Author: 9News
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Evergreen CommonSpirit gunman identified as previous patient
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A gunman who shot into a primary care office in Evergreen Thursday afternoon was previously a patient at the facility, authorities said. Lance Black, 62, fired about 19 shotgun rounds into various pieces of equipment, computers and walls at a CommonSpirit Primary Care Center in Evergreen around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office…
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Overdose deaths in Denver are climbing again, topping 2024 numbers
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DENVER — The number of people overdosing and dying in Denver is up compared to last year. Now, advocates say something needs to change. After another year of hundreds of people dying of overdoses, those on the front lines are worn out. “It’s a lot. And you kind of get numb to it a little…
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Outgoing Douglas County School Board to vote on last-minute 10-year charter school extensions
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Lame duck elected leaders do not get held accountable for their actions. They have already been voted out or have reached the end of their term limits. Four conservative Douglas County school board members, voted out in last week’s election, will meet Tuesday for one last meeting and decide a last-minute agenda item to extend…
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Vandals target multiple LGBTQ-friendly organizations and businesses over several days in Denver
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According to Denver Police, only two incidents are under investigation and do not appear to be related. DENVER — Vandals targeted multiple organizations friendly to the LGBTQ+ community in Denver, but it’s not clear whether the separate incidents are linked, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. A person with a rock smashed several windows at The Center on…
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Colorado acknowledges failure to begin parole revocation proceedings against man who caused fatal crash
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State corrections officers failed to follow policy after they learned that Christopher Moore – the man at the center of a police chase and fatal crash on Tuesday – was arrested in June on felony charges nine days after he was paroled out of the Colorado prison system, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. That arrest should have triggered an…
