Tag: arvada
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Cheyenne Mountain’s Barrett Kerrigan earns 200 crown, third 500 freestyle title, Lewis-Palmer places sixth overall
ARVADA — If Barrett Kerrigan had concerns ahead of his final individual prep swim, he maintained one heck of a poker face. The Cheyenne Mountain senior entered the 500 freestyle seeded fourth, but Kerrigan exited the pool Saturday at Arvada Aquatics Center with his third consecutive championship. Kerrigan clocked in at 4 minutes, 36.79 seconds…
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Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at sports bar in Colorado
Colorado health officials have made the public aware of a possible measles exposure that took place at a popular Arvada sports bar. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Broomfield Public Health and Environment, the place of potential exposure was Bout Time Pub & Grub on W. 80th Avenue. Potential exposure…
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Federal judge dismisses man’s claims against Jeffco SWAT officers for home raid
A federal judge last month dismissed a man’s claims that Jefferson County SWAT team members violated his constitutional rights by forcefully entering his home with little warning, damaging the apartment and removing him half-naked while they executed a search warrant. Lance P. Schendorf is serving a 20-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him in…
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Bird Call: Colorado man leads bird, wildlife tours through Birding Man Adventures
It’s the case of the white-tailed ptarmigan. That’s a famously elusive grouse that cloaks itself by turning snow white in the winter and brown as a stick come summer, and becoming virtually invisible against the windswept rocks, low shrubs and snowbanks of their high-mountain habitat. They’re the only birds in North America who spend their…
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CVS Health invests $19.2M in Arvada affordable housing project
New affordable housing is coming to Arvada after a healthcare company put almost $20 million to help build the development. CVS Health on Wednesday announced it has invested $19.2 million to help build 85 affordable housing units in Arvada, according to a news release. The pharmacy-based company seeks to help reduce homelessness and increase access…
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NEWS | Woodworker gives back to police officers, community with handmade wooden flags
Centennial local Randy Hass began woodworking in high school and turned the passion into a career. After the Arvada shooting, he began making wooden flags to honor police officers as a way of giving back. (Photo by Skyler Ballard)
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NEWS | Law enforcement procession for Officer Beesley
Scenes from the funeral procession in honor of slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada…