safety
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Aggression at fiery El Paso County school board meetings prompts safety concerns
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Student board representative Abigail Troup was shaking. The bitter atmosphere at an April 13 School District 49 board meeting went from bad to worse during public comment, the Pikes Peak Early College senior said. Community members lobbed personal attacks at each other and at school leaders. One woman was escorted out of the building for…
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Federal regulators allege unsafe conditions at Colorado Springs Amazon facility
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Online retail giant Amazon exposed employees at one of its Colorado Springs package delivery facilities to unsafe conditions that put them “at risk for lower back injuries” and should be fined $15,625 as a result, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said this week. Amazon disputed the allegation and said employee safety is paramount.…
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Colorado fire agency offers safety tips ahead of extreme cold
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Coloradans should take extra care this holiday in securing fire hazards around the house, according to the Division of Fire Prevention and Control. The state fire agency offers several winter safety tips in handling alternative heating sources as temperatures around Colorado are expected to plummet below zero this week. “With a lot of people staying…
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Fountain voters to decide whether to raise property taxes for police, fire staff
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Fountain voters will decide in November whether to increase property taxes to hire additional police officers and firefighters. The city would like to increase property taxes from 10.239 mills to 16.339 mills to hire an additional six police officers and six more firefighters and raise more funds for retention and recruitment, city officials said. If…
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Regional Transportation District approves new security contract
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The Regional Transportation District’s board of directors approved a new contract Tuesday with Allied Universal Security Services to provide security at bus and rail stations and enforce fares. In 2019, RTD awarded Allied Universal a three-year contract with three one-year options to provide systemwide security services, interim RTD Transit Police Chief Steve Martingano said. The contract expires…
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Safe2Tell reports drop in May
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Reports to Colorado’s anonymous tip line, Safe2Tell, dropped for the first time in four months in May, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. Safe2Tell received 1,839 reports in May, 4% less than the previous month. More than 200 of those reports, or 11%, were related to suicide threats. Bullying, drugs, school complaints and welfare…
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School tip line reports up for third straight month
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Calls to Colorado’s anonymous tip line, Safe2Tell, increased for a third consecutive month in April, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. In all, 1,917 reports were made in April, 4% more than the previous month. Suicide threats, bullying and drugs accounted for more than a quarter of all the reports, according to the attorney…
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Expert says camping bans make efforts to help homeless more difficult
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A leader in Denver’s efforts to reduce homelessness told city officials that urban camping bans make their job harder and more difficult to get people off the streets. Given Aurora recently passed its own urban camping ban and Denver has had one in place for years, District 3 Councilmember Jamie Torres asked Metro Denver Homeless…
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Denver teen hit in crosswalk helps CDOT launch pedestrian safety campaign
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A Denver teenager joined forces with the Colorado Department of Transportation to spread awareness of pedestrian safety among Colorado drivers after he was hit in January. Cade Arvin, 15, was hit by a driver in early January while he was walking on a crosswalk across Colfax Avenue and hopes sharing his experience can help save…
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Denver aims to double affordable-housing fund with pot-tax hike
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A Denver City Council committee on Wednesday advanced an affordable-housing plan that depends on raising the sales tax on recreational marijuana. Mayor Michael Hancock’s office said raising the city’s retail marijuana tax rate from 3.5 percent to 5.5 percent would allow Denver to increase its Affordable Housing Fund from $15 million to $30 million a…
