Chris Vanderveen

The Nuggets would play better baseball than this.

Honestly. I think it’s hypocrisy that bothers me. A lot.

That and the Rockies.

😀

9News Investigates: numerous errors found in state parole risk assessment scores.

www.9news.com/article/news...

Go Rockies?

Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender NEW YORK—Stressing that the memory seemed so fresh and vivid in their minds, the confused nation announced Monday that they could have sworn British entertainer Russell Brand was already a convicted s...

Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender

Not great.

Hi there. Long time no talk. What did I miss?

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ICE told us yesterday it had taken into custody not 100+ TDA members...

The actual total is 1% of that

Oh, and that DEA led raid a few weeks ago that busted "50 TDA members".

Well... there are some problems with that story too

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To be clear... I have no problem with FOX going on a ride along. They're free to do whatever they want.

But I do want to clear up some misconceptions about how this all went down

It was loud. It was large. And it was OBVIOUS. To anyone paying attention. No leak needed.

10/10

Might I offer a suggestion for those probing the origins of the leak. I even have a date and location

October 11, 2024. Aurora, CO

I'll give you one guess as to who leaked... err... said this.

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This becomes topical because Tom Homan is already suggesting there needs to be an investigation of local Denver journalists for leaking information prior to the raids

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So... when the FOX crew showed up with a team in Thornton, for example, and saw us there at yet another staging location, we were simply doing what journalists do

We were literally following the story

Keep in mind, the ICE presence was OBVIOUS to anyone nearby too
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A number of our crews went to these staging areas and then -- mostly this is because it's what journalists do -- they followed the teams when they went out on the raids.

They did so not knowing where the teams were going. We had no idea. But they followed nonetheless

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As a local news operation, it's routine for various people to tell us, for example, when a boatload of federal agents are amassing in a parking lot

In addition, ICE agents weren't exactly trying to NOT let the public know they were around

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Yesterday's operations involved LARGE numbers of people and equipment.

Starting at around 6am yesterday, it became obvious that ICE/feds were staging both at various locations prior to going in for the raids.

It's hard to keep secret this kind of equipment, right?

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The low number of arrests has led some to imply that the migrants had to be tipped off...

The embedded Fox crew, for example, seemed to be surprised to see a @9news crew already at a raid location when they arrived in Thornton.

Let's talk about this for a moment

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Later this morning, reporter @BillMelugin_ reported what ICE, for some inexplicable reason, has only shared with him (and his crew that was embedded with ICE yesterday)

He reported 30 arrests. Only ONE TDA member

This makes sense based upon what our crews saw yesterday

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Let's talk about some of the reporting on the ICE raids that took place in Denver/Aurora yesterday.

There are clearly some inaccuracies circulating online right now

Let's start with this one

It's categorically not true.

(this aired this morning on @FoxNews)

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Ugh

NEW: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, says Denver won't violate the law to stop Trump's mass deportations. Last week, DougCo Commissioner George Teal (R) said they will violate state law to assist with deportations. #copolitics

My mom loved Sinatra, her three sons, and Chardonnay

Not always in that order.

Miss ya mom.

Happy birthday! Hope you heard “My Way” today!

YouTube video by 9NEWS BURNED: Six Hours In December

A few years ago, we analyzed the spread of the Marshall Fire in Colorado in minute-by-minute and location-by-location fashion.

There remains a need, when the time is right, to do a similar project in California.

Much to learn from the behavior of urban firestorms

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hmnM...

Four years ago today…

…people stormed the Capitol. Some of them in search of Mike Pence.

Not all were violent

Some were very violent

Today some will once again downplay what happened

But you got to see it unfold. With your own eyes

Which still holds value. Even today

Happy New Year everyone!

May 2025 be filled with all of the things you deserve.

Look after one another.

And be kind.

Even to jerks.

Wait. Scratch that last part.

😛

Our latest investigation of UCHealth litigation practices.

Turns out…they do sue patients.

A lot.

And more than any other large medical system in the state.

www.9news.com/article/news...

Don’t ever chicken out. 😀

It is a remarkably inefficient and unfair system we have in place. And it ends up hurting a lot of really really good people.

YouTube video by Next 9NEWS A 911 call helps explain the narrative about migrant gangs in Aurora

NEW: A 9-1-1 call from an attorney helps explain how the narrative of a migrant gang takeover in Aurora got started. @chrisvanderveen.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social. #copolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hO8...

It’s weird how often I get called a traitor at that other place.

We are losing too much talent in this business.

www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/a-ge...

🧊 ICY roads this morning! We've called a Weather Impact Day because of it. Highs only in the 30s: A cold, icy, windy day ahead.

🌬️Wind will become the other story today, with gusts up to 40 mph in Denver and 60-70 mph in the foothills.

Be careful with the icy roads!

#COwx