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Next phase of major Colorado Interstate 25 project will cause traffic issues
Driving to Denver from Northern Colorado has been much less frustrating the past five months since construction has largely ended on Interstate 25 between Fort Collins and Berthoud. The $900 million North I-25 Express Lanes project opened all lanes in December 2023. The six-year project added an express, or toll,...
Things to do in Denver this weekend, May 10-12
Enjoy time with family and friends at one of the many festivals happening this weekend! And don’t forget, Sunday is Mother’s Day. It’s the weekend! Enjoy time with family and friends at one of several festivals this weekend, including the Golden Hours Music Festival, the Colorado Chocolate Festival and the Nightmares 2024 Horror Expo and Film Festival.
Man who died months after Denver shooting was 'always upbeat' and loved life, his father says
DENVER — The father of a man who died three months after he was shot while in a car pleaded on Thursday that anyone with information on the case to come forward. Lyle "Alex" Kerr was in a car with another person on Jan. 23 near East 7th Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver when someone approached the car and shot them. The other person recovered, but Alex was rushed to the hospital.
Here's how much Denver's single-family home construction has increased
Data: Census Bureau via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Chart: Axios VisualsSingle-family home construction in metro Denver is up 7% compared to last year, per fresh figures from Federal Reserve Economic Data.Why it matters: New construction could mean more flexibility and affordability for homebuyers in our tight and pricey market.State of play: Mayor Mike Johnston is attempting to overhaul the city's building department — which has struggled for years to improve its lengthy permit-approval process — and shorten permitting time by 30% this year.Johnston says a lack of affordable housing is "maybe the most important issue Denver is facing."The...
Denver woman's address used in rental scam targeting migrants
DENVER — When a migrant showed up at Anita Allegranzi's doorstep on April 21, telling her he was looking to rent her home, she had hoped it was a one-off situation. "Doorbell rang, I answered the door, the person that spoke to me said, 'I’m here to see the house that’s available to rent' and I said, 'I’m sorry, you have the wrong address,'" Allegranzi recalled. "And he then showed me pictures of my home and I said, 'I’m sorry this house is not for rent. My husband and I live here. We’ve lived here for 26 years.'"
2 sentenced in fatal Aurora shooting
AURORA, Colo. — Two people have been sentenced to prison in connection with a 2022 shooting in which a man died in an Aurora shopping center parking lot. Kion Perkins, 33, was found shot to death inside a vehicle in a shopping center parking lot at 13280 E. Mississippi Ave. in Aurora on July 19, 2022.
Feces, drug paraphernalia and homeless people: Auraria Campus officials decry 'lawlessness' at pro-Palestinian encampment
University officials on Thursday afternoon described an escalating health and safety situation arising out of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Auraria Campus, noting that feces now litter the area, some have observed drug paraphernalia and homeless people have also now set up tents. A few hours later, roughly 100 protesters swarmed the corner of Mariposa Street and Colfax in Denver and formed a circle, compelling the police to shut down Colfax between Kalamath and Osage streets. ...
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