Colorado teacher fired after students allegedly pressured to kiss classmates in skits
Colorado teacher Jennifer Honka was fired after allegedly asking students to kiss classmates during French class skits, with performances tied to grades.
Denver area events for June 17
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability. Wednesday Music in the Gardens — With Jenny Shawhan, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 17th Street Gardens, 1945 17th St., Denver; cpvmd.org/
Fifty for 150: FBI raids the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in 1989
In June 1989, an FBI agent named Jon Lipsky visited Rocky Flats for what staff at the nuclear weapons plant thought was a briefing on ecoterrorism. That was a pretext. Lipsky, with dozens of FBI and EPA investigators at the ready, in fact arrived at the Department of Energy property northwest of Denver to raid […]
Littleton approves $1M for Starlight affordable housing project
The Littleton City Council on Tuesday approved a $1 million funding request to support construction of a new affordable housing development known as the Starlight Apartments. The council authorized the contribution from the city’s Affordable Housing Fund for the project, which collects fees from housing developments th
Broomfield residents fight plan to develop Interlocken Loop land into housing
Broomfield residents are pushing back on a plan to rezone vacant land near Interlocken Loop for apartments and townhomes.
Hottest day of the year is expected in Colorado on Wednesday
The hottest temperatures of the year are expected across Colorado on Wednesday, with widespread 90s and several areas potentially reaching triple digits.
35 years later, questions remain in Father’s Day massacre that gripped Colorado
Thirty-five years ago today, one of the most notorious crimes in Colorado history unfolded inside the United Bank of Denver.
City advances share of revenue guarantee with SkyWest for continued Denver flights
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne City Council’s Finance Committee has agreed to support a city contribution of $380,928 to the minimal revenue guarantee, or MRG, with SkyWest Airlines for continued air routes between Cheyenne and Denver. The committee, made up of four members of the Cheyenne City Council,...
Suspected drunken driver hits 3 women, drags 1 half a block: Denver police
Three people were hit in Denver’s downtown LoDo neighborhood early Sunday morning, and new details are emerging about what happened in the moments before and after the crash.
Here’s a quick guide to Juneteenth weekend events in the metro Denver area
Denver’s historic Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points has expanded into a three-day celebration of Black culture, community and history, commemorating Juneteenth. The June 19 holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States. It’s the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslave
