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As Airport Commuter Rail Nears Completion, RTD Preaches Safety
Commuter rail trains will be traveling down the tracks every seven and a half minutes, sometimes at speeds of 70 mph.
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Glitch Keeps Food Stamp Users Waiting
A state mailing glitch could affect an unknown number of residents in Denver, El Paso, Mesa and possibly Pueblo counties.
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No Plans For Community Member On Denver Sheriff Dept. Overhaul Team
Meantime, a group of eight staff and city officials are evaluating a 300-page independent report on the troubled department.
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Denver’s New Black Lives Matter 5280 Chapter Envisions Safer, Stronger Community
Co-founder Rev. Dawn Riley Duval sees the new Denver chapter of the national movement as a “love note” to the city’s African-American community.
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Immigration advocates demand end to threat of deportation
The protesters oppose the continued court injunction against a program that could delay deportation for 5 million undocumented immigrants.
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Major heroin bust disrupts Mexican trade route, officials say
Law enforcement officials say they’ve executed the largest and most complex heroin bust in the history of the Rocky Mountain region: Operation Chump Change netted 273 pounds of brown heroin valued […]
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What you need to know about the Denver-Boulder US 36 express lanes tolls
“You can stay in the general purpose lanes and pay with your time, or you can jump into the toll – into the express lanes,” explained CDOT’s executive director.
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Final tolls approved for US 36 express. Here’s what it’ll cost you
The cost of your trip depends on a lot of factors: what you’re riding, when you’re riding, and whether you’ve gotten a sticker or a transponder from CDOT.
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Xcel gets FAA’s OK to inspect remote powerlines with drones
320,000 miles of power lines, along with plants, substations and natural gas pipelines.
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Wildfire outlook: Dry, western Colorado at most risk
A preliminary outlook says Colorado’s wildfire potential will be normal or below normal.
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Denver police post video pleas to solve gang violence cases
The two videos feature the family of Marcus Mason, who was gunned down in 2007. His murder remains unsolved.
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Report: Mental health, communication efforts lagged after Boulder County floods
The same report, by Boulder County Office of Emergency Management, says overall the county responded well to the disaster.
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From afar, Colorado’s Nepalese send help after devastating earthquake
For the roughly 3,000 Nepalese in Colorado, the aftermath of the recent earthquake has been stressful as many try to help their families thousands of miles away.
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Colorado may vote to keep $58M in marijuana revenue
Lawmakers say they would use it for things like school construction, marijuana education and drug prevention services.
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Colorado I-70 snow tire requirement fails
Negotiations at the state Capitol broke down Tuesday morning when lawmakers from the House and Senate tried to broker an agreement on a snow tire bill.
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RTD East Rail Line cars enter DIA station under their own power
For the first time, 2 commuter rail cars, under their own electric power, entered the station at the airport. The test marks one of the final stages before the East Rail Line opens to the public in mid 2016.