Wheat Ridge Families Increasingly Seeking Alternatives to Traditional Public Schooling
More than 1.4 million American students left traditional public schools between 2019 and 2023. Wheat Ridge has been no exception to this trend, as evidenced by closing schools and declining enrollment in recent years. Across Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County, families are increasingly choosing charter schools,...
More Than “Caw Caw”: A Closer Look at Crows
Happy February my nature loving friends. Ken Hall here, aka Bird Nut. Being asked to help out my friends at the Neighborhood Gazette by sharing short articles about my passion for nature can be tough when it comes to finding subject matter for one of my least favorite months of the year. I usually continue my nature...
Lakeside Boots Sergeant In Walmart Double-Pay Scandal
In a town of just 16 residents, losing one police sergeant is no small shake-up. The Town of Lakeside has fired Sgt. Howard Prince, after an internal audit, concluded he logged unauthorized overtime while also getting paid for off-duty security work. The dismissal, formalized in a Jan. 6 termination letter, followed...
Tax Hit Boots Boulder Mushroom Meat Darling From Thornton Plant
Meati Foods, a Boulder-based startup that markets its products as whole cuts made from mycelium, has been evicted from its Thornton manufacturing plant after local officials moved to collect unpaid taxes. Workers arriving at the 115,000-square-foot factory at 14831 Washington St. found notices posted on the doors,...
FBI: Colorado man pleads guilty to attempting to join ISIS
DENVER (KDVR) — A man from Colorado pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday after being arrested in 2023 for allegedly attempting to flee the United States to join ISIS, according to a spokesperson from the FBI Denver Field Office. On Dec. 18, 2023, then 18-year-old Humzah Mashkoor from...
Denver E-Scooter Deaths Hit Record High in 2025
Fifteen people have died while riding standing electric scooters in Denver since the rentable devices hit the Mile High City in 2018. More than half of those deaths occurred just last year. The city recorded eight deaths of standing e-scooter riders in 2025, according to the Department of Transportation &...
The Town In Colorado Where $1,500 A Month Covers Rent, Groceries, And Utilities
Pueblo, Colorado stands as a financial oasis in a state where your wallet typically gets thinner faster than the air at 14,000 feet. While your friends in Denver are choosing between paying rent or enjoying avocado toast this month, Puebloans are somehow managing to cover housing, groceries, AND utilities with what...
Vision Zero: As Denver doubles down, the fatalities keep climbing
A decade ago, Denver became one of many U.S. cities to adopt a bold, new model of traffic safety — one that envisioned an end to the hundreds of serious injuries and dozens of fatalities that plague the streets each year. Fast forward to today, and Denver streets and intersections show a widening array of […]
Denver restaurateurs opening Odd Rabbit sushi in Boulder this spring
Christopher and Ariana Teigland, the married duo behind Denver’s Glo Noodle House, are bringing culinary inspiration to Boulder this spring with a new sushi eatery, Odd Rabbit, a “traditionally non-traditional” sushi restaurant set to open at 5845 Arapahoe Ave., just a few blocks from where the couple first met while...
Arapahoe County, CO – Homicide Investigation: Woman Found East of Denver
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Arapahoe County, CO – Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a homicide after a woman’s body was discovered Monday morning in a remote area east of the Denver metro region, authorities confirmed. According to...
