Author: LIZ HENDERSON
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Olympic and Paralympic Commitee cuts 51 jobs; 33 others furloughed
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The Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Thursday it cut 51 permanent workers and furloughed 33 others in an attempt to grapple with budget shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement sent to employees, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland said the organization also ended the assignments of 23 temporary workers and offered…
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Colorado to start differentiating between COVID-19 deaths, other conditions
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Beginning Friday, Colorado will differentiate between coronavirus deaths caused directly by COVID-19 and those in which the person had the disease, but didn’t die from it, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said at a briefing. Data from the state health department Friday showed 21,232 positive cases statewide and 1,150 deaths. Of those,…
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Hemp grower reports gunbattle with invaders who likely thought the plants were pot
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On Wednesday night, a 59-year-old hemp grower was forced to defend himself and his wife when four armed intruders invaded their small, eastern El Paso County farm, possibly believing that it was an illegal marijuana operation with lots of cash on hand. “He was like Rambo,” Charlie San Martin’s wife, Zoraya, 57, said Friday of…
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Colorado Politics, Gazette staffs win 13 awards in four-state competition
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The staffs of Colorado Politics and sister publication The Gazette won 13 awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ four-state Top of the Rockies competition for news excellence throughout 2019. Colorado Politics’ Joey Bunch received first place in personal column/humor for his “Insights” columns, including one where he discussed his brush with death. Marianne Goodland received…
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Polis: Social distancing measures will still be needed after state reopens
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The deadly coronavirus will still be with Colorado after the stay-at-home order is lifted, Gov. Jared Polis warned Wednesday while discussing “key indicators” that would shape the state’s future social distancing guidelines. The order, scheduled to expire April 26, has been economically and psychologically “devastating” to Coloradans, the governor said during a news conference. He…
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Colorado’s first COVID-19 death in woman in her 80s from El Paso County
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An El Paso County woman with “underlying health conditions” was the first casualty of COVID-19 in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Friday. The woman was in her 80s, the state department said in a statement. El Paso County Public Health officials did not immediately respond to questions about whether she…
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Colorado Springs nursing home license suspended after death, 100-plus residents forced to relocate
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Colorado health officials suspended the Union Printers Home license Tuesday, forcing about 115 residents at the Colorado Springs nursing home and assisted living facility to relocate in coming weeks. The suspension came after the Colorado Department of Health and Environment received a complaint about a female resident’s death at the nursing home, 101 S. Union…
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Mayor John Suthers’ son-in-law suffers serious brain injury after Denver traffic crash
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Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers’ son-in-law was in critical condition Tuesday after a stolen vehicle fleeing Denver police struck the Uber he was riding in, killing its driver. Mark Karla, 45, was at Denver Health Medical Center with “serious brain injuries,” Suthers said, after a hit-and-run accident about 1 a.m. Sunday. Karla had attended a…
