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Evergreen High School remains closed week after shooting
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Evergreen High School will remain closed for the next week as the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the school shooting that injured two students last week. The high school — located at 29300 Buffalo Park Road — will be closed from Sept. 15 to 19, with plans to return to school set to…
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Colorado courts starting new program to direct defendants to external care based on competency
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In an attempt to reduce wait times for inpatient defendant competency restoration, Colorado courts are launching a new program to divert eligible people into a separate community care process. The near-$1.5 million program, which uses money from the general fund and was spurred by the passage of House Bill 24-1355 last June, will create a…
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Lakewood City Council zoning discussion goes nearly 8 hours
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The Lakewood City Council’s Monday meeting stretched into early Tuesday morning as councilmembers considered various amendments to a proposed planning document that aims to add more affordable housing to the city. The council, joined by Planning Director Travis Parker, reviewed four sections of a 400-page planning document covering residential, commercial and mixed-use site design standards,…
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What you need to know about DIA’s quest for nuclear power
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Will Denver International Airport be the site of Colorado’s first nuclear power station in the 36 years since the shutdown of the Ft. Saint Vrain reactor in 1989? That’s what airport officials want to find out, and here’s information on the questions about the proposal. DIA announced Thursday the start of a $1.25 million investigation…
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Downtown Colorado Springs tower’s height reduced from 36 floors amid developer concerns
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A controversial proposed 36-story, 400-foot-tall apartment tower proposed for downtown Colorado Springs has shrunk in size to 27 stories and 300 feet, its developer says. The reduced height, however, isn’t a concession to community members who’ve complained the project would disrupt mountain views or be out of place with downtown’s skyline, where the Wells Fargo…
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The height of controversy: Proposed 36-story high-rise in downtown Colorado Springs spurs views vs. vibrancy debate
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ABOVE: The 36-story VeLa Peakview apartment tower, proposed for the southwest corner of a block bounded by Cascade and Vermijo avenues and Sahwatch and Costilla streets in downtown Colorado Springs, would be 350 to 400 feet tall, according to the project’s developers. At its maximum height of 400 feet, VeLa Peakview would be 62% taller…
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Abortion surge from out-of-state clients continues to impact providers
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Demand for abortions continues to tax Colorado providers, as out-of-state women travel here for services because of legal restrictions where they live, following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. About 2 in 5 women seeking abortion services from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains have been from out…
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Children’s hospitals in Colorado overwhelmed by surge in RSV, flu, COVID cases
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Unprecedented and concerning numbers of children are being hospitalized in Colorado for respiratory syncytial virus, commonly called RSV, according to officials from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and hospitals. Coupled with the start of the flu season and rising COVID-19 cases, the Children’s Hospital Colorado system is handling record volumes of patients…
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Colorado Springs coroner’s annual report spotlights domestic violence, homelessness, fentanyl crises
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More than a third of the 61 people murdered in El Paso County last year were killed during a domestic or family violence situation. Seven homeless people froze to death on the streets of Colorado Springs last year, and another five died from exposure to the elements from Jan. 1 through May 31 of this…
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Colorado’s pediatric mental health crisis continues, professionals say
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A year after Children’s Hospital Colorado declared a state of emergency for pediatric mental health on May 25, 2021, officials say the situation has worsened, as record demand for treatment continues to overwhelm capacity. “The number of children who are coming to us for emergency department care who are in crisis is higher, and our…
