Denver/ Community & Society
Published on April 16, 2019
Top Denver news: Steve Siegel retires from DA's office; DeGette is out-fundraising Duran; morePhoto: Owen CL/Unsplash

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Denver.

Diana DeGette is out-fundraising Crisanta Duran in the race for the Denver congressional district

At the end of the first reporting period, the incumbent is out ahead of the challenger and former state house speaker.

Read the full story on Denverite.

An exhibit dedicated to Colfax Avenue opens at Denver International Airport

A new exhibit dedicated to the history of Colfax Avenue opened at Denver International Airport this week. The exhibit is called "The Colfax Avenue: The Longest Continuous Street in the USA" and is located on Ansbacher Hall in the Jeppesen Terminal, Level 6 North, before A Bridge Security.

Read the full story on KDVR.

Ballots for Denver election go out on Monday: Voters will vote on mayor, urban camping and more

Ballots for the city of Denver municipal election will be mailed out on Monday. Denver residents will select a mayor and vote on initiatives about urban camping (initiative 300) and psychedelic mushrooms (initiative 301). Voters can drop ballots off at any 24-hour ballot drop off boxes around the city and can vote in person starting on April 29 when vote centers across the city open.

Read the full story on KDVR.

Steve Siegel, pioneer of crime victims’ rights movement, retires after 36 years as 'conscience and compass' of Denver DA’s office

Before his retirement last month, Steve Siegel worked with victims from nearly every modern mass tragedy in the U.S. — the Oklahoma City bombing trials, Columbine, Sept. 11, Virginia Tech.

Read the full story on Denver Post .


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