Denver Talking gargoyle shocks travelers at Denver International Airport
March 23, 2019
The longest walkable concourse at Denver International Airport is Concourse B, which is 3,300 feet long. Heading from there to other concourses requires hopping on a train. (Photo: Denver International Airport) Denver International Airport, already known for being home to some wild conspiracy theories, just got a little bit weirder. A new talking gargoyle, commissioned for…
Denver Here’s Where the Power’s Still Out the Morning After Denver’s Bomb Cyclone – Westword
March 19, 2019
Editor’s note: On March 15, we published an update about power outages due to the bomb cyclone. For more information, click “More Than 28,000 in Denver Still Without Power Two Days After Bomb Cyclone.” Continue for our previous coverage. The much-hyped bomb cyclone that hit Denver yesterday, March 13, packed a considerable punch, and it proved…
Denver Le’Veon Bell to Join Jets After Sitting Out Season
March 16, 2019
Le’Veon Bell, the superstar running back who sat out last season in a salary dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has agreed to a free-agent deal with the Jets. Bell, 27, is considered one of the most versatile offensive players in the N.F.L. After ESPN broke the news early Wednesday that he had come to terms…
Denver Denver teachers win pay trek in ‘historic’ deal to end strike
March 15, 2019
Striking Denver public school teachers could be headed back to classrooms Thursday after reaching a “historic” deal with the school district to boost their pay. The Denver Classroom Teachers Association declared its three-day strike over and members are set to vote on whether to ratify the deal reached about 6 a.m. on Thursday with the…
Denver Broncos re-sign Pro Bowl long snapper Casey Kreiter
March 14, 2019
AP Published 1:58 p.m. ET March 7, 2019 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos Pro Bowl long snapper Casey Kreiter signed a one-year, $1 million contract to stay in Denver on Thursday, the same day the team officially released strong safety Darian Stewart. The fourth-year pro from Iowa was set to become a restricted free agent…
Denver Progress reported by both sides in Denver teachers strike
March 13, 2019
A marathon bargaining session moved Denver teachers and the school district “closer” to an agreement to end a strike by thousands of educators. Interested in Education? Add Education as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Education news, video, and analysis from ABC News. As the strike entered its third day Wednesday,…
Denver What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 8 Crash
March 12, 2019
The Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people on Sunday has rattled travelers around the world. Just six months ago, the same model of airplane — a Boeing 737 Max 8, operated by Lion Air — crashed off Indonesia and killed all 189 onboard. While the cause of Sunday’s tragedy remains undetermined, and the…
Denver Denver might soon ended up being the very first US city to decriminalize ‘magic’ mushrooms
March 2, 2019
In May, Denver, Colorado, residents will vote on whether to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic” mushrooms. Decriminalizing the illegal substance could help keep families together and encourage more research on psilocybin’s medical uses, Kevin Matthews, the Decriminalize Denver campaign director, told INSIDER. In a phone poll of 172 Denver residents, 45% said they…
Denver Colorado jogger fends off, kills mountain lion on rural path
February 27, 2019
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado jogger strangled a juvenile mountain lion in the foothills of Horsetooth Mountain northwest of Denver, acting in self-defense after the predator attacked him, authorities said on Tuesday. The man, who was not identified, survived the life-and-death struggle in the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, a mountain park less than 70 miles…
Denver Denver instructor strike: What to understand before walkout Monday
February 24, 2019
CLOSE Denver teachers went on strike after failed negotiations with the school district over pay. The district plans to staff schools with administrators and substitutes. (Feb. 11) AP DENVER – When Jenna Jones told her third-graders why she planned to join a teacher strike Monday, several students at the predominately low-income school did their best to…