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Jacob Factor
Jacob Factor joined the Denver Post in August 2022 as a part-time breaking news reporter. In March 2023 he shifted to cover more enterprise projects and in-depth stories, focusing on public safety, Indigenous issues, the LGTBQ+ community and other underserved communities.
He previously worked at the Tulsa World, where he reported on Indigenous affairs and public safety and covered topics such as the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a mass shooting in a historically Black rural town and policing inequities in Tulsa.
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Denver Black, Jewish community leaders work to unite communities to combat white nationalism, propaganda
“The Denver Dialogue” discussion to rebuild trust and unite the Black and Jewish communities is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at the George Washington High School library.

More than a dozen schools across Colorado receive unfounded threats
More than a dozen schools around Colorado, including several in the metro area, were the victims Wednesday of apparently coordinated "swatting" threats, with a caller claiming to be an active...

No injuries or threats found at Boulder High after unfounded active shooter report
The Boulder Police Department is responding to a report of an active shooter at Boulder High School, which has canceled classes and activities for the rest of the day.
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Colorado weather: Blizzard conditions on the plains wind down Wednesday
Forecasters warned the existing snow on the ground across the plains could still cause some travel problems with blowing snow, but visibility across the region has increased to about 10...

Pueblo police kill alleged armed carjacking suspect
The first suspect ran west through the alley, and when officers attempted to capture him, he "produced a handgun and shots were fired," according to the news release.

RTD’s downtown loop rail stations closed due to switch problem
RTD's downtown loop rail stations on Stout and California streets are closed due to a switch problem, according to an RTD service alert.

Over 500 flights delayed at DIA due to post-Christmas snow
More than 300 flights at Denver International Airport are delayed and 20 have been canceled as a blizzard hits eastern Colorado.

Roads reopen after blizzard conditions on Tuesday caused continued closures Wednesday in eastern Colorado
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only, forecasters said, and all drivers should make sure to have a winter survival kit with them in case they get stranded.

Colorado weather: Blizzard conditions continue on northeast plains; Denver gets several inches of snow
The Denver metro is under a winter weather advisory as an expected one to three inches fall, mainly from downtown Denver south into Douglas County, and blizzard conditions persist in...

Influx of migrants in Carbondale prompts $5 million in state emergency funding
Local nonprofit Voces Unidas de las Montañas in early November discovered about 80 adult migrants living under a bridge in Carbondale; that number has grown to about 150 people and...

Denver man awarded Carnegie Medal for saving fisherman from creek in Vail
A flat bicycle tire during a trip to the mountains put a Denver man in the position to save another man from a rushing creek, which would later earn him...

Denver weather: Rain turns to snow overnight as cold front hits
Forecasters warned strong winds developing overnight and into Sunday morning could produce poor visibility and slick roadways.

Two killed in north metro shootings
A suspect in the Thornton shooting was arrested.