North Denver News

The 17-year-old led police on an hours-long manhunt Tuesday   By Eric Heinz  A 17-year-old juvenile inmate is in back in custody after police said he stabbed and escaped a guard who was escorting him Tuesday, May 31, morning at a dental office in Lakeside and then led officers on an hours-long manhunt. Juan Ocegueda was already in the custody of Platte Valley Youth Services Center in Greeley, and at about 8:45 a.m. he stabbed a... Read more...

Candidates Want to Address Homelessness, Environmental Justice Longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette will face another challenger this election, as congressional candidate newcomer Neal Walia has thrown his hat into the ring.  DeGette has been the representative for Denver’s Congressional District 1 in Washington, D.C. since 1997, but Walia said he wants to make a change in Congress at this time because he sees too many Americans... Read more...

Event to Feature Chris Isaak and Ingrid Andress Denver Day of Rock, a one-day, free music festival, will take place on May 28 in the LoDo District to benefit Amp the Cause, a charity that focuses on feeding children in need. The festival will feature about 20 musical acts including national headliners Chris Isaak and Ingrid Andress. Amp the Cause raises money for more than 55 nonprofits serving children and families through events,... Read more...

Federal Boulevard District Highlights 25th And Federal Ten years ago, the Better Block Jefferson Park event took place on June 23, 2012. The event was part of the Better Block Project that focused on the improvement of pedestrian and public infrastructures on West 25th Avenue between Federal Boulevard and Eliot Street.Today, the Federal Boulevard Business Improvement District is partnering with Denver Street Partnership, a coalition of... Read more...

Change is coming to the 4300 block of North Tennyson Street.The black bungalow that housed El Chingon for eight years may have a new owner before the end of the month, according to a local real estate broker.Michael DePalma, vice president of Sullivan Hayes Brokerage, said the 3,550-squarefoot lot owned by Melanie Smith was under contract as of April 26. Lorenzo Nunez Jr.’s popular Mexican bistro, El Chingon, did not renew its lease on the... Read more...

Touches of green and orange danced in the pews as St. Dominic’s church filled to capacity on April 30, the day North Denver said goodbye to the Honorable Dennis Gallagher.A trio of fiddle, guitar, and uilleann pipes played “The March of the King of Laois.” There were hundreds from every walk of life, relationships Gallagher cultivated over 82 years, including current and former elected officials too many to name.Mourners hushed as the... Read more...

As John “Jack” Kroll wraps up his six-year term as the District 1 representative on the University of Colorado Board of Regents, he will leave the door open for two ambitious candidates in Wanda James and Johnnie Nguyen for the Democratic primary.  James is the CEO of Simply Pure cannabis dispensary. She has political experience between Denver and Los Angeles, including working for Gov. Jared Polis’ transition team, and she is a former... Read more...

With warmer weather upon us, scooter riders have become a much more prevalent site on North Denver streets. Recently released data from the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure shows scooter riders have traveled over 9 million miles on Denver streets. In North Denver, the highest concentration of those scooter trips are taking place in the Highland neighborhood, especially on streets leading into downtown like 29th... Read more...

Water from a main pipeline break early April 24 morning caused the windows to burst in the basement of Dennis and Ken Spinks’ home on the 4500 block of Raleigh Street. “I had gotten up not too early and heard some banging on the front doors,” Ken said. “I came down, and it’s the fire department. They said, ‘You got water going in your window wells. You probably should go down and move your speakers off the floor.’”Dennis said by the time... Read more...

Five applicants are hoping to be selected to fill the empty northwest district seat on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.  The applications were made public May 4, and a community engagement meeting is scheduled for May 16. Finalists for the seat will be selected June 2, and the board is expected to appoint its selection by June 9.  The replacement for board member Rev. Brad Laurvick, who recently announced his resignation... Read more...