Born in the Mile-High City 83 Years Ago, the Songwriter Who Wrote His First...
On July 20, 1943, Wayne Carson was born in Denver, Colorado. While he was a multi-instrumentalist who recorded for several labels, he is best remembered as a versatile and prolific songwriter. Carson penned hits for pop, country, and R&B artists. Those who had success with his compositions include Willie Nelson, Elvis
Suicide rates among Colorado men are some of the nation’s highest. ‘Man Therapy’ takes...
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The Parson opens in Denver’s Golden Triangle
DENVER — Greystar has opened The Parson, a 309-unit apartment tower at 990 N. Cherokee St. in Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood. The high-rise includes 21 studios, 161 one-bedroom apartments, 95 two-bedroom apartments, nine three-bedroom apartments and 23 penthouses with two- or three-bedroom layouts. Units range f
Front Range train on track to run between Denver, Fort Collins in 2029
The Colorado Connector, a proposed passenger rail service, is on track to start running between Denver and Fort Collins by 2029, based on a draft of a 75-page delivery plan released Monday by the Front Range Passenger Rail District. Regional Transportation District directors and state entities approved initial funding
Backyard Blaze Near Barr Lake Turns Grisly With Burned Body Find
A routine fire call on the north side of Commerce City turned into something far more disturbing on Monday, when first responders discovered a burned body in a backyard near Barr Lake State Park. Commerce City police officers and South Adams County Fire Department crews had been dispatched to a...
Pre-Dawn Gunfire On Hampden Ave Sends Several To Hospital
Early Monday on Denver's southeast side, the 9700 block of East Hampden Avenue turned into an active crime scene after a shooting sent multiple people to a local hospital. Officers blocked off the area while detectives collected evidence and spoke with witnesses, and the condition of the victims remained unclear as mor
Dozens protest ICE facility following shooting of protester
Dozens of protesters joined a “die in” at the Centennial field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement days after a contractor for the federal agency shot a protester outside one of its detention facilities. The Monday morning protest sought to highlight “demands for freedom, for humane conditions and...
Four GEO ICE protesters arrested during die-in at ICE field office in Centennial
AURORA | Four protesters were detained Monday outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Centennial after a staged die-in to oppose the detention of immigrants at the Aurora GEO facility. Near the end of the scheduled demonstration, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies detained and cited fo
Delivery plan says Amtrak will operate Colorado Connector service (updated)
DENVER — Amtrak will be the operator of the Colorado Connector passenger service, the Front Range Passenger Rail District says in a draft delivery plan for the service aiming to launch in 2029. The 75-page document was released today (Monday, July 20). It is the first time the District has indicated its plans for an [.
Operators of Aurora assisted-living home charged with mistreating patients
The owners of a home for at-risk adults in Aurora were indicted by a grand jury Thursday after an investigation of mistreatment of patients. James Russell Vogel and Angelica Vogel, the operators of All Saints Home Care, were each charged with two counts of attempt to influence a public servant, a class four felony; one
