Author: Erin Prater [email protected]
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Some Fort Carson troops placed on ‘increased readiness’ should Russia invade Ukraine: Pentagon
An undisclosed number of Fort Carson troops have been placed on “increased readiness” to deploy to Ukraine, should Russia invade, along with troops from at least nine other U.S. military installations, the Pentagon said Thursday. Among the 8,500 troops placed on prepare to deploy orders by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III are soldiers…
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Polis orders halt on cosmetic procedures in Colorado amid COVID strain
Non-essential cosmetic procedures in Colorado must halt Monday under a public health order issued Sunday by the state health department. The order — which requires hospitals and surgery centers, including outpatient ones, to “immediately cease” cosmetic procedures that can be delayed up to six months without causing “harm to life, limb or function” — goes into effect…
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Body of El Paso County woman located in Douglas County
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of an El Paso County woman whose body was found in Douglas County on Saturday. The woman’s body, located off Highway 83 and North Pinery Parkway, was recovered by members of Douglas County Search and Rescue, according to a Sunday news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The…
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Crews scramble to keep Ptarmigan fire near Silverthorne away from homes, unable to battle blaze on ground
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A fire near Silverthorne had crews scrambling to contain it to the forest, away from neighborhoods, with ground crews unable to safely attack it as of Monday night. The Ptarmigan fire — located on Ptarmigan Mountain near Silverthorne, primarily on federal land in the White…
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Thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations halted at Colorado Springs medical clinic as health officials investigate storage compliance
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of COVID-19 vaccination appointments at a Colorado Springs medical clinic will be rescheduled elsewhere as potential issues with storage compliance are investigated, state health officials announced late Friday. The state health department has paused administration of the coronavirus vaccine at Dr. Moma Health and…
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Government Accountability Office to review decision to uproot Space Command from Colorado Springs: Lamborn
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal Government Accountability Office will review the process behind the Air Force’s decision to uproot the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs and move it to Huntsville, Ala., Colorado Springs congressman Doug Lamborn announced Friday. The office will “review matters relating to the methodology…
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Winter storm delays vaccine shipments to Colorado, other states, officials report
The winter storm hitting a large part of the country is delaying shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, including to Colorado, state officials said Tuesday. The storm has affected operations at a Tennessee distribution hub and has delayed Colorado’s allocation of 133,000 doses, which were expected to arrive Tuesday through Thursday. In anticipation of the Presidents Day…
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Colorado in a ‘really good place right now’ with COVID-19 — and possibly ahead with the UK variant
Cases of the highly contagious United Kingdom variant of COVID are nearly doubling each week, positioning it to rapidly become the new dominant strain in the U.S. and “requiring immediate and decisive action” to minimize illness and death, according to a new journal article published Sunday on a Yale University-affiliated website. But state models show…
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Mass event at Coors Field in Denver to vaccinate 10,000 seniors this weekend
Up to 10,000 elderly Coloradans could get a COVID-19 shot at a mass vaccination at Denver’s Coors Field this weekend. The setting: a mile and a half stretch of parking lot, 10 lanes wide. In a series of heated tents, preregistered patients will receive the potentially life-saving vaccine and be monitored for a reaction, all…
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Lamborn joins Democrats in bipartisan call for Pentagon watchdog to investigate Trump’s Space Command decision
Colorado Springs Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has joined a pair of senior congressional Democrats in calling for the Pentagon’s watchdog to investigate the role of political influence in the Trump administration’s decision to uproot U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs. “I’m going to be insisting on making sure the inspector general’s office can do…