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Denver homicides drop to near two-decade low as city credits multi-pronged approach

DENVER — Denver has recorded 36 homicides so far in 2025, on pace to mark a more than 40% decrease from last year and the lowest number since 2014, when the city saw 31 homicides, according to city officials. The dramatic decline comes as Denver invests in Flock camera...
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Boys & Girls Clubs offer great after-school opportunities

CBS Colorado is collecting toys to benefit children who go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.
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With mantras and a tricycle, Buddhist nun supports Denver’s unhoused

DENVER (RNS) — Pedaling a tricycle loaded with water, food and harm-reduction supplies, Kelsang Virya moves through Denver’s hardest-hit areas looking for anyone who needs help. The post With mantras and a tricycle, Buddhist nun supports Denver’s unhoused appeared first on RNS .
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Aurora Resident Arrested on Multiple Felony Charges for Possession of Child Exploitation Material

Michael Ray Lozano, 52, of Aurora, was arrested last week. Authorities allege he possessed a large quantity of illegal images and videos involving child sexual abuse. The Aurora Police Department's Fugitive Apprehension and Narcotics Unit made the arrest. Lozano faces eight felony charges of sexual exploitation of a...
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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%...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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