Tag: Emergency Shelter
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Denver City Council to revisit vote on emergency shelter funding
The Denver City Council will have a light agenda on Monday. Meetings will continue in the Parr-Weidner Community Room while renovations progress in the council chambers. Returning to the council from the Community Planning and Housing Committee is a resolution to fund hotel rooms and ballrooms to accommodate overflow from the city’s emergency shelter beds…
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Nearly 90,000 without power as more high winds expected in Front Range
After Xcel Energy outages rolled through the Front Range Wednesday, nearly 90,000 Coloradans woke up without power Thursday. The electricity shutoffs, which affected Boulder, Larimer, Jefferson, Weld and Clear Creek counties, were an intentional tactic used by the energy provider to prevent downed wires from sparking wildfires in the case of a severe wind event…
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Badger Creek fire transitions to pre-evacuation order in Park County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Evacuation orders in the area of Hartsel in Park County have transitioned to pre-evacuations as of 8 p.m. Wednesday evening for the Badger Creek fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon southwest of Wilkerson Pass. The fire was at 41 acres as of 3 p.m. and is…
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Officials, experts offer tips as frigid temperatures expected to hit metro Denver Wednesday night
With sub-zero temperatures set to descend on the metro Denver area later this week, officials and experts urged residents to start preparing for the frigid weather by winterizing exposed pipes, looking out for pets and prioritizing safe travel. The National Weather Service in Boulder forecasted snow to start falling Wednesday — the first official day of…
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90 new immigrants arrive in Denver overnight, emergency shelter space up slightly
Ninety new immigrants arrived in Denver overnight according to a city report released Sunday — the result of what appears to be a flood of southern U.S. border crossings. This comes after the city welcomed 76 on Saturday. The city has served 984 immigrants — who crossed the U.S. Mexico-border without authorization and arrived in Denver by bus — since Dec.…