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Southbound I-25 Reopens After Crash Involving Semi

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Southbound I-25 Reopens After Crash Involving Semi

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Southbound I-25 was closed in Thornton and Northglenn due to a crash involving a semi and three other vehicles.See the Story

Chicken N Pickle opens new location in Thornton June 24 - Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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Chicken N Pickle opens new location in Thornton June 24 - Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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A national chain that specializes in showcasing America’s two favorite pastimes – eating chicken and playing pickleball – is opening its three-acre site in Thornton on June 24. Chicken N Pickle is an indoor/outdoor pickleball entertainment complex with locations across the country. Its newest venture is being unveiled in The Grove shopping center near I-25 and 144th Avenue. The facility marks the first pickleball-dedicated venue in the Thornton …Read Article

Police, private investigator part of a group looking into the failure of a giant Thornton sculpture - Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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Police, private investigator part of a group looking into the failure of a giant Thornton sculpture - Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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The destruction of a 30-foot-tall sculpture in north Thornton remains a mystery. Called “RAE,” the sculpture was erected in 2024 at the East 136th median as part of the city’s public arts program. But the colorful piece was heavily damaged overnight, March 19, and its pieces were strewn along the median, which is only a few yards from I-25. City officials said that it appeared at first that the wind had taken the piece apart. But this w…Read Article

Chicken N Pickle eyeing growth through entertainment/hospitality acquisitions

Chicken N Pickle is shifting its growth strategy.Thornton, Colorado · Thornton See the Story

Man charged with first-degree murder for Thornton house party shooting

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The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office filed a first degree murder charge against a man in connection with a fatal shooting in Thornton on Sunday.Thornton, Colorado · Thornton Read Article

Thornton not joining land use lawsuit against the state - Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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The City of Thornton is not joining six other home rule cities in a lawsuit that claims new state laws and Gov. Jared Polis are usurping their authority over local land use issues.Thornton is still backing the cities in their efforts to keep local control over decisions related to growth within the boundaries of those cities, Mayor Jan Kulmann said recently.“Thornton fully supports the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, and we will continue to evaluate …Thornton, Colorado · Thornton Read Article

Mother Tucker Brewery closes in Thornton and Louisville - BusinessDen

Mother Tucker brewed its beer at both locations. (BusinessDen file) Two more breweries have fizzled out. Mother Tucker, which had locations in Thornton and Louisville, announced its closing this week. Owners Deb and Scott Tucker opened the Thornton spot at 2360 E. 120th Ave. in 2017. Two years later, the married couple signed a five-year Louisville lease at 1134 W. Dillon Road. The two cited retirement as the reason for shuttering the brewery, w…Thornton, Colorado · Thornton Read Article

Thornton to open new transit hub next fall, connecting northern Front Range

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The Colorado Department of Transportation broke ground last week on a new mobility hub along the Interstate 25 corridor in Thornton that will give people in northern Colorado additional transit options, according to a news release.Thornton, Colorado · Thornton See the Story

Anythink Libraries Invites Community to Create During mySummer 2025

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THORNTON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2025-Thornton, Colorado · Thornton Read Article

Colorado middle school teacher to be inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame

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Michelle Pearson, a social studies teacher at Century Middle School in Thornton, will be inducted into the 2025 class of the National Teachers Hall of Fame.Thornton, Colorado · Thornton Read Article

Thornton incoming police chief investigated for 'accidental discharge' of gun in apartment

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Jim Baird sat down with 9NEWS and admitted he was negligent when he fired a shot from a pistol in his kitchen on May 14. The bullet hit a neighboring apartment wall.Thornton, Colorado · Thornton See the Story