Tuesday’s Headlines
“Angelina Thompson was doing what 8th graders do — having fun with her friends at Belmar,” wrote Dunstan Middle School principal Jen Kirksey in a letter to students. On her way home, a driver struck and killed the 13-year-old. (Lakewood Sentinel) One person was injured when an SUV slammed into an ambulance in Aurora. (Fox … Continued
8:45 AM GMT-0700 on January 29, 2019
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“Angelina Thompson was doing what 8th graders do — having fun with her friends at Belmar,” wrote Dunstan Middle School principal Jen Kirksey in a letter to students. On her way home, a driver struck and killed the 13-year-old. (Lakewood Sentinel)
- One person was injured when an SUV slammed into an ambulance in Aurora. (Fox 31)
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During yesterday’s snowstorm, a woman who was ejected from an RTD train when it derailed in Aurora was seriously injured. (9 News)
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There were also 78 crashes in Denver. (9 News)
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Photos: Multiple articulated buses jackknifed on slick roads. (9 News)
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Aurora City Council rejects ban on smoking at bus stops. (Aurora Sentinel)
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Bus rapid transit between Boulder and Longmont: RTD will hold public meetings on the proposed line next week in Boulder, Longmont and Niwot. (Daily Camera)
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Denver’s housing shortage reached ‘crisis levels.’ (Denverite)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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