Tag: United States
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Colorado’s unemployment drops again, recovers all pandemic job losses
Colorado’s unemployment rate continues its slow but steady decline. June’s household survey found that the state’s unemployment level edged down a tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. It has been 12 consecutive months of flat or dropping unemployment levels, according to the department. Colorado’s unemployment…
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Colorado weather: Temperatures could exceed triple digits Saturday; heat advisories issued
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for portions of the Front Range and northeastern Colorado for Saturday as temperatures are expected reach or exceed 100 degrees. The advisory was issued for the…
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Polis orders flags lowered to honor victims of Highland Park parade shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Saturday to honor the seven people fatally shot on Monday during a Fourth of July parade in Illinois. Polis’ order follows a proclamation made by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.…
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Denver International Airport flights delayed by the dozens, others canceled
Dozens of flights headed to and from Denver International Airport have either been canceled or delayed Monday. As of 6 p.m. 152 flights were delayed and 23 had been canceled, according to FlightAware. United Airlines had the most canceled flights with 12. Air Canada, Allegiant Air, American Airlines and Southwest were other airlines with more…
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35 people become U.S. citizens during naturalization ceremony in Greeley: Independence Day celebration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thirty five people were welcomed as U.S. citizens on Friday in Greeley just ahead of Independence Day. The newest citizens reside in northern Colorado and come from 12 different countries including Burma, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Somalia, Thailand, the United Kingdom…
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Want to catch a fireworks show in Colorado this weekend? Here’s where to go
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The skies above Denver and across the state are set to boom and sparkle with twinkling colors this holiday weekend, as firework displays are scheduled across the state in honor of Independence Day. Firework shows will begin on Friday and continue through Monday. Here’s a…
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Highlands Ranch man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for improper use of COVID-19 relief funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge on Thursday sentenced a Highlands Ranch man to more than three years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $800,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to pay for plastic surgery, a weight loss program and jewelry. Daniel Stonebarger, 50, will…
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Metropolitan State University of Denver to offer free tuition to Native, Indigenous students
Indigenous and Native students at Metropolitan State University of Denver will no longer have to pay for tuition and fees beginning next fall. Janine Davidson, the university’s president, made the announcement Saturday during the school’s Native and Indigenous graduation ceremony. The money will come from the Indigenous & Native People’s Grant. To qualify, students must…
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Denver named one of the least affordable places to live
The Mile High City was recently rated as the fifth least affordable cities to live in the country, according to a new report. The report from Austin-based OJO Labs was released earlier this month and ranked Denver fifth least affordable behind San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Miami, according to the report. OJO Lab…
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Colorado Springs flight school, MSU Denver partner to train airline pilots
Nolan Shell has dreamed of becoming a pilot for a major airline since taking a flight on a family vacation when he was a child. Now he’s on a path to realizing that dream in about 3½ years as part of a new program. The 18-year-old has already received his pilot’s license and will get…