Author: Sage Kelley
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Report: 57 Colorado counties don’t meet herd immunity threshold for measles
Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children. A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found that Colorado has an 88% herd immunity status regarding the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 2023 and 2024 — well below the 95% threshold set by doctors across the country. Ultimately,…
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Golden’s ban on amplified music could push buskers to Denver’s 16th Street
On a picture-perfect Sunday, hundreds of people flooded downtown Golden with river tubes and shopping bags. But one thing was missing — music. Washington Avenue, a place where locals play live music on street corners, was quiet on Aug. 3, just three days after Golden began enforcing a new ordinance banning amplified music on public right-of-ways.…
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Parents press Jeffco Public Schools over multiple sexual assault cases
A group of parents pressed Jeffco Public Schools on Friday over several multiple sexual assault allegations within the past year and a case involving a child pornography investigation. The parents — from a group called Jeffco Kids First — also claimed it uncovered 26 total cases of sexual abuse, misconduct, grooming, hiring, firing and reporting issues…