Author: Associated Press
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Five more wolves released in Colorado
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Wildlife officials in Colorado have released an additional five gray wolves in the state, bringing the total so far under a voter-approved reintroduction program to 10. Colorado Parks and Wildlife in a statement Friday said its team had completed an agreement to capture 10 gray wolves in Oregon for release in Colorado as part of…
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system. Biden is…
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Russian oligarch Abramovich has Colorado ties
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BRUSSELS – The European Union imposed sanctions Tuesday on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s close allies. The EU included the Russian oligarch in its updated list of individuals facing assets freeze and travel bans over their role in the Russian…
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Colorado’s 1st gray wolf pack since 1940s now has 6 pups
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Colorado’s first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s has grown to include six pups. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Thursday that staff spotted the pups living in a den with two collared wolves known as John and Jane in northern Colorado, KCNC-TV reports. The agency first announced June 9 that staff had spotted three…
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Colorado man going to Washington to face riot charges
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A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered a Colorado man who is accused of using bear spray or mace on police officers in the deadly U.S. Capitol riot be sent to Washington to face charges there. During a virtual court hearing in Denver federal court, Robert Gieswein, 24, of Woodland Park waived his right to…
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Colorado had 9th-slowest economic growth in 3rd quarter
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Colorado’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as the state registered the 9th-slowest growth from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report. That downturn comes after the state had the 10th-fastest growth among states in the second quarter of 2020. That left Colorado’s gross domestic product the 16th-highest in…
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Justices order review of Colorado, New Jersey worship limits
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower federal courts in Colorado and New Jersey to reexamine state restrictions on indoor religious services to combat the coronavirus in light of the justices’ recent ruling in favor of churches and synagogues in New York. The high court’s unsigned decisions did not rule that limits imposed…
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Colorado veteran suicide rate higher than national average
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Suicide among U.S. military veterans reached record numbers in Colorado last year, with more than one former service member dying by suicide every week, a new report said. A 2020 National Veteran Suicide Prevention report from the Department of Veterans Affairs said Colorado’s rate was “significantly higher” than the national rate, The Gazette reported Saturday. Colorado recorded…
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4 hepatitis A cases found in Denver; city steps up vaccinations
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Denver public health officials say four homeless people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A this year, so the city is stepping up free vaccinations. KDVR-TV reports that three of the cases were diagnosed within the past three weeks. Denver Public Health executive director Dr. Bill Burman says his agency will set up vaccine clinics almost…
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Vice President Mike Pence campaigns in Colorado
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Vice President Mike Pence is in Colorado Monday to campaign for his and President Donald Trump’s re-election, as well as for Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. After his morning arrival at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland, Pence was scheduled to appear at a fundraising luncheon for Gardner in Windsor. Gardner is considered one…
