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Elijah McClain (Courtesy of McClain family) BRIGHTON — Former Aurora paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced Friday to 14 months of jail with work-release and four years of probation for his role in the killing of Elijah McClain nearly five years ago. “The life of Elijah McClain mattered, and matters,” District Court Judge Mark Warner said as he imposed the sentence.

Three right lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 have reopened in Wheat Ridge after a semitruck hauling gravel overturned, spilling debris across the highway. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Castle Rock woman sentenced to prison in DUI crash that killed mother, son Crime and Public Safety | RTD train hits, kills pedestrian in late night Denver crash Crime and Public Safety | One killed, two injured in crash on Berthoud Pass, U.

By DAVID KOENIG (AP Airlines Writer) DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue. Airline officials say they are studying possible changes but won’t have anything to announce until September. That tease is leading to speculation about whether Southwest might ditch some longstanding traditions, including the practice of passengers picking their own seats only after they board a plane. CEO Robert Jordan says he is proud of Southwest’s “product,” but it was developed when flights weren’t as full as they are today, and customers’ preferences change over time, prompting the “deep dive” into “transformational options” in boarding and seating. “Early indications, both for our customers and for Southwest, look pretty darn interesting,” he told analysts and reporters Thursday. Every other major U.

8212; Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma will have to pay almost $3.2 million for violating a Federal Trade Commission “Made in USA” order. Williams-Sonoma was charged with advertising multiple products as being “Made in USA” when they were in fact manufactured in other countries, including China. That violated a 2020 commission order requiring the San Francisco-based company to be truthful about whether its products were in fact made in the U.

By ZEKE MILLER (AP White House Correspondent) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November’s general election. Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, sent memos to all executive departments and agencies, directing them to name a point person for transition planning by May 3.

Dozens of people were arrested as police in riot gear clashed with pro-Palestine protesters assembled on Denver’s Auraria Campus on Friday during the second day of protests on Tivoli Quad. The protest started Thursday as students pitched more than a dozen tents and carried in food and water to the Tivoli Quad, pledging to stay in the encampment until University of Colorado officials met their demand that the university system divest from activities and funding related to Israel.