TEEN KILLED IN SHOOTING IS IDENTIFIED
A 14-year-old killed in a shooting near Cook Park on Wednesday was identified as Treaujalaune Lornes by the Denver medical examiner’s office.
Police received a call about the shooting, in the 1700 block of South Monaco Parkway, about 4:42 p.m.
They found Lornes, who was taken to Denver Health, where he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound, according to the news release.
The death has been ruled a homicide.
Lornes is the second 14-year-old to be killed by gunfire in Denver this year.
Downtown Denver street closures planned Sunday for Xcel project.
People can expect road closures Sunday in Denver while Xcel Energy uses a helicopter to place electrical breakers on buildings downtown.
Starting at 8 a.m., Xcel Energy plans to place 33 electrical breakers on the roofs of nine buildings. This will force street closures as a helicopter goes from building to building. Some sidewalks also will be closed, according to the news release.
Areas affected by the project will be between 14th Street and 17th streets and between Larimer Street and Cleveland Place, and on Cherokee Street between 13th Avenue and 14th Avenue, the news release states.
Body found in burning car.
JUNTA» Firefighters LA discovered a body Thursday after they extinguished a burning car in a Comanche National Grasslands picnic area, 18 miles southeast of La Junta.
The name of the victim has not been released.
Opera house expansion deemed unfeasible.
ASPEN» A study has determined a proposed expansion of an opera house is not feasible.
The Aspen Daily News reports the study commissioned by the city concluded the Wheeler Opera House project would be too costly and cause unacceptable interference with programming.
The report says the financial and operational risks along with the impact on local goodwill outweigh possible benefits to the arts community.
Cadet found not guilty of sexual assault.
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ACADEMY» A third-year cadet has been found not guilty of sexual assault.
Cadet 2nd Class Michael T. Crotts was acquitted Friday by a panel of eight officers who heard testimony and reviewed evidence at his court-martial. He had been accused of assaulting a woman in 2017.
Medical marijuana cards on hold for non-N.M. residents.
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Mexico health officials have refused to issue medical marijuana identification cards to out-of-state residents despite a recent order by a judge.
The state Department of Health asked a judge to reconsider a ruling that New Mexico must allow nonresidents to participate in its medical cannabis program.
Health officials said they are waiting until the legal dispute is resolved. An attorney said the department should be held in contempt of court.
State attorneys said allowing nonresidents to participate would encourage the illegal transport of cannabis across state lines.
Officials say the ruling signed into law this year was a simple drafting error and was not aimed at granting out-of-state residents ID cards.