Author: Seth Klamann
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As monkeypox vaccine eligibility expands, Colorado officials report ‘encouraging trends’
Health officials in Colorado and elsewhere in the United States are reporting encouraging trends in the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, as eligibility for vaccinations expands. The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that the global outbreak “may be turning a corner,” with infections in some European countries and in major…
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Adams County hires former Tri-County official as first health department head
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kelly Weidenbach will serve as Adams County’s first health director in the post-Tri County era, after its inaugural board of health offered her the job Thursday. Weidenbach has served as Adams County’s point-person for the creation of its new health department since February, a few…
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Faced with fentanyl-fueled overdose crisis, Denver remembers those lost
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s City and County Building was bathed in purple light Tuesday night and into Wednesday to acknowledge Overdose Awareness Day and the grim fact that, despite decades of effort, the issue is more vital than ever before. The City Council issued a proclamation recognizing the…
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Weiser joins AG coalition in urging Congress to let them handle airline customer complaints
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined with 37 other attorneys general in asking Congress to let them enforce consumer protection laws against airlines, citing mounting customer complaints. Currently, enforcement of consumer protection laws lie…
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Douglas County School District asks judge to dismiss religious discrimination suit brought by former staffer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The ex-high school administrator suing Douglas County School District for religious discrimination was accused by co-workers of making racist and sexist comments, allegations that the district discovered after it opened an investigation into the administrator because of a series of emails he’d sent expressing religious…
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3 arrested, fourth suspect sought in July killing of Denver community leader
Denver police have arrested three men they say opened fire on a car in the city’s East Colfax neighborhood last month, killing a community leader who was unloading a vehicle nearby. Nu Ra Ah La, Lu Reh and Pa Reh were each being held on suspicion of first-degree murder and other charges in connection with…
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Colorado treasurer urges schools to check for unclaimed cash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s a slogan: Colorado’s state treasurer wants to return $3 million to state schools. It’s how Treasurer Dave Young’s office headlined a Tuesday news release, urging residents to check to see if their school has…
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Federal government to forgive $107 million in Colorado loans for Westwood College students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save __tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-4a2e7f96-2940-11ed-aa3a-bbe8dceb7d21’); 9News More than 5,400 Coloradans who attended Westwood College will have their federal student loans forgiven, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday. In all, more than 79,000 students who took out federal loans to attend Westwood will have $1.5 billion in loans forgiven…
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Former Westminster police officer convicted on sexual misconduct charges
A former Jefferson County police officer and investigator has been convicted of two counts of unlawful sexual contact and acquitted of a third, prosecutors said Monday. Wayne Darrell Nelson, 69, faces up to a year in jail for each conviction. He was initially charged with seven counts last summer, after he was accused by three…
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Polis appoints Boulder-area prosecutor as new San Luis Valley district attorney after recall-driven resignation
Gov. Jared Polis appointed a Boulder prosecutor to become the next district attorney of the San Luis Valley on Monday, as the area attempts to move beyond the tumultuous tenure of its former chief law enforcement official. Anne Kelly, a senior deputy district attorney in the Boulder-based 20th Judicial District, will take over six-county 12th…