Author: Nicole C. Brambila The Denver Gazette

After several relatively mild — and nonexistent — seasons, the flu is back with a vengeance this year. “This is one of the most severe influenza seasons that we’ve had in many years,” said Dr. Timothy Jenkins, an infectious disease physician at Denver Health. As of February, the United States had been experiencing its worst…

Within hours of being sworn in last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating the Venezuelan prison gang that had begun to stretch its tentacles in the metro Denver region a “terrorist organization.” Will the designation make a difference? The short answer is, yes. Local law enforcement officials and Aurora City Councilmember Danielle…

More than 2,000 people took to the streets of Denver on Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s policies as part of rallies across the U.S. that corresponded with the Presidents Day holiday. Dubbed “No Kings on Presidents Day” by the “50501 Movement,” a nationwide initiative pushing for 50 protests across 50 states, the latest rally…

An investigation by a national group into the city of Aurora’s handling of a Venezuelan prison gang reveals that authorities — at all levels of government — were, in fact, aware of Tren de Aragua’s criminal activities long before city officials acknowledged their presence. The group also found that those activities extended beyond Aurora and…

Federal enforcement operations are underway in metro Denver. Over the last few days, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on other cities, notably in the East. This morning, the federal agents turned their attention to Colorado, where President Donald Trump had promised to launch “Operation Aurora,” a crackdown specifically targeting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.…

Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the state Capitol on Wednesday afternoon in the wake of immigration raids in metro Denver and following a slew of orders coming from President Donald Trump, who is seeking to immediately implement his campaign promises, including cracking down on a transnational gang operating in Colorado. The protest shut down…

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against Avi Schwalb and PHS Rent LLC, located in one the Nordic Arms Apartments in Aurora, accusing the landlord of threatening to report a Venezuelan couple’s immigration status to federal authorities after they fell behind in rent payments. The landlord denied the allegations, saying the plaintiffs failed to…