Author: Dennis Huspeni
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Contaminated gas fiasco impacts hundreds of motorists in Colorado
Hundreds of metro Denver motorists who filled their vehicles up with gasoline contaminated with diesel last week are scrambling to get them fixed, renting cars, and taking ride shares. They are also figuring out how to get reimbursed. Some service shops are grappling with a dozen or more cars towed, as state regulators seek to…
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Northbound I-25 reopens after fatal crash slows morning traffic in Lone Tree
A fatal crash early Tuesday morning closed the RidgeGate exit ramp off of Interstate 25 and backed up northbound traffic for over three hours from Colorado Springs to Denver. The City of Lone Tree confirmed the single-car crash was fatal at 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to a post on X. Officials later confirmed that the…
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Comcast closes Centennial division, layoffs pending
Comcast, owners of internet service Xfinity, notified Colorado’s Secretary of State on Wednesday it will be closing a division in Centennial and laying off more than 300 employees. According to a WARN notice filed Wednesday, Comcast officials said, “On Sept. 18, Comcast announced that it is retiring its division structure and is also unifying all…
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‘Unprecedented’ flooding prompts evacuations in southwest Colorado; Polis issues disaster declaration
LA PLATA COUNTY — Flooding brought on by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Priscilla is damaging homes and prompting evacuations in southwest Colorado. The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management Monday afternoon issued a flood warning for the county until 3 p.m. Wednesday. A local disaster was declared in unincorporated La Plata County Saturday…
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Redford’s Sundance Film Festival has impact on CU Boulder
When it was announced earlier this year that the Sundance Film Festival would move to Boulder from its longtime home in Park City, Utah, film studies students at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts Department celebrated. The Denver Gazette talked to Erin Espelie, chair of the department, after the news…
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Is Colorado’s craft brew industry on the ropes?
A couple of high-profile metro Denver craft brewery closures in 2025 spurred some worries about the industry’s health. But industry insiders said while it’s changing for sure — as every growing industry does and there are some concerns with future threats — Colorado’s craft beverage industry remains strong. Trends the experts noticed that have developed…
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Here are some impacts to Colorado’s hunting seasons from wildfires in 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado 2025 wildfire season consumed more than 230,000 acres of forests, sagebrush and grassland areas, which will affect the hunting seasons. Colorado’s big game hunting season started on Sept. 2 with rifle bear and archery. Muzzleloader season starts Sept. 13, with rifle seasons starting…
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CU Boulder police investigating potential swatting incident at Norlin Library
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department is investigating a potential swatting incident at Norlin Library on Monday following a campus-wide shelter in place order. Initially, campus police were investigating a report of shots fired…
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Didn’t get Savannah Bananas tickets? Here’s how to partake in the fun anyway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Weiser sues Mesa County Sheriff’s deputy for assisting ICE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…