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To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane

May 05, 2022

At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region’s snow by air.

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Shots - Health News
Shaunti Meyer, medical director at the STRIDE Community Health Center in Aurora, Colo., says she discloses her sexual orientation to patients when it feels appropriate.

Some physicians are uneasy as Colorado collects providers' diversity data

Apr 25, 2022
To advance health equity, the state is requiring insurers that offer public option plans to collect demographic data on providers, including race and sexual orientation, raising privacy concerns.
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Shots - Health News
Pieter Van Ry, director of the South Platte Renew wastewater treatment facility in Englewood, Colo., stands surrounded by solid-waste separators.

Colorado is moving toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

Apr 06, 2022
With 60% of the state's population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion — not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too.
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Politics
The Colorado State Capitol in Denver is pictured here in January. This week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law enshrining the right to abortion in state law.

The right to abortion in Colorado is now guaranteed under state law

Apr 05, 2022
Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.
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Shots - Health News
Colorado Governor Jared Polis, back left, and Colorado Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, back right, listen as Majority Leader Daneya Esgar speaks during a news conference. Esgar has called for the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

Colorado braces to become refuge for abortion access if 'Roe' is weakened

Mar 29, 2022
If Roe v. Wade falters, Colorado will be nearly surrounded by a sea of anti-abortion states. The state is bracing for impact from out-of-state residents, while lawmakers cement abortion protections.
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National
Taylor Korn, and her roommate, Jorge Zaragoza, with their dogs Gerti (left) and Gidget. The third dog is Scarlett, a rescue dog and the mother of the other two pups, belongs to Korn's friends and was elsewhere during the fire.

After losing everything in the Colorado wildfires, she's struggling to start over

Jan 02, 2022
Taylor Korn, a lifelong Boulder, Colo., resident, had already lost her father and grandmother this past summer. Then a wildfire took her home and two dogs.
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Eight inches of snow on Friday and early Saturday helped extinguish the wildfires that prompted the evacuation of more than 30,000 people in suburban Colorado.

Snow puts out Colorado wildfires with 3 people missing and nearly 1,000 homes burned

Jan 01, 2022
Local officials said three people were still unaccounted for after the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history. Authorities also raised the count of homes destroyed to nearly 1,000.
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Damage to homes burned by wildfires after they ripped through a development are shown Friday in Superior, Colo.

Urban wildfires burned 6,000 acres and hundreds of homes near Denver

Dec 31, 2021
Officials call it a miracle that there've been no reports of deaths in the blazes, which destroyed at least 500 homes — and perhaps twice that number. In some cases families had just minutes to flee.
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The Picture Show
Dec. 30: Broomfield, Colo. — Homes burn as a wildfire rips through a development near Rock Creek Village.

Photos: Wildfires engulf 1,000 homes in suburban Denver

Dec 31, 2021
The Colorado wildfires follow an unusually dry fall and winter in the state. Officials suspect the blaze was caused by downed power lines.
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Weather
Dr. Bonnie Abbott (left) embraces her husband George as they watch flames engulf homes as the Marshall Fire spreads through a neighborhood in the town of Superior in Boulder County, Colorado on Thursday.

High winds, severe drought, and warm temps led to Colorado's historic wildfire

Dec 31, 2021
The Marshall Fire and Middle Fork Fire, which have forced the evacuations of tens of thousands residents, are considered the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history.
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Firefighters spray water on a structure fire as a wildfire burns on Thursday in Superior, Colo.

Over 30,000 Coloradans ordered to evacuate as fires overtake their towns

Dec 30, 2021
Thousands of residents in three communities near Denver were ordered to evacuate Thursday as wind-fueled wildfires engulfed parts of the area, scorching hundreds of homes and buildings.
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National
A firefighter works on the scene of a deadly pileup involving over two dozen vehicles near Denver in April 2019. Truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced last week to 110 years in prison for causing the accident.

Millions push to reduce a truck driver's 110-year sentence after a deadly accident

Dec 20, 2021
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was 23 when his semi crashed on a Colorado interstate, causing a fiery pileup that killed four people. More than 4 million people are petitioning to reduce his sentence.
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Shots - Health News
Longmont United Hospital nurse Brooke Schroeder holds a sign supporting nurses December 2, 2021. Nurses say the hospital is severely understaffed and they're trying to form a union.

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable

Dec 15, 2021
As unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill ICU and acute care beds in Colorado, patients with other ailments are being turned away, and health care workers are reaching a new breaking point.
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Colorado River: How much water should each state get?

