Author: Julia Cardi
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Man charged with first-degree murder in connection with Denver road-rage shootings
The man accused of killing two brothers last week in a road-rage incident on Interstate 25 now faces first-degree murder charges. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s office announced the charges against Stephen Long, 25, on Wednesday. He reportedly claimed to police one of the victims instigated the confrontation that ended in the two shootings, according to…
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Jubilant Denver Nuggets fans take to the streets after historic championship win
After the Nuggets clinched an NBA Finals victory over the Miami Heat, fans watching at nearby Brooklyn’s exploded with excitement on June 12, 2023. As the seconds ticked down and the throngs of fans in Denver’s Lower Downtown knew the Denver Nuggets were NBA champions, they poured into the streets. Area sports bars emptied and…
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Lawsuit challenges Colorado law for ‘buffer distance’ outside abortion clinics
A Denver woman filed a federal lawsuit challenging a 1993 Colorado law that bars anti-abortion activists from approaching people within eight feet outside abortion clinics, which takes effect within 100 feet of the facilities. The woman, Wendy Faustin, argues both the state law and a Denver ordinance against “harassment near health care facilit(ies)” only seek…
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‘Red flag’ order renewal upheld against man who threatened to kill Phil Weiser
Colorado’s Court of Appeals upheld the renewal of a “red flag” order against a man who threatened to kill Attorney General Phil Weiser. A Denver probate judge twice renewed the extreme risk protection order, sought by the Denver Police Department, originally granted against Bryce Jordan Sidney Shelby in November 2020 because of social media posts…
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New York woman faces federal charges for threats made to Colorado LGBTQ+ businesses
A New York woman faces federal hate crime charges in Colorado for making threatening calls to LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale, allegedly threatening they would be “shot up like Club Q.” Sharon Robinson, 40, made several calls with threats and slurs a few weeks after the Club Q massacre in Colorado Springs that killed…
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Accused Boulder King Soopers shooter will have hearing on fitness for trial in late May
Ahmad Alissa, now 24, is accused of killing 10 people on March 22, 2021 in a Boulder King Soopers
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Weiser: Supreme Court should uphold federal law prohibiting gun possession by domestic abusers
Colorado’s attorney general, Phil Weiser, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case about the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting gun possession by people with domestic violence restraining orders against them. Weiser joined a group of 25 state attorneys general asking the country’s highest court to affirm the law, and overturn a…
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‘I’m still grieving the death of my classmate:’ Those who knew Austin Lyle at school baffled by shooting
Most of Denver learned Austin Lyle’s name for the first time on Wednesday when police identified him as the person they suspected of shooting two deans at East High School before fleeing, his body found later that night in Park County. Since then, people have scrambled to fill in the blanks about his life from…
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East High School students rally at Capitol for second straight day to press for gun bills’ passage
Two days after 17-year-old student Austin Lyle shot and wounded two staffers at East High School in Denver, hundreds of students protested at the Colorado state Capitol Building.
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Heavy police presence in Denver neighborhood near East High School after shooting
Congress Park residents of a block where Denver Police descended around the time of the East High School shooting Wednesday morning described the area as calm and unassuming, so they were startled to see the heavy police presence. Barely half a mile south of the school, the area on Elizabeth Street sits near a commercial…