Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

01/02/2025

The Regional Transportation District is asking the public to comment on the agency’s update of its Title VI program, a federal law that ensures riders equal access to transit services, including buses and commuter trains. RTD is accepting community feedback about the proposed updates through Jan. 31.

The Regional Transportation District is asking the public to comment on the agency’s update of its Title VI program, which is a federal law that ensures riders equal access to transit services including buses and commuter trains. RTD is accepting community feedback about the proposed updates throu...

12/26/2024

The biological parents have been arrested in connection with a one-month-old baby that was left in the median at about 75th and Pecos Street, wearing only a diaper and sitting in a car seat/carrier on Christmas Day. Monte Whaley provides the details.

The biological parents have been arrested in connection with a one-month-old baby that was left in the median at about 75th and Pecos Street, wearing only a diaper and sitting in a car seat/carrier on Christmas Day. Jarvis Sims, 42, and Christina Thurman, 33, are charged with felony child abuse in t...

12/23/2024

The Colorado Safe Parking Initiative, a program that drew volunteers, local faith communities and governments into an effort to offer safe places for people sheltering in their vehicles, is shutting down after COVID-19-related funding dried up.

A program that drew volunteers, local faith communities and governments into an effort to offer safe places for people sheltering in their vehicles is shutting down. Despite its closure after COVID-19-related funding dried up, the Colorado Safe Parking Initiative helped bring to light the struggles....

12/20/2024

Two Northglenn Artists, Joseph Cole and Bill (Three Feathers) Bunting, have both been honored as recipients of the 2024/25 People’s Choice Award for their sculptures, “Hoo, What, Where and When” and “With Wings Like Eagles.”

Two artists in Northglenn’s Art on Parade program have tied for the top spot for the city’s People’s Choice Award. Artists Joseph Cole and Bill (Three Feathers) Bunting have both been honored as recipients of the 2024/25 People’s Choice Award for their sculptures, “Hoo, What, Where and Whe...

12/20/2024

Thornton City Council voted to fill a vacancy in the council’s Ward 1 seat with a special election on March 25. Kathy Henson, who previously held the council slot, resigned the seat on Nov. 27.

Thornton City Council voted Dec. 17 to fill a vacancy in the council’s Ward 1 seat with a special election on March 25. Kathy Henson previously held the council slot, but she resigned the seat on Nov. 27 after she was elected to the Adams County Board of County Commissioners. A resolution, passed ...

12/12/2024

FutureForward students at Washington Square are enrolled in the school’s specialized Firefighting 1&2 and Firefighting 3 courses which offer students on-the-ground experience in fighting fires. 🔥 Monte Whaley shares the fiery details:

Brady Monzingo dismisses the smoke and haze from a fire and focuses instead on the main reason he wants to be a firefighter. “Yeah, fires can be a little scary,” said the 18-year-old Monzingo, whose grandfather and uncle were firefighters. “But it’s the type of job where you don’t have to ...

12/12/2024

While the Severe Weather Shelter Network recently closed, several shelters in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties continue to provide warmth and protection from the cold.

From emergency shelters to warming centers, these resources offer refuge from the dangers of hypothermia and frostbite. Need a warm place to stay this winter? Here's where to find shelter in the Denver Area:

Wondering where to find cold-weather shelter for unhoused people? Here's a list of locations around the Denver metro area.

12/10/2024

Northglenn staff collect discarded or lost bicycles year-round, handing them over to volunteer bike mechanics who repair and restore them. The refurbished bikes are then given away for free at city events.

Christiano Dahl’s bike was stolen this past summer, so he and his Dad came to Northglenn’s Stonehocker Farm Dec. 7 to kick tires and look for a replacement. “As a single father with a limited budget, there’s not a lot I’d be able to do about it,” his father Jesse said. “It’s a perfec...

12/06/2024

Northglenn Police are seeking help in identifying a suspect who walked into a Walgreens Thursday afternoon and robbed the store at gunpoint. Get a description of the suspect in the link below.

Northglenn Police are seeking help in identifying a suspect who walked into a Walgreens Thursday afternoon and robbed the store at gunpoint. Officers were dispatched to the Walgreens on 120th Avenue and Washington at 3:44 p.m. for reports of an armed robbery. Once on the scene, officers discovered t...

12/06/2024

RTD’s Police Department added two new K-9 units to its force to increase protection for its fleet of buses and trains and for the passengers that use the district’s services.

The Regional Transportation District is adding a layer of four-legged protection to its fleet of buses, trains and for the passengers that use the district’s services. RTD’s Police Department added two new K-9 units to its force Nov. 25. The additional help from highly trained dogs will bolster ...

12/06/2024

Thornton City Council approved a new ordinance requiring private wastewater system owners to take stricter measures to prevent sewage spills and protect public water systems.

A new ordinance requires owners of private wastewater systems in Thornton to do more to prevent sewage spills from contaminating public water systems. The City Council Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to amend the Thornton City Codes aimed at private wastewater disposal system maintenance.....

11/26/2024

The Adams County Board of Commissioners awarded 21 projects over $12 million in open space grants. The funding came from the voter-approved Open Space Sales Tax for the fall of 2024. Learn more:

The Adams County Board of Commissioners awarded 21 projects over $12 million in open space grants, according to a news release on November 19. The funding came from the voter-approved Open Space Sales Tax for the fall of 2024. It includes revenues from the first half of the 2024 Adams County Open Sp...

11/22/2024

City Council this week narrowly agreed to voice a Land Acknowledgement statement before each council meeting to honor the Native American tribes and other groups that lived and worked on the land that is now the City of Thornton.

City Council this week narrowly agreed to voice a Land Acknowledgement statement before each council meeting to honor the Native American tribes and other groups that lived and worked on the land that is now the City of Thornton. The city is following other institutions and cities – including the ...

09/30/2024

Join me on Zoom tonight at 6:30 for an informative forum with the major party candidates for Congressional District 8 - State Rep. Gabe Evans and U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD. From a voter affiliation perspective, It's the state's closest race, and you need to know how the candidates are thinking about your vote. Here's the link to watch: https://bit.ly/CD8forum

El foro también estará disponible en español.

Brought to you by the Leagues of Women Voters Colorado, Adams County and Weld County, KUNC, El Seminario and Colorado Community Media.

09/24/2024

Regional Transportation District users can now plan their trip to work or a concert with the district’s Next Ride Trip Planning Tool. The new services will make planning travel via RTD bus or trains “more convenient and accessible.” Learn more in the link below.

Regional Transportation District users can now plan their trip to work or a concert with the district’s Next Ride Trip Planning Tool. The new services were introduced last week to make planning travel via RTD bus or trains “more convenient and accessible,” according to an RTD news release. Cus...

09/21/2024

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09/21/2024

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