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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston files to run for re-election in 2027

He will take on 10 other mayoral candidates who have entered the race so far, including Councilwoman Shontel Lewis and previous mayoral candidate Lisa Calderón.

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Affordable housing, lured bears, bank scams: Scores of new Colorado laws take effect

Wednesday is the start date for more than 200 laws passed by legislators earlier this year.

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ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines

Many public health experts expressed concern about the recommendations.

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and talks seem again to have stalled.

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Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says

He was secretly shuttled to a smaller plane via an airport catering truck.

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One of Denver’s densest neighborhoods is finally getting new green space

The Golden Triangle is located in the heart of the city’s 10th council district, which has the least amount of park space per resident of the city’s 13 districts.

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Denver City Council rejects $600,000 extension of contract for job recruitment videos

The proposal would have brought the city’s payment to Sunny Side Up Solutions LLC, a Florida-based company, to a total of $1 million and extended the partnership until 2031.

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Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

Childhood vaccines have been through rigorous studies.

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Lauren Boebert’s son faces felony charges over sex tape with 17-year-old, court records show

Tyler Boebert, 21, was arrested Sunday and released from the county’s jail that day after posting $10,000 bail, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.

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