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'His choice caused my grandson to lose a mother': Former DU basketball player sentenced for fatal DUI crash
DENVER — Inside a standing-room-only courtroom Friday morning a Denver District Court Judge sentenced a former DU basketball player to six years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for killing a woman while driving drunk - while also urging him to "make good." "My daughter's life was taken by...
Columbine School Shooting
In this view through a fisheye lens, a plaque with a quote from President Bill Clinton is displayed on the wall of healing at the Columbine Memorial Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Littleton, Colo. Trauma still shadows the survivors of the horrific Columbine High School shooting as the attack's 25th anniversary approaches. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Things to do in Denver this weekend, April 19-21
420 festivals and events, a Taylor Swift album release party, and Earth Day clean-ups are all happening this weekend. Dia Del Niño events will take place at several Denver Public Library locations this weekend. Other happenings include 420 festivals and events, Earth Day clean-ups, Ice Cube and Wiz Khalifa at Red Rocks, and a Taylor Swift album release party at Stanley Marketplace.
AP Was There: Shock, then terror as Columbine attack unfolds
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE — On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver. They shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded two dozen others before taking their own lives.
These were Denver's top grocery stores by market share in 2023
Data: Chain Store Guide; Note: Stores under the same brand name have been combined, e.g. Walmart and Walmart Supercenter; Chart: Axios VisualsKing Soopers, the Kroger-owned supermarket, rules the throne in Denver, according to new data from Chain Store Guide, a sales-tracking firm.The big picture: The state's largest grocery store chain, which is headquartered in Denver, has worn the crown for at least six straight years.By the numbers: King Soopers made up 36% of the market share in 2023, up 3 percentage points compared to the previous year.Walmart and Safeway were the second- and third-most popular grocers — but, even together, fell short of King Soopers' share at about 28%.State of play: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing to block Kroger's nearly $25 billion merger with Albertsons because he says it reduces head-to-head competition and would give Kroger an unfair 50% of the market share statewide.He has been leading a multi-state investigation for years and is the second to sue following Washington.
It’s still not OK to smoke weed at Denver’s 4/20 fest
Corinne Eastman thought she knew what she was getting into when she wandered towards the haze hanging over Denver's annual 4/20 festival in Civic Center Park in 2018. "You see the billow of smoke everywhere, and you walk in and assume you can smoke," she remembered. "My friend and I went and sat down on a patch of grass and lit up a joint."
Denver Defunds Police Department to Pay for Illegal Immigrants!
Denver will partially defund its police department to prioritize care and resources for illegal immigrants.You get what you vote for, Denver!I’m Tomi Lahren, more next. We’ve got two major problems in America, an illegal immigration influx and a crime crisis. Well the Democrat-controlled city of Denver has thumbed its nose at both of those with its new budget proposal. Get this, Denver will allocate $45 million dollars in funding for programs dedicated to the illegal immigrant crisis and this will come at the expense of its police budget.Yep, an $8 million dollar budget cut to the police department budget to prioritize funding for people who have no right to be here. And the city of Denver only has about one thousand migrants being cared for in shelters. You can bet your bottom dollar more are on the way and these budget cuts to necessary programs will continue and worsen to pay for Biden’s open border.Every city is a border city and every state is a border state under Joe!I’m Tomi Lahren and you watch my show “Tomi Lahren is Fearless” at Outkick.com
'Winter weather advisory' issued with up to 18 inches of snow possible in Colorado
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of the central and northern mountain regions in Colorado, set to be in effect from 6 p.m. on Friday until 9 a.m. on Saturday – and the Denver metro could be impacted by the weather, too. The alert encompasses where the most severe weather should be located, including areas of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, the mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks, the Northern...
Jill Biden stopping in Colorado on Friday and Saturday
AURORA — First lady Jill Biden will visit the Denver metro area this weekend, the White House said on Thursday. Biden will arrive in Denver on Friday night before participating in an event at noon Saturday at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She is set to deliver remarks and join in a roundtable discussion as part of the White House Initiative on Women's Health.
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