Police face new lawsuit, probe into Elijah McClain’s death
DENVER – A police department in suburban Denver on Tuesday afternoon encountered a new set of investigations and legal issues as controls mounts on the death last year of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man in a chokehold set by officers, and other run – ins with people of color. …
Read More »Aurora Protest: Shot after car passes by Black Lives Matter protesters in Colorado
A car collided with a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters protesting systemic racism and police brutality, and one protester was shot in Colorado. The Aurora Police Department said the protester who was shot was rushed to the hospital in stable condition, adding that a protester fired a weapon that …
Read More »Lice-Trench Fever Found in Denver Homeless
By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News DENVER – Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at the University of Colorado UCHealth Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: confirmation of the third case of trench fever this year, a rare condition transmitted by …
Read More »Colorado Advocates: Continuous Sweeping of Homeless Camps at Risk of Further Spread of Coronavirus | Colorado Springs News
Melody Lewis lives as a nomad in the heart of downtown Denver. Sticking her head out of her green tent on a recent day in June, the 57-year-old pointed to a few blocks from where city crews picked up her mid-sidewalk tent earlier this spring and replaced it. with landscaped …
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