Protest-backing soccer star’s family kept from leaving Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A prominent former soccer player in Iran who has expressed support for anti-government protests says his wife and daughter were prevented from leaving the country on...
View ArticleDenver to pay $325,000 to couple shot by police with pepper balls in incident...
A couple has won $325,000 in settlements from the city of Denver after police officers shot them with pepper balls during the 2020 George Floyd protests, despite the fact that the woman was pregnant...
View ArticleOpinion: As we reflect on Martin Luther King’s legacy, remember his thoughts...
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. penned the “Letter from the Birmingham City Jail.” Rev. King and others were being held for violating a court order against “parading,...
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Judge orders 3 separate trials for Aurora police officers, paramedics charged...
Elijah McClain (Courtesy McClain family) The trials for five Aurora police officers and paramedics charged in connection with Elijah McClain’s death will be split up into three separate proceedings, an...
View ArticleOpinion: Tyre Nichols’ death is America’s shame
The spectacle of a televised countdown to the showing of the video in which Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten by Memphis, Tennessee, police officers doesn’t just theatricalize Black death; it is a...
View ArticleDenver’s new law enforcement watchdog to focus on community relationships
Lisabeth Pérez Castle decided to become a lawyer in the ninth grade after reading “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Castle grew up in the projects in the South Bronx of New York City as the youngest child of...
View ArticleDenver mayoral candidate Terrance Roberts sees campaign as evolution of...
When crowds of thousands turned out repeatedly for 2020’s racial justice protests in Denver and Aurora, Terrance Roberts was often at the center, shouting into a bullhorn. It was a role that came easy...
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Crime, cops and reform: Here’s what Denverites say the next mayor needs to...
Decision Denver 2023 The Denver Post will be diving deep into key issues facing the city’s top elected leaders in the runup to the pivotal April election. In the coming weeks, The Post will examine...
View ArticleAfter School Satan Club launching first Colorado chapter, but organizer...
The After School Satan Club — which does not, in fact, hail Satan, organizers say — is launching its first Colorado chapter next week at the rural Paonia K-8 school. The club is part of a national...
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Denver pays $1.6 million to settle six more lawsuits brought by protesters...
Provided by Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLPGabriel Schlough’s chin after Denver police officers allegedly shot his chin off during the George Floyd protests. The city of Denver will pay $1.6 million to...
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New binge-worthy podcast exposes FBI’s role in Denver’s racial justice...
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and...
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Teachers press school safety at Colorado Capitol in wake of East High shooting
Colorado teachers flooded into the state Capitol Friday to press for better protections for students and school staff after a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, fled to the mountains...
View ArticleFrance braces for violence in new wave of pension protests
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER (Associated Press) PARIS — Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again Tuesday across France, with police security ramped up against...
View ArticleColorado schools cancel classes amid fears of violence on Transgender Day of...
At least three schools along Colorado’s northern Front Range closed Friday amid fears of rumored violence potentially tied to LGBTQ groups demonstrating on International Transgender Day of Visibility...
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Woman arrested for leading Elijah McClain protest outside Aurora police...
A woman who was charged with attempted kidnapping after leading a 2020 demonstration against Aurora police over the death of Elijah McClain sued the city in federal court this week on the grounds she...
View Article11-year-old boy who brought knife to Denver school charged with felony...
An 11-year-old boy who brought a knife to Denver Public Schools’ Green Valley Ranch Middle School last week is facing criminal prosecution for felony menacing and weapons possession. Denver prosecutors...
View ArticleEx-Aurora police officer found guilty of failing to stop partner’s excessive...
An Arapahoe County jury found a former Aurora police officer guilty of a misdemeanor Friday for failing to stop another officer from pistol-whipping and choking an unarmed man. Francine Martinez was...
View ArticleAurora sent police to Denver during 2020 protests. Which city should pay for...
Aurora is asking a judge to force Denver to pay the full cost of lawsuits that include the city and the police officers it lent to its larger neighbor during the massive 2020 racial justice protests....
View ArticleFormer Aurora police officer sentenced to 6 months house arrest for failing...
A former Aurora police officer will spend six months under house arrest for failing to stop another officer from pistol-whipping, choking and threatening to kill an unarmed man. An Arapahoe County jury...
View ArticleNew Denver Christian coffee shop protested against over anti-gay stance
Jamie Sanchez, owner of The Drip Café, said he opened the coffee shop in the Santa Fe Arts District for a purpose. “Our parent company, Recycled God’s Love, has been helping the homeless since 2012,”...
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