Denver, CO
Hearings spike in months following change to Denver parking dispute process
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online. CBS Colorado has reported on the impact in the past.
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said a new system would be in place this year. That has not happened, and in turn the number of requests for parking ticket hearings has skyrocketed.
Dana Lingo was recently trying to visit a friend — who is also her accountant — in the city’s Cherry Creek neighborhood.
“I go up there and make a right,” she said while driving. “This is Detroit. She just lives a couple blocks down.”
Lingo says parking has become her biggest hurdle.
“It looks like there’s parking, but it’s all permit,” she said.
Lingo has stage 4 cancer. Walking long distances is difficult, and she relies on a disability placard.
“It’s usually three or four blocks. On a good day, I can do it, but if I’m not feeling well, it’s a challenge,” she said.
Lingo believed her placard allowed her to park in residential permitted areas — something some other cities allow. She later learned Denver does not allow it.
“I wanted to dispute it, because there should be a provision for ADA parking,” Lingo said.
She decided to challenge the ticket — only to find out disputes can no longer be handled online.
“If you want to dispute this ticket, you come down here, make an appointment for a court date, then come back for the court date,” Lingo said.
Since the change in September, what used to be handled online is now moving to in-person hearings.
From January through September 2025, the city averaged about six parking ticket hearings per month. In the three months following the change — October, November and December — that number jumped to an average of 206 hearings per month.
Those numbers are now adding pressure on Denver DOTI to create a better system.
“I sure hope that DOTI creates something similar to what we had,” said Denver City Councilmember Chris Hinds.
Hinds is among the council members who pushed for DOTI to make changes last fall. He’s also a longtime advocate for accessibility and says the current process places an unnecessary burden on drivers.
“People are taking time off work or away from other things they need to be doing,” he said.
Until the change happens, Lingo worries about people who can’t make that extra effort.
“Most people are not going to do it. They’re just not — they’re going to pay it,” she said.
DENVER (KDVR) — With the mild winter and warm start to spring, beekeepers are seeing swarms earlier in the year and expect the season to be longer than usual.
Gregg McMahan is a dispatcher for the Colorado Swarm Hotline. It’s usually his job to send a beekeeper to collect a swarm when someone calls, but on Sunday afternoon, he decided to handle one himself.
“Nice little swarm,” McMahan said. “It’s tricky, though, because it’s hanging on a fence.”
A warm winter and spring mean swarm season has begun four weeks early.
“Never seen it like this ever,” McMahan said.
This call is to a house on Denver’s east side. When McMahan arrived, he saw a swarm had taken up residence on the fence.
“Absolutely typical, it is on the small side,” McMahan said.
He got to work, first luring them into a box when he spotted a good sign.
“See all these girls, they got their butts up, they’re fanning their wings. That’s telling us the queens in here,” McMahan said.
With the queen in hand, the rest began to follow her into the box.
McMahan said two years ago, he had 400 calls like this. Last year, only 100, the Swarm Hotline was as unpredictable as the weather, which has caused bee activity earlier in the year than ever.
“It makes it hard on the bees, you know? Two days ago, I’m collecting swarms in the snow,” McMahan said.
Rescuing them is integral to Colorado’s ecosystem. McMahan hopes people give a beekeeper a call instead of spraying them or harming them in any other way.
“They do a phenomenal amount of pollination within this state. Not only our native flowers but all the other flowers that people bring in,” McMahan said.
Slowly but surely, the swarm left the fence and moved into the box. McMahan loaded them into his truck to deliver them to their new home.
“Westminster to the Stanley Lake Wildlife Refuge, so these girls will have lakefront property tonight,” he said.
As he wrapped up, McMahan’s phone was buzzing more than the bees. Just another call to start a swarm season, he thinks, could be a long one.
“This year I’m already 20 swarms deep, so I’m expecting way more than 100 this year,” McMahan said.
To have a bee swarm removed for free from your property anywhere statewide, the Swarm Hotline number is 1-844-SPY-BEES.
For the first time in the team’s history, Altitude Sports is broadcasting Denver Nuggets home games in Spanish. Kroenke Sports and Entertainment announced it has contracted a team to broadcast its games in Spanish for the playoffs.
“I think that is what the public wanted,” said Ivan De La Garza, producer for the broadcast team.
A team of three people, two commentators and a producer, sit in a press box at the top of Ball Arena. Their commentary is then synced with the traditional Altitude broadcast video and shared on the Altitude Plus application.
“With the Nuggets winning in the last five years, there is a tremendous amount of following from Latino people trying to listen to and watch the games in Spanish,” said Andres Casas, color commentator for the broadcast.
Casas said he strives to bring the same energy fans get during soccer broadcasts into the basketball broadcasts.
“That excitement that gets you. We want people to feel they are at the game,” Casas said.
“It has been so amazing to be a part of the Spanish broadcast for the Nuggets. I have been a fan of the Nuggets for my whole life,” said Jena Garcia, play-by-play commentator.
Garcia said it has been a dream come true to help bring this broadcast to her community.
“I’ve always desired to hear a Spanish broadcast, just as a fan. To be a part of it is just incredible,” Garcia said.
Those working in the broadcast said they are honored to help expand the reach of the Nuggets and sports in accessing diverse communities.
“We love sports. We are passionate, we are loud. We like to get together and enjoy sports,” De La Garza said.
“The Nuggets have a huge following, especially on the Spanish side. So, it is great for them to be able to listen to what is going on, game by game, especially into the playoffs,” Casas said.
“It is just another step of access that they are getting to be a fan of basketball,” Garcia said.
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