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This Little Colorado Mexican Bakeshop Turns Out Tamales Locals Swear Are The Best Anywhere
Some Denver families start their holiday mornings in a line outside a small counter-service spot on the city’s north side, long before the sun comes up. A few arrive at 4:30 in the morning, and nobody seems to mind. The reason is a foil-wrapped dozen of red or green tamales that many regulars call the best in town.
My UP Now
Jury awards $200,000 to Mexican tourist in Colorado ‘fart police’ lawsuit
DENVER — A Colorado jury on Tuesday awarded more than $200,000 to a Mexican tourist who was bitten by an Aurora police dog three years ago after officers gave nonsensical Spanish-language warnings about the dog. Jurors found Robert Wong, the dog’s handler, liable for using excessive force during the SWAT operation and a second officer, Grant Peet, liable for pursuing a malicious prosecution. Jurors did not find fault with the other two officers named as defendants in the complaint, Oscar Pena and Jeremiah Miles. Salvador Alonso Guerrero-Salmeron was renting a room in an Aurora home on March 2, 2023, when police officers arrived to arrest a man who was renting a different room in the house and who had no connection to Guerrero-Salmeron, he alleged in his lawsuit. The officers used a loudspeaker to command people in the home to come out during the early morning operation, but Guerrero-Salmeron, who was asleep when police arrived, did not hear or understand their commands, which the officers announced in both English and poorly pronounced Spanish, he alleged in his complaint. The officers also tried to warn residents that a police dog named Loki was present, but their attempts to do so in
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Colorado’s Oldest Candy Factory Still Gives Tours That Feel Straight Out Of The 1950s
Some candy makers still pull hot sugar on metal hooks, by hand, like it’s a normal Tuesday. I don’t need an excuse to find that interesting. I’m perfectly happy being impressed by grown adults twisting candy canes with their bare skill. Many of the machines in this...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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Chambers Road Shut Down in Aurora After Two-Car Crash Leaves One Critically Hurt
Chambers Road was shut down in both directions at Mississippi Avenue in Aurora on Sunday evening after a two-vehicle crash left three people hospitalized, one of them with life-threatening injuries. Police said officers were on scene investigating as the roadway remained closed to traffic. Three Hospitalized, One Critically Injured. According...
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KRDO
Mother killed in Denver crash remembered as a ‘huge light’ by friends
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Denver crash that killed Camden Warren. Matias Lopez faces charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence following the multi-car collision. Denver police say Lopez allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a...
Willow and Hearth
Colorado Townhome Owners Were Hit With $20,700 Hail Roof Assessments On A $3.6 Million Repair, And Now Liens On All 150 Homes Mean Nobody Can Sell Or Refinance
The notice landed in Beth Hayden’s inbox in May, and it changed her whole year. Her homeowners association told her she owed a $7,000 special assessment because every building in […]
David Heitz
Westword
Photos: Scenes from Denver music this past weekend
From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Denver one of a kind, Westword is there. Help us raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. Colorado’s Front Range had another outstanding weekend of music. From Daniel Donato at...