Author: By Alex Edwards
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Denver council approves homeless tent site in city-owned parking lot
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The Denver City Council on Monday night approved two measures on homelessness, one of which allows a group to operate a homeless tent site in a city-owned parking lot. That measure approves a license agreement with Colorado Village Collaborative to operate a “Safe Outdoor Space” in the Arie P. Taylor building’s parking lot. The…
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Debbie Ortega enters Denver’s mayoral race
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Deborah “Debbie” Ortega, a longtime member of Denver City Council, is joining a crowded field for mayor that includes at least 10 candidates. Ortega has served as an at-large City Council member since 2011. She also served on council from 1987 to 2003. Money race tight in most of the closest-watched Colorado Senate contests Originally…
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Public health officials urge parents to get children up-to-date on school required vaccinations
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send out text and email messages reminding parents to get kids vaccinated after the start of the school year. Data gathered by CDPHE shows a decline in vaccination compliance rates compared to last year. More than 770,000 Coloradans potentially eligible for loan forgiveness under Biden plan…
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Aided by monsoonal rains, some Colorado areas leave drought conditions behind
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About 12% of Colorado is currently experiencing no levels of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. This is better than at the start of summer, when the entire state was in drought conditions. Recent rains have helped, but the state is still short by nearly 25% of its usual “water year” totals, according to…
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Ballot measure to provide free healthy school lunches in Colorado kicks off campaign
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Anti-hunger advocates gathered near Colorado Springs’ Hillside Hub to launch their ballot initiative, the Healthy School Meals for All Program on Thursday. This was one of several statewide launches the group Food to Power has held to raise awareness of the initiative. The mission of Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) is to provide free,…
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Doug Lamborn, other community leaders hold public town hall on fentanyl
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With kids going back to school, parents should plan ahead and have an awkward conversation with them at some point. No not that “talk,” the fentanyl talk. With focus on fentanyl, providers say Colorado must improve its treatment options That’s the message that Doug Lamborn, a number of local city police chiefs, El Paso County…
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Deputy Andrew Peery remembered for his competitive, selfless nature at funeral
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Competitive. Selfless. Committed. From California to numerous counties in Colorado, police and law enforcement officers along with family and friends gathered to pay their respects to a man who many say was the definition of a hero. El Paso County sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Peery was killed in a shooting that left two others dead last…
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Biden nominates Lt. Gen. Bradley Saltzman to lead U.S. Space Force
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President Joe Biden has nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman to become the Space Force’s chief of space operations. Saltzman serves as the deputy chief of space operations, and his appointment would result in a promotion from a three-star to a four-star general. As an Air Force officer serving before the creation of…
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Air Force Academy breaks ground on new visitors center
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The Colorado Springs area is gaining an “iconic landmark” outside of the Air Force Academy, says academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday for what will be the academy’s new visitors center, which is part of TrueNorth Commons — a development featuring a nine-story hotel, conference center and office space.…
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Six fire departments join forces to create southern Colorado Interagency Fire Team
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Colorado is no stranger to wildfires. But the intensity, frequency and destructiveness of fires in the state will continue to grow, according to the Colorado Forest Service. Fire departments in southern El Paso County have recognized this enhanced threat. Six agencies came together on Thursday to form the Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fire Team (SOCO).…
