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Courtesy of University of Colorado PoliceUniversity of Colorado student Megan Trussell. (Courtesy of University of Colorado Police) A petition seeking to reopen the law enforcement investigation into University of Colorado student Megan Trussell’s February death hit 1,700 signatures less than three days after the University of Colorado Police Department case report for Trussell’s case was released. The Change.org petition asks the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and state Attorney General Phil Weiser to start fresh with the Trussell case. Trussell, 18, died in February. Her body was found near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive. The Boulder County Coroner determined…

A project that will add about 380 new residences to Arvada’s Candelas development is set to break ground next month. The project, just northeast of the Welton Reservoir, is targeted for completion in April 2028. The development will include 324 apartments with one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 688 to 1,196 square feet, plus 56 townhomes featuring two- and three-bedroom layouts between 1,246 and 1,823 square feet. “We’re excited to bring this development to Arvada’s Candelas community,” said Jordan Orr, managing director for development at RangeWater Real Estate, an Atlanta-based multifamily real estate company. “With Arvada’s rapid growth, access…

The first thing you notice walking into West Side Books is the smell. It’s a good smell. It’s the smell of older books, stirring up memories of entering a small-town library where the head librarian knew your name and what you liked to read. Customers of West Side Books in Denver’s Highland neighborhood know that feeling. Longtime visitors to the store at 3434 W. 32nd Ave. talk about owner Lois Harvey and the staff as friends who are ready to recommend new titles and guide them through the overflowing shelves of new and old books that one person likened to…

Nearly 150 flights were delayed Thursday at Denver International Airport after another morning of “low visibility” prompted a ground delay, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The ground delay started before 8 a.m. Thursday and lifted shortly after 9 a.m., according to the federal agency. It delayed flights by an average of 40 minutes to an hour. As of 9:20 a.m., 145 flights headed in and out of DIA had been delayed and two had been canceled two, according to flight tracking software FlightAware. Southwest delayed 67 flights, followed by 36 from United and 27 from SkyWest, a regional airline that…

Decades before Colorado’s best singers, dancers and actors graced the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, workers pushed brooms across the stage to clean up elephant dung, rodeo sawdust, and blood spatters from boxing matches. “They actually used this for circuses and even basketball games at one point,” said Rodger A. Hara as a group of a dozen people scrambled for seats at the edge of the Ellie’s wide stage. Hara, an ambassador for Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ public tours, guides people of all ages into and behind the scenes of the city’s biggest performing arts houses.…

The Rockies’ reeling rotation is in motion as the season winds down. Veteran right-hander Antonio Senzatela, who’s been hit hard, was moved to the bullpen on Tuesday. Fellow right-hander German Marquez, on the injured list since July 21 with biceps tendinitis, is scheduled to return and start against the Cubs on Friday night at Coors Field. Senzatela’s demotion is not a surprise. The 30-year-old is 4-15 with a 7.15 ERA in 24 games (starts), and batters are hitting .356 against him. Last week, the Rockies released struggling veteran left-hander Austin Gomber. The Rockies cleared space by cutting Gomber and demoting Senzatela,…

A woman died after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Jefferson County Detention Facility early Wednesday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy found Sasha Chavez, 37, just before 5:55 a.m., sheriff’s officials said. Deputies and medical staff gave two doses of naloxone and continued CPR for 30 minutes, and emergency responders continued trying to resuscitate her before she was pronounced dead at 6:40 a.m. Chavez’s death will be investigated by the 1st Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team, and the coroner’s office will determine her cause of death. Sign up to get crime news sent…

A self-serve beer hall in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood has closed after a decade following “a steady decline since COVID,” according to its owner. First Draft Taproom & Kitchen ceased operations at 1309 26th St. over the weekend. California transplant Mark Slattery opened the business in 2015, taking advantage of technology from a company called iPourIt. Customers could fill their glasses from some 40 taps of beer, cider, wine and other beverages on the perimeter of the establishment. An RFID chip in their wristband monitored their pours and charged them by the ounce. An on-site kitchen dished up burgers, wings, pizza…

Five people, including two children, were injured Wednesday afternoon in a northwestern Aurora crash after a car veered into oncoming traffic, police said. Aurora officers responded to a two-vehicle crash near East Colfax Avenue and Altura Boulevard just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, police department spokesperson Joe Moylan said. That intersection lies between Interstate 225 and Chambers Road. A car carrying two adults and two children swerved into the wrong direction of traffic and struck another car, Moylan said. It’s unclear which direction the car was headed at the time of the crash. The driver of the car that was hit,…

The Crawshank Redemption. Coming to a stadium theater near you. The NFL has long been accused of being scripted, and Sean Payton seems determined to write a sequel to the Hollywood classic. Except that the leading actor is not a banker, but a punter. Jeremy Crawshaw needs saving. Or the Broncos will punt on winning their first AFC West title since 2015. Losing fingernails over special teams is commonplace in the NFL. It often relates to the kicker because his impact is measured in points. With punters, it traces to hidden yardage. Consider this scenario, preferably with Tums within arm’s…