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1 day ago | 9news.com | Matthew Lee |Rebecca Santana

DULLES, Va. — The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a group of 59 white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country's government strongly denies. The decision to admit the Afrikaners also has raised questions from refugee advocates about why they were admitted when the Trump administration has suspended efforts to resettle people fleeing war and persecution who have gone through years of vetting.

2 days ago | 9news.com | Byron Reed

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Dozens of elementary school students in Jefferson County received free eyeglasses Monday as part of a growing program designed to remove barriers to learning for children in underserved communities. The "No Vision Left Behind" program, a partnership between JeffCo Public Schools and Eye Love Care, provided comprehensive eye exams and glasses to 50 students at Stevens Elementary School in Wheat Ridge at no cost to families.

2 days ago | 9news.com | Marshall Zelinger

DENVER — Peer pressure is unlikely to force an ownership change with the Colorado Rockies. The team owned by Dick Monfort is one-third of the way to a third straight 100-loss season, at 7-33 entering Monday night. "The reality of selling a franchise comes down to the bottom line and money, and with Coors Field, it's a destination vacation," Denver Post sports columnist Troy Renck said.

2 days ago | 9news.com | Melissa A. Reeves

AURORA, Colorado — An Aurora Police officer and a suspect were injured in a shooting late Monday afternoon during an encounter in a northeast Aurora parking lot, said Aurora police. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 19900 block of East 56th Avenue, after officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the area, according to a statement from the Aurora Police Department. Both the officer and the suspect were taken to hospitals.

2 days ago | 9news.com | Melissa A. Reeves

LONGMONT, Colo. — The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported threat to aircraft safety after someone claimed they shot at a small plane flying near Longmont’s municipal airport on Friday evening. A city employee alerted the sheriff’s office around 7:24 p.m. on May 9 after receiving a voicemail from an unidentified caller who said they had fired a gun at an ultralight aircraft near Vance Brand Longmont Municipal Airport, located at 229 Airport Road.