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Colorado moves to protect abortions in state law

DENVER – Colorado is among several states attempting to secure the right to abortion as the future of Roe v. Wade hangs in the air after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a conflicting Texas ba...

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down

CRAIG – In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American dream: Coal. ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Gov. Polis: Colorado strong after year of pandemic, disaster

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis sought to rally a state besieged by a year of natural disasters, a mass shooting and the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, declaring in his annual state of the state a...

DATE: Jan 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado panel issues guidelines for injecting ketamine

DENVER – Colorado’s health department announced Wednesday that emergency workers should not use a condition involving erratic behavior by people as a reason to inject them with the drug keta...

DATE: Dec 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school

AURORA – Six teenagers were shot in a drive-by shooting in a park near a high school in suburban Denver on Monday, but all were expected to survive, police said. The victims, who range in a...

DATE: Nov 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to kill Native Americans and take their property, in what he hopes can begin to ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver mandates COVID-19 vaccines for city, private workers

DENVER – Denver will mandate all city employees and private sector workers in high-risk settings to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30, Mayor Michael Hancock announced Monday. Denve...

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior secretary talks drought, wildfires on Western visit

DENVER – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is visiting Denver on Thursday to address the federal government’s response to a historic drought as the U.S. West battles massive wildfires and reco...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Money available for Colorado residents facing eviction

DENVER (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and had fallen months behind on their rent.

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Legislature wraps up 2021 session

DENVER – The Colorado Legislature ended its 2021 session this week after the Democrat-controlled body pushed through a swath of progressive legislation with little Republican support in the ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bill allows retroactivity to 1960 in abuse lawsuits

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers in the House passed a bill Monday that would allow victims of sexual abuse to retroactively hold organizations accountable through civil lawsuits. The bill that n...

DATE: Jun 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News