE
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a civil lawsuit against a Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputy who tipped ICE off — via a routinely used multi-agency communications channel — to a college student who has overstayed her visa. Weiser filed the case before the county’s sheriff has completed its investigation into the incident last month…
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The mighty Metallica headed to Mile High City for two shows
The heavy metal band is also sponsoring a blood drive for American Red Cross Colorado
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Polis announces mass pardons for psilocybin possession at Denver psychedelics conference
The pardons only apply to state-level convictions, but the governor urged municipal governments to follow suit.
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Loveland Pass remains closed; 85% of debris in travel lanes cleared Tuesday
Update: On Tuesday, CDOT announced road crews were nearing completion of the first phase in a two-stage cleanup operation on U.S. Highway 6, Loveland Pass. The highway section between Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area has been closed after a landslide left the roadway buried under up to 20 feet of mud and silt.…
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Colorado unemployment rate inches up, remains above the national average
Colorado’s unemployment rate rose slightly in March to 4.8%, which is also above the national average of 4.2%. It ticked up from 4.7% in February, as did the national average from 4.1%, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Friday. The number of those jobless increased by 1,200 month-over-month,…
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As Interstate 70 gridlock and closures frustrate motorists, officials conduct chain law crackdown
Friday’s spring snowstorm, though expected, still wreaked havoc on Interstate 70 as slide-offs, crashes and at least one commercial truck driver caused at least two closures on the eve of the busy holiday weekend. Plus, transportation officials said, some drivers have made matters worse by not quickly getting out of the way when their cars…
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Colorado businesses brace for potential economic impact of Trump tariffs
Colorado business and political leaders are bracing for the fallout following President Donald Trump’s new round of tariffs, expressing worries about higher prices and possible damage to the state’s economy, though some offered calibrated responses and noted robust sales in some areas as customers decide to buy goods now in anticipation of higher prices later.…
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Manager of shuttered Aurora apartment complexes accuses officials of targeting him because he’s Jewish
A man accused of a slew of city code violations at apartment buildings boarded up by Aurora officials — a police official later said the move was also designed to curb the criminal activities of a Venezuelan gang — fired back in court documents, claiming the city unfairly targeted him because he is an Orthodox…
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Former Channel 7 building defaced, squatters flood basement
New owners fined $455 by Denver’s permitting and licensing department