Monthly Archives: November 2021

Johnny Hurley (Photo courtesy of Cody Soules via Denver7) An Arvada police officer will not face criminal charges for mistakenly shooting and killing a “good Samaritan” who stopped an active shooter in Olde Town Arvada this summer, prosecutors announced Monday. … Continued

The Colorado law that gives residents the right to kill intruders into their homes will face a new test before the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday in a case that stems from the 2017 shooting of a homeless man in … Continued

Colorado Republicans’ latest howl about the state’s approach to transportation took the form of a sternly worded letter. The three-page missive, sent to the Colorado Transportation Commission by two dozen GOP legislators on Oct. 28, accused its 11 members of … Continued

Dr. Scott Taylor, an assistant professor at CU Boulder, will talk about his study “The Boulder Chickadee Study: Chickadee hybridization along the Front Range,” which is a study of cross breeding between black-capped chickadees and mountain chickadees, during the Broomfield … Continued

If you are a wine drinker, have you ever thought about that cork wine stopper you remove before tasting it? Out of the blue, my husband asked me if I knew anything about cork the other day. I told him … Continued

“Finlay Donovan Is Killing It” by Elle Cosimano Finlay Donovan is at her wit’s end. The recently-divorced mother of two preschoolers is drowning in overdue bills and behind in a romance novel she is contracted to write. A stranger sitting … Continued

By Ryan Call, Outreach Coordinator, Eco-Cycle Recycling can be a complicated subject, so there is plenty of room for developing misunderstandings and myths. This week, we are going to set the record straight and bust some recycling myths! MYTH: “Recycling … Continued

Violeta Benchwick, 11, center, poses for a portrait with her parents Greg Benchwick, 46, left, and Alejandra Castaneda, 47, in front of Castaneda’s home in Denver on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. If Alejandra Castañeda had her way, her daughter Violeta … Continued

When a manager insisted last November that she work remotely despite suffering from COVID-19, Jesenia Ramos knew she had reached a breaking point and needed to make a change. But it wasn’t until late July when she and her husband, … Continued

During his freshman year of high school, Govan Alvarado tried out for the soccer and basketball teams. He didn’t make the rosters. Not because he was bad at the sports, though. His grades were terrible, and coaches told him he … Continued