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Posted inTransportation

Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington, Biden’s pick to lead FAA, withdraws amid shaky U.S. Senate support

by The Associated Press 9:34 PM MDT on Mar 25, 20238:14 AM MDT on Mar 26, 2023

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed Washington’s withdrawal in a tweet Saturday night, calling him “an excellent nominee” and blaming undeserved and partisan attacks

Posted inPolitics and Government

Biden appointment of Denver airport CEO to run FAA delayed amid GOP opposition

by The Associated Press 5:30 PM MDT on Mar 22, 20235:30 PM MDT on Mar 22, 2023

On Wednesday, a Senate committee indefinitely postponed a vote on the nomination of Denver airport CEO Phillip Washington.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Aurora dentist killed his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison, police say

by The Associated Press 8:32 PM MDT on Mar 20, 20238:47 PM MDT on Mar 20, 2023

James Craig allegedly Googled questions like, “Is Arsenic Detectable in Autopsy?”

Posted inCrime and Courts

Aurora man faces murder charges in wife’s poisoning death

by The Associated Press 9:38 PM MDT on Mar 19, 20239:44 PM MDT on Mar 19, 2023

James Toliver Craig was arrested and booked into jail early Sunday

Posted inWater

Feds want U.S. Supreme Court justices to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water

by The Associated Press 9:10 AM MDT on Mar 18, 20239:11 AM MDT on Mar 18, 2023

The tribe doesn’t have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault

Posted inClimate

Ski resorts in Colorado and around the world are embracing a new role: climate activist

by The Associated Press 4:00 AM MDT on Mar 18, 20234:20 PM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

While many resorts are focused on reducing their emissions, others are going much further, leveraging their influence to shift public opinion and pass legislation.

Posted inWater

Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River

by The Associated Press 7:31 AM MDT on Mar 17, 20239:04 AM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation granted $2.4 million Thursday for cloud seeding in the Upper Colorado River Basin.

Posted inEquity

Great Plains tribes get Colorado bison as they seek to restore bond with animal

by The Associated Press 4:29 PM MDT on Mar 16, 20237:32 AM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver have been transferred to several tribes from across the Great Plains.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Son of victim in Boulder grocery store mass shooting sues gun-maker Ruger

by The Associated Press 4:37 PM MDT on Mar 15, 20234:37 PM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Nathaniel Getz, whose mother, Suzanne Fountain, was killed at the Boulder King Soopers, filed the lawsuit. He is the first relative of the 10 victims to do so.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Denver to pay $1.6M to protesters injured by police in 2020

by The Associated Press 9:50 PM MDT on Mar 14, 20239:51 PM MDT on Mar 14, 2023

Andy McNulty, an attorney who represented the protesters, said the officers’ tactics were “brutal and intolerable in a society that believes in freedom of speech”

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