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When a bus from Texas dropped off some migrants Monday morning in front of the Colorado Capitol, Evan Dreyer from the mayor’s office blasted the atrocity. “These are folks who have come from the Texas border after long journeys, and they are not prepared for cold weather,” Dreyer told the Denver Post. “And to drop them off like that, just randomly, in the cold — in the freezing cold — is inhumane, dangerous and it puts their lives at risk. It’s shameful.”

Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky said Monday that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is bussing migrants into Aurora and buying them hotel rooms. Jurinsky made the revelation toward the end of the meeting during council report period. “I have a report that I would like to bring to the people of Aurora,” Jurinsky said. She went on to explain how Denver, a so-called sanctuary city, is bussing migrants out of its boundaries and into Aurora. She said one of her employees who was living at the Quality Inn at Mississippi and Abilene was tossed onto the street because of the incoming migrants. Jurinsky alleged the contract with the hotel doesn’t even have Denver City Council approval yet. She said the mayor must have thought this would fly under the radar. “Little did they ever think there would be an employee of a sitting council member” displaced. She called her employees “hard-working American citizens.” She said her employee and his husband lived at the hotel with their service animal for about a year.

On Monday morning, Denver greeted migrants who arrived from Texas. Migrants have arrived before but this group arrived at the capitol steps in Denver. The bus arrived with about 40 to 50 migrants around 8:30 am on December 4.

In the quiet neighborhoods of Denver, Colorado, a disturbing mystery unfolds—the disappearance of 30-year-old Miranda Conner. This case, still unresolved, continues to baffle authorities and haunt a community.

Migrants will move out of the Raddison Hotel at 4849 Bannock Street in District 9 and traditionally unhoused people will move in under a plan by the mayor’s office. Denver homelessness czar Cole Chandler briefed the City Council on the hotel master lease during Tuesday’s mayor-council meeting. The city plans to master lease the hotel from Quebec Hospitality Inc. for $10.4 million through Dec. 31, 2024. The city has been leasing blocks of rooms. Quebec Hospitality Inc. also owns the Comfort Inn off Quebec where migrants have been staying.

The first batch of new trees for the 16th Street Mall revitalization project have arrived. Oak trees are being planted between Market and Larimer streets. The installation marks the beginning of a comprehensive plan to replace, diversify and expand the urban tree canopy along the iconic street. “The arrival of these first trees is just the beginning,” said Mike Swanson, Denver City Forester, in a news release. “Our residents and visitors are going to enjoy ten different varieties of trees we’ve hand-selected for this project to provide diversity and varying beauty and shade throughout the year, and the trees are getting a better growing environment in which to thrive.”

In the picturesque city of Federal Heights, Colorado, a mother's relentless quest continues as she seeks any clue that could lead to her daughter, Miranda Conner, who mysteriously vanished early in February 2023. The 30-year-old's disappearance has left her family, especially her children, yearning for her safe return.

There are more people looking for homes to rent in Denver than in any other place in the West. A monthly report from RentCafe, an online rental site, says that Denver is the fifth most searched-for place in the United States.

The Denver City Council will consider Monday awarding a $1.5 million contract to The Gathering Place to operate a homeless micro-community for women, transgender, and non-binary people.

A popular food chain recently opened another new location in Colorado this past week. Read on to learn more. On Thursday, November 30, 2023, the well-known food chain Chick-fil-A celebrated the grand opening of its newest Colorado location in Wheat Ridge, according to an opening event announcement posted on the business's website.

Recruiting police officers has always been a crucial task for law enforcement agencies, but recent trends in the Denver area have presented some unique challenges. Despite offering some of the highest salaries for police officers in the country, Denver’s public safety agencies are struggling to attract and retain qualified candidates.

It was a pretty in pink sunrise to start a Monday. Looked extra pretty with the holiday lights in Cherry Creek.

During the winter and holiday months, it is hard to get the entire family outside. Several years ago, we decided to start doing staycations not only to help our mental welfare, but to help support the local economy.

Authorities in Wheat Ridge are seeking a crimson pickup truck, along with any supplementary evidence, in connection with a gunshot incident that occurred at a business on West 38th Street near Teller Street during the late morning hours of Wednesday. The victim has been recognized by friends and coworkers as Peter Damian Arguello, who is the proprietor of Peter Damian Fine Jewelry and Antiques.

Job Market Blues: Colorado's Struggle Intensifies Amid Mail Processing Business Departure. Matheson Flight Extenders (MFE), a mail processing, transportation, and logistics contractor, will lay off 60 employees as it closes a mail sorting facility in Colorado.

The disappearance of 30-year-old Miranda Conner continues to baffle both her family and authorities in Federal Heights, Colorado. Miranda, a mother of two, vanished on February 3, 2023, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions and a family desperate for answers.

The Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee of the Denver City Council awarded Bayaud Enterprises Wednesday a one million dollar contract to stand up cold weather shelters for people experiencing homelessness. The full City Council also must approve the contract.

Snowing in the Mile High City on the first Sunday in December. It’s not sticking yet in my neighborhood but it sure is pretty on a Sunday morning.