Denver Weekly News

11/05/2025

UPDATE: Friends and family are invited to join in honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. James D. Peters, Jr., who transitioned to his heavenly home May 10, 2025.

VISITATION will be held at New Hope Baptist Church on Friday, May 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

The HOMEGOING CELEBRATION is Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM at New Hope Baptist Church.

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May your soul rest in eternal peace Rev Dr James Peters Jr, your activism inspired and your devoted ministry blessed countless lives.

21/01/2025

https://youtu.be/xpXTlOYKuM4?si=9J-JEoZ1lsLZ0nJx

In case you missed this message from the King family today, January 20 here it is

In her call to commemoration, Bernice discussed the future of the country under President Donald Trump's second term and how her father's ideas of love and p...

08/11/2024

Congratulations Senator James Coleman, the next Colorado Senate President!!!!

Congratulations to Senator James Coleman for being voted to the position of Senate President today during Senate Majority Caucus Leadership elections! We're proud of the work you’ve done to support our communities for over 8 years in elected office, and what you will continue to do to make our State a great place for all to call home.

10/04/2024

Rest in Peace
Owetta Rayetta McNeil
1938 - 2024

Black History Month Celebrates Owetta McNeil -Matriarch of Park Hill and Community as Family- This year’s theme for Black History Month is “The Black Family.” We honor Owetta McNeil, our 82-year-young matriarch of the Park Hill neighborhood. No one understands the meaning of family, both her i...

10/02/2024

Hey Fathima, Welton St. Cafe and Cherry Creek Lifestyle,
Love the cover and photos!
Happy Black History always!

06/02/2024

A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.

22/01/2024

The King Center sadly announces that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son and the third child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King has passed today, January 22, 2024, after a valiant battle with prostate cancer. “He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Mali....

23/12/2023

Final Trial - Elijah McClain update:
The Adams County jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide today.
The jury also found Cichuniec guilty on one of two second-degree assault charges. Cooper was found not guilty on the assault charges.
Both could face years in prison at sentencing.

22/12/2023

13/10/2023

On this day, October 12, 2023...SPLIT VERDICT in McClain Trial

Adams County jurors in the death trial of Elijah McClain convicted Aurora police officer Randy Roedema of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault and acquitted officer Jason Rosenblatt.

Roedema's convictions equates to a Class 5 felony and a Class 1 misdemeanor. He could serve up to 3 years in prison.

McClain died in 2019 while walking from the store because a caller thought he looked suspect for wearing a ski mask. Officers stopped him, a struggle ensued, they placed him in a hold, other responders injected him with the drug Ketamine, and McClain died in the hospital days later.

AG Phil Weiser wrote this about the verdict, "Today’s verdict is about accountability; everyone is accountable and equal under the law. And hopefully today’s verdict is another step in the healing process for the Aurora community and the state. I recognize that some people may not agree with the verdict, but we all must respect the jury system, which is a pillar of our democratic republic. "

04/10/2023

Wireless emergency alerts or WEA will be sent to all consumer cell phones at approximately 12:20 PM
This is just a test.

On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system, a tryout to ensure everything is working correctly in the event of a big, national disaster or attack.

What to know: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/01/emergency-alert-test-what-to-know/70981620007/

05/09/2023