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Coalition fights back against ballot measure that seeks to limit standard livestock husbandry practices
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A coalition of agriculture supporters are fighting back against a ballot measure that they say will criminalize commonly-accepted veterinary and animal care practices in Colorado. The ballot measure, filed on Feb. 22 by animal rights…
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Helicopter could be ‘a game-changer’ for firefighting in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday traveled to Centennial Airport to sign into law a bill that will allow the state to purchase a $24 million helicopter specially equipped to fight some of the state’s biggest…
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US negotiating for millions more vaccine doses from Pfizer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is negotiating with Pfizer to acquire tens of millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that…
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Special meeting of Legislative Audit Committee dives deep on issues related to voter fraud, election security
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A special meeting of the Legislative Audit Committee, called by its Republican chair, Rep. Lori Saine of Dacono, brought together county clerks, two former Colorado Secretaries of State in Colorado, and a member of the Trump legal team that has been challenging election results in…
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It’s close but 2020 likely to end up hottest year on record
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just how warm Earth stays this December will determine if 2020 goes down as the hottest year on record. And it’s looking a lot like it will. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculated Monday…
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Colorado’s first doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected as early as Sunday, officials say; state resists CDC request for vaccination data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Colorado as early as Sunday, and many frontline workers should be vaccinated by the end of February, state officials said Wednesday. Coloradans who aren’t at high risk for the potentially deadly virus will…
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75-plus places to SHOP LOCAL for outdoor gear around Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Are you looking to shop local for outdoor recreation gear this holiday season? Find a list of local gear shops and outfitters around Colorado below. Editor’s Note: Various COVID-19 related restrictions and closures may be in…
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Colorado hits grim high for new coronavirus cases
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado recorded the highest seven-day average of new confirmed coronavirus cases during the past week, as a third wave of the virus threatened to pack hospitals and drove officials to plead for more people to…
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Smoke chokes Front Range as fires continue to burn
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A blanket of haze settled across the Front Range on Wednesday afternoon as winds spread ash and smoke across the region from the Cameron Peak Fire, burning in northern Colorado, and the Mullen Fire, burning…
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Drug overdoses surged during pandemic, outreach programs struggling to help
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drug overdose deaths in Colorado began to climb in March, with the full onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and continued to surge through the spring. By May, according to state health department data, the number of drug overdose deaths reached nearly twice the average from…