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  • Road work to tie up traffic near 56th and Dahlia

    COMMERCE CITY -- Count on some traffic delays around 56th Avenue and Dahlia Street for the next month or so.

    The reason is road construction. Crews are completing bridge joint expansion work and asphalt overlay in two phases. The 4230,000 project is part of the city's annual pavement rehabilitation program.

    Eastbound 56th Avenue is closed at Dahlia through Memorial Day. Once the work is complete on that site of the road, the crews will shift and do the work on the westbound side of 56th Avenue starting May 28.

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  • Entry deadline is May 18 for Commerce City Memorial Day Parade

    COMMERCE CITY – Commerce City’s 48th annual Memorial Day Parade steps off at 10 a.m. May 28.

    More than 150 entries make the parade one of the largest in the state and in the country each year. More than 10,000 spectators line city streets to take in the event.

    Organizers are looking for additional entries this year. The parade’s theme is “We Live Their Memory Daily Through Our Freedom.”

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  • Weather service posts fire weather watch for Friday

    DENVER -- The National Weather Service posted a fire weather watch for Adams and Weld counties for Friday afternoon and evening.

    The cause is twofold. Strong winds, which mean very warm temperatures, and low relative humidities, could create extreme fire conditions, especially after noon. Winds could be as strong as 20 miles per hour with gusts as high as 30 mph. The relative humidity levels could be as low as 9 percent.

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  • Severe weather training May 19

    The National Weather Service, in cooperation with the Adams County Office of Emergency Management, RAMPART Search & Rescue, and the Strasburg Fire Department are offering a free weather spotter class from 10 a.m. to noon, May 19. at the Adams County OEM/ EOC Room: 4201 E. 72nd Ave., Commerce City.

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  • UPDATE: Robbery may have led to afternoon shooting

    An employee of a jewelry store was shot inside the Joyeria Alondra store in the 5800 block of East 64th Avenue in Commerce City around 4 p.m. Thursday.

     

    According to a Commerce City Police Department spokesperson, detectives are looking into robbery as a possible motive.

    As many as three males entered the store. Shots were fired, and the employee was wounded. An ambulance took him to a local hospital. His condition was not known late Thursday night.

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  • Macy’s bringing chic to Mile High Flea Market

        Looking to refresh your wardrobe this spring? Forget the big mall and big-ticket boutique. On Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3, Macy’s will be making a very special stop at Mile High Flea Market to unveil the current season of Bar III chic and cheap clothing.
        Bar III is a playful clothing line consisting of women’s, men’s, jewelry and home items. All lines will be on display at the Flea Market.

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  • More monitoring ordered for Suncor

        DENVER —  Suncor Energy needs to do more monitoring work at its Commerce City refinery.
    So says the hazardous materials and waste management division of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment in an order issued May 9.
        The order forces Suncor to perform more monitoring and put in preventive measures so that a Denver Metro Wastewater Reclamation District construction project does not complicate ongoing efforts to clean up contaminated groundwater leaving the refinery property.

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  • Council seeks to slow Belle Creek traffic

        COMMERCE CITY — City staff are looking into ways to slow down speeding traffic in the Belle Creek subdivision northwest of the roadwork at Highway 85 and East 120th Avenue.

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  • Entry deadline for Memorial Day Parade is May 18

        COMMERCE CITY — Commerce City’s 48th annual Memorial Day Parade steps off at 10 a.m. May 28.
        More than 150 entries make the parade one of the largest in the country, and organizers are looking for additional entries. The parade’s theme is “We Live Their Memory Daily Through Our Freedom.”

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  • Charges filed against Reyes over appraisals

        BRIGHTON — Adams County Assessor Gil Reyes has been charged with nine counts of misconduct relating to revised appraisals issued for properties owned by campaign contributors.
        The charges, announced Friday by Adams County District Attorney Don Quick, stem from allegations that Reyes lowered the taxable value of nine warehouses owned by Majestic Realty Co. The California-based company and various officials at Majestic contributed $14,000 to Reyes’ electoral campaigns in 2002 and 2006.

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