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Woman accused of squatting in half-million-dollar home has moved out
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A few weeks after 9NEWS Investigates highlighted the story behind a home in Lakewood, the woman who had been living there and who was the subject of neighbor’s complaints has moved out. It’s unknown where Mecca Busey moved off too, but she last told 9NEWS...
Two Aurora schools get more turnaround-time to show academic improvements
DENVER | The Colorado State Board of Education voted last week to allow two Aurora schools, North Middle School and Aurora Central High School, to continue their own improvement plans for another two years. It’s a change for Aurora Central in particular, which before the start of the pandemic was...
Efforts to build an “airport city” called Colorado Aerotropolis are now official
After years of discussions and planning, a metro-area partnership has declared efforts to build out an aerotropolis — an airport city — around Denver International Airport officially off the ground.
Thunder, hail, floods and more coming to a Denver neighborhood this afternoon
Thunder is rumbling as I type, and more big hail could be pounding the Denver Metro east of I-25. That's according to the latest from the National Weather Service's afternoon Hazardous Weather Outlook. The good news is the afternoon showers and storms could be scattered. The bad news: They could...
Denver artist joins national initiative making Juneteenth murals around the U.S.
On a recent 90-degree day, the Denver-based artist Detour is dressed in paint-splattered shorts and a top, and a paint-splattered hat to shield his head from the sun. He’s near a huge mural he recently completed in an alleyway on the back side of a wine bar. He’s one...
Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival continues celebration of culture, freedom
Stretching throughout the historic Five Points neighborhood, the annual Juneteenth Music Festival is part local business showcase, part family reunion — and all parts celebration. "It's just a big family reunion," Melissa Johnson, a Denver native who has been going to the Juneteenth celebrations her entire life, said. "It's about freedom. It's about our ancestors and just keeping their legacy growing." Although Juneteenth, held on June 19 to commemorate the...
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