Author: Dennis Huspeni
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Longmont resident competes on Jeopardy Wednesday
What is the City of Longmont? That’s correct if the Jeopardy answer was: This Colorado city has had two Jeopardy contestants in the past eight years. Data scientist Stephen Webb of Longmont competed on the popular game show Wednesday evening on KDVR-TV (FOX). The show is famous for presenting the answer to contestants, who must…
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Denver residents near where 12-year-old alleged car thief shot to death rattled, but gunshots common
Denver Police Department crime scene tape still dangles from a tree where a 12-year-old Denver boy died bleeding from a gunshot wound in an allegedly stolen car. More questions than answers exist about the case that’s gotten national news attention. The boy, Elias Armstrong, allegedly stole an Audi from the Harkins Theater parking lot in…
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12-year-old auto theft suspect shot, killed in Colorado
A 12-year-old car theft suspect died of a gunshot wound after being confronted by the vehicle’s owner, according to the Denver Police Department. Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner reported Tuesday that Elias Armstrong, 12, died of a gunshot wound Sunday. Police received a report of an auto theft in the 8300 block of East…
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12-year-old car theft suspect fatally shot after shootout with owner in Denver
A 12-year-old car theft suspect died of a gunshot wound after being confronted by the car’s owner, according to the Denver Police Department. Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner reported Tuesday that Elias Armstrong, 12, died of a gunshot wound Sunday. Police received a report of an auto theft in the 8300 block of E.…
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Live music takes the stage at National Western Stock Show
Sunday brought the Hunger Auction Pro Rodeo to the National Western Stock Show, on the ninth day of its 16-day run. Other highlights included the Junior Market Lamb Show, the always-popular Wild West Show and Sunday evening it was Canadian Night at the Pro Rodeo at the Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St., Denver. Live music,…
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Opening weekend at National Western Stock Show sets attendance records
Crowds flocked to the 117th year of the National Western Stock Show, breaking attendance records for the opening weekend, according to a news release. Officials counted 109,978 Stock Show fans visiting Saturday and Sunday, breaking the previous opening weekend attendance record of 106,921 guests, set in 2020. “I would like to personally thank everyone that…
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Insurance companies asked to extend coverage for Marshall fire victims
Insurance companies with clients who lost homes in the Marshall fire had until Friday, the one-year anniversary of Colorado’s most destructive fire, to let Colorado’s Division of Insurance know if they’re going to extend coverage of those clients’ additional living expenses to 24 months. Commissioner Michael Conway sent the companies notice in early December. Superior…
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Colorado judge dismisses murder charges in toddler’s fentanyl poisoning death
An Adams County judge dismissed first-degree murder charges against Brighton parents accused of causing the fentanyl poisoning death of their 2-year-old daughter, according to an order filed this month. Chief Judge Don Quick of the 17th Judicial District ruled the evidence does not support allegations that Alonzo Montoya, 31, and Nicole Casias, 31, “knowingly caused…
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Aurora police officers in ‘gun battle’ with car theft suspects in King Soopers parking lot
While attempting to stop a stolen car late Wednesday, suspects fired upon Aurora police officers, who returned fire, in a King Soopers parking lot at East Sixth Avenue and Peoria Street, according to a news release. No officers were shot, but one was taken to a hospital, treated and released, according to police. No suspects…
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Denver fans from both sides of the pond root at British Bulldog
Fans from both sides of the pond packed the British Bulldog in downtown Denver Friday afternoon to root and cheer during the U.S.A. versus England match at FIFA World Cup Qatar. The Bulldog, 2052 Stout St., opened at 5 a.m. to accommodate the 10-hour time difference from Denver to Qatar. The teams battled to a…