Dec 14, 2021

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Coronavirus Updates
Travelers wear masks at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Tuesday as concern grows worldwide over omicron, the newest coronavirus variant. Minnesota confirmed the second U.S. omicron case on Thursday, and Colorado the third.

A 3rd U.S. case of the omicron variant is reported in Colorado

Dec 02, 2021
Colorado health officials say the case was identified in a resident who tested positive after traveling to southern Africa. Another case of the variant was reported in Minnesota earlier Thursday.
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National
The Haunted Mine Drop is shown in this July 2017 file photo at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colo. A recent investigation revealed a 6-year-old girl on vacation with her family died earlier this month after operators of the vertica

A 6-Year-Old Girl Died After Ride Operators Reportedly Did Not Secure Her Seat Belts

Sep 24, 2021
Wongel Estifanos was visiting Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during Labor Day weekend while vacationing with her family, officials say.
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Shots - Health News
Raul Gomez sells Mexican flags Tuesday before the U.S. and Mexico national teams face off in the CONCACAF Nations League finals at Mile High Stadium.

Fútbol, Flags And Fun: Getting Creative To Reach Unvaccinated Latinos In Colorado

Jul 10, 2021
To close the vaccination gap among Latinos in Colorado, health workers are bringing the shot to neighborhoods and soccer games, and drawing on trusted networks of friends and family.
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Law
Karen Garner was arrested on June 26, 2020 after officials say she tried to shoplift about $14 worth of merchandise from a local Walmart in Loveland, Colo.

Former Colorado Officers Who Arrested A 73-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Face Charges

May 19, 2021
The two officers involved in the violent arrest that attorneys say left Karen Garner with a dislocated shoulder were criminally charged on Wednesday.
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National
A screenshot from former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp's body camera moments before he forcefully arrested 73-year-old Karen Garner on June 26, 2020.

3 Colorado Officers Involved In Forceful Arrest Of Woman With Dementia Resign

May 01, 2021
The Loveland police officers were involved in the forceful arrest and detention of Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia. The announcement came after a federal civil rights suit was filed.
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Shoppers who were trapped inside the store during a mass shooting are escorted out.

10 People, Including Police Officer, Killed In Colorado Grocery Store Shooting

Mar 22, 2021

Officials said one male suspect is in custody. The incident comes less than a week after a series of shootings in Atlanta.

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Weather
People cross the road as a sign warns of heavy snow on Sunday in Denver, Colo. A winter storm closed roads, impacted flights, and knocked out power in Arizona, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado through the weekend.

Winter Storm Slams The West With Heavy Snow, Strong Winds

Mar 14, 2021
Lingering effects of the storm are expected to cause dangerous conditions though early Monday as residents dig out from under the weekend's record breaking levels of snow.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Three Aurora Police Department officers were fired in connection with staged photos wherein one officer held another in an apparent carotid restraint hold. That move was used to subdue Elijah McClain before he died.

Former Aurora PD Officers Involved In Elijah McClain Photo Scandal Are Still Fired

Feb 09, 2021
The city's Civil Service Commission denied the appeals of three officers who were connected to photos that imitated chokeholds where the black man's violent arrest led to his death.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
On Aug. 2, Officers Darian Dasko and Madisen Moen misidentified Brittney Gilliam's SUV license plate as one that matched that of a stolen out-of-state motorcycle. The incident, coupled with growing outrage over the killing of Elijah McClain, was one of s

No Charges For Colorado Officers Who Held Black Children At Gunpoint

Jan 08, 2021
"What happened to the innocent occupants is unacceptable and preventable, but that alone is an insufficient basis to affix criminal culpability," the district attorney's office said on Friday.
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Shots - Health News
Vibe Tribe Adventures is one of many groups nationwide seeking to address barriers that often keep Black women from exploring outdoor activities.

Black Women's Groups Find Health And Healing On Hikes, But Sometimes Racism, Too

Dec 30, 2020
A Black sisterhood of hikers in Colorado now has chapters across the U.S. and Canada, and includes other sports. "Being around nature, it's like grounding yourself," a founder says. "That is vital."
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National
A skier was killed on Friday when he was buried in an avalanche in Colorado's Anthracite Range. The crown of the avalanche was on the right, below the rocky ridge. The debris washed through the trees below.

3 Skiers Killed In Colorado Avalanches As Authorities Warn Of Weak Snowpack

Dec 22, 2020
"Colorado is the home of weak snow and avalanches are not uncommon. This year is worse," the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said Sunday. A snowmobiler in Wyoming also died on Friday.

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