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One DPS director told @jessicaseaman.bsky.social he considered taking legal action to force another school board meeting to discuss Alex Marrero's future with the district

Denver school board members fall short in push to restart talks about Alex Marrero’s futureThe Denver school board will not meet to discuss Superintendent Alex Marrero’s employment Wednesday, despite several directors having pushed for the Board of Education to convene.www.denverpost.com

Probably a couple more days of smoke-filled Colorado skies, @laurenpenington.bsky.social reports

Wildfire smoke triggers air quality warning for every Colorado county. When will the air clear?Out-of-state wildfires were sending waves of smoke across Colorado on Tuesday, triggering air quality warnings for the entire state.www.denverpost.com

“It kind of ruined me because I’ve been to a billion club shows since, and none of them were The Cramps with no stage.”

Two Punk Legends Help Revive a Cult Band’s ArchiveThe Cramps introduced the world to “psychobilly” and turned Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye into fans. Now the duo is part of an effort to bring the music back.www.nytimes.com

The rock stars on stage at Red Rocks today? The Artemis II crew // Story by @laurenpenington.bsky.social

Artemis II astronauts reflect on space journey at Red Rocks: ‘It was always our hope that the mission would move people’The Artemis II crew — mission specialist Christina Koch, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen — launched beyond Earth’s atmosphere on April 1.www.denverpost.com

After being in Nashville last week, this is actually pleasant

Coloradans who want to buy rifles and shotguns with detachable magazines or gas-operated pistols — weapons popularly known as assault rifles — must now first get an eligibility card from a sheriff’s office and pass a course by a verified instructor // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social

Colorado’s new training requirements to buy semiautomatic rifles go into effectThe measure passed in 2025 and was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, but included delayed implementation to allow time to set up rules and procedures.www.denverpost.com

"Neither the Bureau of Reclamation's news release nor the 80-page executive summary of the report mentions climate change."

Federal government implements 10-year Colorado River plan after states fail to find dealThe plan opens the door for major cuts to California, Nevada and Arizona, the three states downstream of the reservoirs.www.denverpost.com

Fingers crossed for a concept album about Justine's time studying at Naropa University in Boulder

NEW: A Denver school board member, saying she's backed by the majority, is trying to schedule a meeting next week to discuss and possibly take action on Superintendent Alex Marrero's employment, @jessicaseaman.bsky.social reports

Denver school board seeks new meeting to discuss — and possibly take action on — Alex Marrero’s employmentThe special meeting, if held, would mark the second time in two weeks that the Board of Education convened to talk about Alex Marrero’s employment.www.denverpost.com

Another new effort to find Thayne Smika, the man long suspected of murdering CU Boulder student Sid Wells — who was dating Robert Redford's daughter — in 1983. Police don't seem to have any info on his whereabouts, other than that he may have lived in Yelapa, Mexico, "prior to 2007."

FBI, Boulder police release new age-progression images of suspect in 1983 murder of Sid WellsFBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said law enforcement had little information about Thayne Smika’s current whereabouts or status, which is why they released new images.www.denverpost.com

A helicopter unsuccessfully attempted to pick up 5 firefighters just before a wildfire overtook them, killing 3 and fatally injuring another on Colorado’s Western Slope last month, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

Helicopter tried to pick up firefighters before deadly burnover in western Colorado, preliminary report saysA helicopter unsuccessfully attempted to pick up five firefighters just before a fire overtook them, killing three of the firefighting crew and fatally injuring another on Colorado’s Western Slope, ac...www.denverpost.com

Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas, the Ecuadorian woman whose arrest by ICE agents at Denver International Airport last week went viral, was released from federal custody this afternoon, her lawyer confirms to @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social

Woman arrested by ICE at DIA released from Aurora immigration detentionChantal Alejandra Morales Rojas will return home to Oakland while her immigration proceedings and federal habeas corpus petition continue through the courts, attorney Laura Lichter said.www.denverpost.com

A Colorado town is no more.

State declares tiny southeast Colorado town abandoned after infighting, resignations and a water crisisWith no government, the town cannot hold elections. “Abandonment is the only legal mechanism … that creates an avenue for residents of the area to receive clean water,” the new order says.www.denverpost.com

“These are very solid disaster [requests] that traditionally have always been granted by the White House,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a recent interview, referring to Trump’s rejection of $41 million last year for two weather-related events. The denials “send a very bad signal,” he said.

The gospel according to Pavement

A total of 5 firefighters, including a helicopter pilot, have been killed battling wildfires in Colorado this summer

4th firefighter dies from injuries suffered in burnover incident on Colorado’s Western SlopeNathan Matthews, 43, died on Friday, nearly a month after he and four other firefighters were overtaken by flames on Colorado’s Western Slope, federal officials said.www.denverpost.com

Feels like scraping the bottom of the barrel, yet who are we kidding, I'm going to have to get this www.cherryred.co.uk/the-house-of...

Please share: The @denverpost.com is investigating resident care at Colorado’s 3 largest nursing home chains: the Ensign Group, Life Care Centers of America and PACS Group. If you have family in homes owned by those companies, please follow the link. Thank you...

Do you have family in these Colorado nursing homes? We want to talk to you.The Denver Post is investigating resident care at Colorado’s three largest nursing home chains: the Ensign Group, Life Care Centers of America and PACS Group.www.denverpost.com

A public health study found that Colorado children living within 8 miles of an oil and gas well had an increased risk of developing leukemia, and the study’s authors determined current setbacks between well sites and houses may not be enough to protect kids // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social

Colorado’s oil and gas regulators studied health problems tied to drilling. Critics ask: Why will nothing change?The report did not reach any conclusions as to whether Colorado’s rule that requires oil and gas sites to be at least 2,000 feet from the nearest home is sufficient to protect people’s health.www.denverpost.com

The @denverpost.com is also looking for a sports reporter to help cover the Denver Broncos. #journalismjobs Full details and to apply: myworkdaycenter.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MNG/jo...