Author: Jordan Steffen
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State’s top court halts Denver gay marriages
DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday ordered Denver to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but stopped short of blocking other clerks already issuing the licenses. Denver immediately stopped issuing licenses, but clerks in Boulder and Pueblo said they would continue. In a separate development, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday issued…
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Parents sue Douglas County schools over sex assault allegations
The parents of an eighth-grade student who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her math teacher have filed a lawsuit against the Douglas County School District alleging that administrators ignored reports from other students and parents of the abuse. The suit, which was filed in federal court Monday afternoon, alleges that administrators at Rocky Heights Middle…
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Arapahoe High School students allowed back into building
CENTENNIAL — Students from Arapahoe High School were allowed back into the building Thursday for the first time since last week’s shooting. Juniors and seniors are being allowed to retrieve belongings left behind when the school was evacuated. About 12:30 p.m. Dec. 13, law enforcement officials say Karl Pierson, 18, came to school armed with a 12-gauge…
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Julius Thomas, Denver Broncos player, arrested for failing to appear in court
Denver Broncos tight end Julius Thomas was arrested in August after he failed to appear in Arapahoe County court for a traffic offense. Thomas, 25, was charged with failing to yield to an emergency vehicle on Jan. 25, according to court records. He was scheduled to appear in court for the misdemeanor charge on March…
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Von Miller named a possible witness in death penalty case
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller could be called as a witness in the death penalty murder case against Dexter Lewis, accused of stabbing five people to death in a Denver bar in October. Miller’s name is among more than 100 potential witnesses in the case. He is listed as a possible acquaintance of Lewis, but…
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Colorado announces sweeping reforms to child welfare system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday revealed sweeping reforms to the state’s child welfare system, including a multipart plan that will create a statewide hotline for reporting child abuse and neglect, new training on how to…
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Columbine principal: It will never get back to normal
JEFFERSON COUNTY — In a scenario that he says is becoming all too familiar, Columbine High School principal Frank DeAngelis offered his condolences Friday to the families of the victims killed during a school shooting in Connecticut. A gunman, who later killed himself, shot and killed 26 people inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. DeAngelis…
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Natural gas explosion destroys Castle Rock home, sends 5 to hospital
CASTLE ROCK — Five people — a woman and four children — were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a natural gas explosion destroyed a home in Castle Rock. The explosion happened shortly after 7 a.m., said Art Morales, chief of the Castle Rock Fire Department. The home destroyed was 6942 Sulphur Lane, in the…
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Advocacy groups call for halt on wild horse roundups
Wild-horse advocates are calling on the Bureau of Land Management to suspend its annual roundup following an investigative report suggesting that some animals are being sold to slaughterhouses. A ProPublica investigative report, published Sunday in The Denver Post, revealed that Colorado livestock hauler — and longtime horse-slaughter advocate — Tom Davis has purchased at least…
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Advocacy groups call for halt on wild horse roundups
Wild-horse advocates are calling on the Bureau of Land Management to suspend its annual roundup following an investigative report suggesting that some animals are being sold to slaughterhouses. A ProPublica investigative report, published Sunday in The Denver Post, revealed that Colorado livestock hauler — and longtime horse-slaughter advocate — Tom Davis has purchased at least…