Tag: Denver

Denver launches migrant support program in shift from short-term shelter

After months of responding to its growing migrant community by sheltering new arrivals for limited periods of time, Denver has begun rolling out a new strategy designed to help people transition into more stable lives in the city by providing six months of housing, job training, language instruction and legal support in filing asylum claims. […]

ATF teaches Denver students with a mission of gang resistance

DENVER (KDVR) — Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are heading into Denver classrooms, working with elementary and middle school students in hopes of preventing gang and youth violence. At Munroe Elementary School, class was in session when FOX31 visited last week. But the man leading the course was ATF Special […]

Denver considers adding millions to security contract spending limits

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver is considering adding millions of dollars to its security contract spending limits that cover protecting sites like homeless housing and migrant shelters. Three proposals for spending limit increases cover three different security companies the city currently contracts with. The proposal seeks to increase two of the contracts from a […]

Thieves break into Denver restaurant, taking cash, cards

DENVER (KDVR) — Early Monday morning, a Denver restaurant was broken into and robbed. Ryan Oakes owns The Brutal Poodle, a punk rock and heavy metal-inspired gastropub. Oakes said it was just another Monday when his business partner went to open up for the day. “My business partner had opened up like he does normal […]

Denver ranks 16th for converting offices to apartments

DENVER (KDVR) — The race continues to build more apartment units across the metro area to accommodate Denver’s growing population. The plan includes turning old offices and hotels into new homes, and the biggest benefit may be reducing high rent prices. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs bill to reduce income tax rate A vacancy and […]

Laramie County Sheriff’s office billboard tries to lure officers from Denver

May 13—CHEYENNE — As the Denver Police Department braces for an expected $8.4 million in budget cuts, or 1.9%, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office is taking advantage of the potential marketing edge to try to poach Colorado law enforcement officers. This week, LCSO unveiled a billboard in downtown Denver that reads “Work in Wyoming, where […]