Author: Erin Prater
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Santa’s Workshop, other Colorado amusement parks must remain closed despite state variance for El Paso County
Santa’s Workshop, other Colorado amusement parks must remain closed despite state variance for El Paso County There may be no stopping Santa, but apparently his workshop can be shuttered. Santa’s Workshop, a North Pole-themed attraction in Cascade, has been told to close after the state classified it as an amusement park in a variance approved…
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Colorado Springs’ annual Labor Day Lift Off is set despite pandemic, but as community-wide event
The annual Labor Day Lift Off will occur this year, not as a mass gathering near downtown Colorado Springs, but as a community-wide event that allows residents to watch from their homes. The annual hot air balloon festival, which draws thousands to Memorial Park each Labor Day weekend, will instead feature 35-40 balloon launches from…
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$200,000 reward offered in Mother’s Day disappearance of female biker in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The reward for information about a Chaffee County woman who reportedly disappeared on a Mother’s Day bike ride has increased to $200,000. Suzanne Morphew, 49, failed to return Sunday after leaving for a ride near…
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‘Extreme fire weather conditions’ prompts red flag warning for Colorado Springs, much of southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs and much of southern Colorado will be under a red flag warning Thursday due to “extreme fire weather conditions.” Temperatures will top out just over 70, and winds could gust as high as…
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Polis: Colorado ‘moving in the right direction’ with 1.4% daily coronavirus growth rate Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is “moving in the right direction,” with the daily growth rate of coronavirus cases at 1.4% as of Sunday, and the daily growth rate of hospitalizations at 0.1%, Gov. Jared Polis said Monday. But…
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Gov. Polis updating Coloradans on state’s coronavirus response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis will update Coloradans today on the state’s coronavirus response at a press conference at the state Capitol in Denver. The conference, slated to begin at 1:30 p.m., will be streamed live on…
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Colorado officials: State has spent $70M on coronavirus response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state’s emergency operations center has spent approximately $70 million on its coronavirus response so far, officials said Tuesday. The figure was given at a phone-in press availability intended to update Coloradans on the state’s…
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When will Colorado re-open? Here’s one thing Polis is waiting on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado must have the locations, partners and personal protective equipment necessary for mass testing in order to re-open the state, officials said at a Thursday coronavirus press conference. “The governor is very clear that the…
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Social distancing pushes Colorado’s coronavirus peak to May or later, officials say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Social distancing and the governor’s stay-at-home order have pushed the expected peak of coronavirus cases in Colorado to May or later, state officials said at a Thursday press conference. “Social distancing has worked, and we…
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Recovered coronavirus patients can donate plasma to aid others battling the disease, UCHealth says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coronavirus patients who have recovered from the infection can donate plasma, potentially aiding others battling the virus, UCHealth officials announced Tuesday. The hospital last week treated its first patient with convalescent serum, a blood product…