Tag: Jefferson County
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Wildfire begins in Jefferson County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jefferson County firefighters began battling a wildfire just south of Conifer Tuesday afternoon. The White Hawk fire began burning late Tuesday afternoon on a mountainside near White Hawk Trail — around half a mile north of the North Fork of the South Platte River near Conifer —…
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Multiple Jeffco initiatives receive more than $2 million in opioid settlement funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ten recipients will split $11.2 million in opioid settlement money to help programs aimed at those struggling with substance abuse. The Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council (GROC) announced its 10 recipients for the settlement disbursement on Tuesday, including multiple programs throughout Jefferson County. The…
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Jeffco encourages residents to apply for volunteer boards and commissions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners is calling for residents to apply to vacant positions across volunteer boards and commissions later this year. Various vacancies across 23 of the county’s 31 boards and committees will be available for applications this year, with application deadlines coming…
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Jefferson County set to invest nearly $7 million in wildfire response program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jefferson County will invest around $7 million into the sheriff’s office’s new Wildland Fire Management Program after being approved by both county commissioners and Jeffco residents. The county’s board of commissioners officially approved the budget item Tuesday morning, taking $6,880,379 from the general fund for…
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Man accused of attempting to kidnap girl in a Jefferson County Safeway store
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jefferson County deputies arrested a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl Saturday. In the morning, deputies arrested Bradley Mikel Wilson, 34, on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office news release Saturday night. At around 11:30 a.m., deputies…
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Lakewood named climate action leader for second year in a row
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Lakewood is one of over 100 cities throughout the world given an A grade by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) — the second straight year the city has earned the grade. The CDP — a nonprofit organization that the world’s only independent environmental…
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Colorado justices say access to Missy Woods data must be litigated in Jeffco
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that defense attorneys seeking access to withheld information about a former DNA scientist’s misconduct must pursue the data in Jefferson County, where the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is located. Yvonne “Missy” Woods stands accused of intentionally deleting data,…
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Colorado justices: Witnesses cannot be sued for statements in campus sexual misconduct proceeding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court walked back a decision by the state’s second-highest court, concluding on Monday that witnesses in a school sexual misconduct investigation could not be held liable for defamatory statements even if the…