Author: JESSICA SNOUWAERT

Colorado appears to be facing a third wave of COVID-19. The state recorded the highest seven-day average of new confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic during the past week, according to state data. The new confirmed cases surpassed 800, Gov. Jared Polis announced in a press conference Friday. He says the spike…

El Paso County will roll back the number of people allowed to gather indoors because of a steady increase of COVID-19 cases during the past several weeks. Under the stricter public health guidelines, indoor gatherings will be restricted to 100 people starting Monday, down from the 175 permitted by state-granted variances. The new cap on…

Jefferson County is expanding face mask requirements to include public outdoor spaces, in addition to Gov. Jared Polis’ state order which requires face masks for all indoor public spaces, according to Jefferson County’s Public Health website. The new rule requires everyone ages 11 and older to wear face masks indoors and outdoors when 6 feet…

Colorado will supply the 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree for the first time in eight years. The tree – which is selected from a different national forest each year – will be harvested from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, the largest national forest in the Rocky Mountain Region, on the western slope south of…

Having labeled national COVID-19 testing a “disgrace” last weekend, Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday that Colorado will seek a faster turnaround by using labs within the state. During a news conference on Colorado’s response to the pandemic, Polis said getting results back from national labs can take up to 12 days, making contact tracing useless…