African Migrants 'die Of Thirst'

Denver police arrested businessman Jay Bianchi this week on suspicion of sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact three years after women in Colorado’s music scene came forward with allegations against the former jam-band bar owner. Bianchi, 55, was booked into Denver’s Downtown Detention Center on Tuesday on suspicion of six counts of sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact related to three separate cases, according to the Denver Police Department. Two of the alleged incidents occurred in 2020 and the third happened just last week, according to police. Bianchi is accused of three counts of sexual assault, all felonies, on Oct.

KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U. S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. The package totals $95.3 billion in spending, which matches the total that the Senate passed in mid-February.

Just because Cleveland made another mistake by the lake does not mean the Broncos must reciprocate. Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton missed the first day of voluntary workouts this week — he is not required to attend — because he is angling for a new contract, according to an NFL Network report.

A 45-year-old woman was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased body in the death of 48-year-old Nicole Meagher, according to the Westminster Police Department. Officers responded to a call about a suspicious death at Toscana Apartments in the 8400 block of Sheridan Boulevard the afternoon of Oct.

Francois Safieddine is staying busy. The Denver restaurateur behind concepts like ViewHouse and the recently opened Wonder + Yard is planning a Mexican restaurant in a LoDo building he bought last September. According to a liquor and dance cabaret license application submitted to the city, Safieddine intends to open a Mexican restaurant at 1620 Wazee St.

Denver Fire Department Chief Desmond Fulton said Wednesday that he was following what he believed to be the department’s standards when he claimed hundreds of hours of compensatory time off — and then effectively cashed much of it in for $42,000 in extra pay over the last three years. The chief said he supported an investigation ordered by the city into how he and other members of the department’s leadership tracked and used their hours and paid time off.