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Colorado’s justices take on five cases, ranging from insanity defense to oil and gas
Five more cases made it onto the Colorado Supreme Court’s docket last week, implicating the insanity defense, the right of the accused to question alternate suspects at trial, and disputes over oil and gas production. At least three of the seven members of the court must agree to hear a case in order for the…
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Nearly 1,000 structures confirmed lost in Marshall fire; 3 people missing, feared dead
Three people are missing and feared dead in the wake of the Marshall fire, the Boulder County sheriff said Saturday, and nearly 1,000 structures have been destroyed, making the blaze by far the most destructive in Colorado history. Two of the three missing persons are in Superior, and the third is in the Marshall area,…
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LIVE COVERAGE: Marshall fire news conference scheduled for noon
Gov. Jared Polis and Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will hold a news conference at noon Sunday to release the latest details on the Marshall fire, which has destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Boulder County, by far the most destructive fire in state history. At least three residents are unaccounted for and…
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Two reported missing in wake of Boulder County fires
Two people are still believed to be missing in the wake of the Boulder County fires, a county spokeswoman confirmed Saturday morning. Emergency responders received “hundreds of calls” in the last two days about people potentially missing, spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said. They’ve been working since to pare those down, she said, and only two have…
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Why the Marshall fire was so devastating
The How and Why of the Marshall Fire Disaster Understanding precisely how and why at least 500 homes in the towns of Superior and Louisville have been destroyed by a grass fire in a matter of hours is going to take months to determine. Authorities are still investigating what started the fire, but critically dry…
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‘New Year’s miracle’: No casualties reported in Marshall fire burning in Boulder County
Footage from Gov. Jared Polis’s aerial survey of Boulder County the morning after the Marshall fire devastated the area. (Courtesy 9News) As of Friday, officials reported no casualties as the Marshall fire continues burning through southeast Boulder County, a feat Sheriff Joe Pelle and Gov. Jared Polis both called “a New Year’s miracle” because of…
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10,000 deaths: Colorado’s grievous losses have devolved into an unwinnable argument
The week after Thanksgiving, Dr. Joseph Forrester stood by the bedside of a man who’d been in the intensive care unit at the Medical Center of Aurora for two months. The patient was in his 70s, and COVID-19 had so ravaged his body that a ventilator breathed for him. Standing next to Forrester was the…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls for fifth consecutive month
Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in November for a fifth consecutive month , the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The state’s 5.1% jobless rate last month was down from 5.4% in October; it has dropped a full percentage point since July as 30,000 more people held jobs in November than did four months…
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Boulder County announces omicron case; patient has recent travel to South Africa
Boulder County identified its first case of the omicron variant Friday, county officials said, 24 hours after Colorado confirmed its first case. The Boulder County man had recently traveled to South Africa, the county’s public health department said. The patient tested positive for COVID-19, and given their recent travel history, their sample was flagged for…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…