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East Colfax residents wake up to surprise two-way street conversion with no advance warning from city

February 20, 2026February 21, 2026 · Denver, Colorado Local News

DENVER, Colo. — Residents in the East Colfax neighborhood woke up to a confusing surprise on Wednesday. “I figured [it] out when I drove down the street and…

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18-year-old pedestrian dies after Aurora hit-and-run, police say

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 · Denver, Colorado Local News

An 18-year-old pedestrian died Saturday after being injured in an Aurora hit-and-run 11 days earlier, police said. Aurora police responded to the hit-and-run crash near East Colfax Avenue…

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Pedestrian killed in Aurora crash on East Colfax Avenue

January 6, 2026January 7, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

An Aurora pedestrian died Saturday night after being hit by a car while crossing the street, police said. The pedestrian, a 43-year-old man who has not been publicly…

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How Starbucks tried to quash union activity in Colorado

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

On Feb. 14, 2022, a Starbucks manager pulled Michaela Sellaro aside for a meeting. Just a few weeks earlier, Sellaro and a group of her fellow baristas at the…

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Suspect sought in Denver homicide, police say

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

Denver police said they are searching for a 26-year-old man suspected of murder in an early October killing. A judge issued a first-degree-murder arrest warrant for Gabriel Ortiz…

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Sexual assault, drugging trial begins for former owner of Grateful Dead-themed bars

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

Denver prosecutors on Tuesday opened their long-awaited criminal case against former business owner Jay Bianchi, who is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting three women at his Grateful…

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Pedestrian killed in Aurora hit-and-run crash on East Colfax

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on East Colfax Avenue near Chambers Road on Tuesday night, according to the Aurora Police Department.  Colfax Avenue…

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RTD ridership still falling as state pushes transit-oriented development: ‘We’re not moving the needle’

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

ENGLEWOOD — Metro Denver budtender Quentin Ferguson needs Regional Transportation District bus and trains to reach work at an Arvada dispensary from his house, a trip that takes…

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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Colfax Avenue in Denver

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

Denver police are investigating a fat hit-and-run crash on the east side of town that killed a pedestrian early Monday morning. The department announced the incident on X…

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Man killed in stabbing in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

A man died Saturday after he was stabbed in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood on Friday night, police officials said. Denver police were called to a stabbing in the…

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Man convicted, sentenced to life in prison for murder of Denver community leader Ma Kaing

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

A second man convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal East Colfax shooting of community leader Ma Kaing was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, the Denver…

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For new immigrant women, promises of work on East Colfax fall through

For new immigrant women, promises of work on East Colfax fall through

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

By Bianca Vázquez Toness/AP Education Writer East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That’s what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never mind the open drug…

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The Colfax Canvas Mural Festival returns this weekend with a new work from Danielle Seewalker

The Colfax Canvas Mural Festival returns this weekend with a new work from Danielle Seewalker

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

Denver-based artist, Anna Charney, works on a mural on the side of the Mango House. Molly Cruse/Denverite For the last few weeks, spray cans and aerial lifts have…

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‘They need to take action’: East Colfax businesses buried between trash, crime plead for more help from police

‘They need to take action’: East Colfax businesses buried between trash, crime plead for more help from police

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

DENVER — Excessive trash and open drug and alcohol use are just a few of the problems that have become part of daily life on the sidewalks outside…

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Editorial: Are the Frankenstein mansions on East Colfax really worthy of preservation?

Editorial: Are the Frankenstein mansions on East Colfax really worthy of preservation?

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

Should the two historic “Frankenstein mansions” on Franklin and East Colfax – badly damaged by a fire following years of neglect — be demolished or should Denver’s preservationists…

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One dead in overnight Denver shooting on Colfax Avenue, police investigating

One dead in overnight Denver shooting on Colfax Avenue, police investigating

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

Denver police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in the city’s East Colfax neighborhood Wednesday night. Denver officers were on the scene of the shooting…

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East Colfax in Denver closed in both directions as firefighters battle abandoned house fire

East Colfax in Denver closed in both directions as firefighters battle abandoned house fire

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

East Colfax Avenue is closed in both directions at North Franklin Street in Denver because of a fire at an abandoned house in the area, according to the…

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