Absenteeism rates plummeted at this middle school after incentivizing students with a chance to...
During and following the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic absenteeism in schools across the United States emerged as a serious challenge for schools and students. Defined as students missing 10% or more of school, chronic absenteeism has risen nationwide. In the 2022-2023 school year, 20 states reported that more than 30%...
Pedestrian hit and killed by driver in Lakewood on Thursday morning
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver on S. Kipling Parkway Thursday morning, according to the Lakewood Police Department.
2 Denver sheriff deputies arrested on assault charges
DENVER — The Denver Sheriff Department confirmed that two of its deputies were arrested by the Denver Police Department and face felony charges. Sgt. Carla Gentempo, assigned to the DSD Administration Division, and Deputy Jason Gentempo, who works at the Downtown Detention Center, were both charged with third-degree...
Report: Evo Exploring Take Over of Denver’s Sports Castle
Ski and bike shop Evo is considering moving into Denver’s Sports Castle, the historic Art Deco building at 1000 Broadway, according to a report from the Business Den. “Anyone who knows Colorado, Denver, you just know the castle,” Evo founder and CEO Bryce Phillips told the outlet. Evo...
How Colorado’s prize gold nugget ended up mislabeled as dinosaur bones in a bank...
Tom’s Baby: Colorado’s Vanishing 13.5-Pound Gold Nugget. In 1887, miners Tom Groves and Harry Lytton struck gold in Breckenridge—literally. They blasted into a pocket 90 feet below ground and found a massive 13. 5-pound gold nugget. Fearing theft, Groves wrapped it in a blanket and held it...
Older adults on fixed incomes are finding homeownership in Colorado financially harder than ever
When Peggy Locke bought her 804-square-foot home in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood about 10 years ago, the monthly mortgage–including the loan payment, property taxes and homeowner’s insurance–was around $500. That amount “was perfectly doable,” said Locke, a 77-year-old retired registered nurse living on Social...
Three Denver Residents Indicted in Federal Court for Fentanyl-Related Overdose Death
Three Denver residents have been indicted on federal charges relating to a tragic fentanyl overdose, as the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced a significant development in the battle against the opioid crisis. The accused, Felicia Ortiviz, Joe Elijo Herrera, and Alina Serena Ochoa-Luna, are...
A Colorado Mom’s Final Days: The Alleged Killer Who Pushed Her Body Through the...
A Sudden Vanishing That Shook a Family (Image Credits: Flickr) Westminster, Colorado – In the chill of early winter, a mother’s life ended in unimaginable horror, her body hidden away after days of being moved around like discarded waste. A Sudden Vanishing That Shook a Family Imagine the panic when a devoted mom...
EDITORIAL: Guess who’ll be minding Denver’s sheltered
The hardcore “homeless” population that regularly wanders the streets of the Denver metro area is disproportionately afflicted by addiction. That typically means illegal drug use — heroin, meth, fentanyl — and the lawbreaking lifestyle that goes with it. So, here’s an idea: Let’s staff one of Denver’s city-run...
West Baton Rouge juvenile rape suspect arrested in Colorado
DENVER, Colo. — U.S. Marshals arrested a 43-year-old man in Colorado, who was wanted in two parishes. James Connolly was wanted in West Baton Rouge for first-degree rape of a child under 13 and in Livingston Parish for felony aggravated crimes against nature. Connolly was arrested in the Denver area on Dec. 9 by...
