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Colo. House committee passes bill to close books on minors’ autopsy reports
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Legislation to close the public record on minors’ autopsy reports passed the Colorado House Thursday afternoon after a debate about the pain of grieving families and holding accountable the system that is supposed to protect children and investigate their deaths. Senate Bill 223 would automatically seal the public record of those younger than 18, except…
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Legislators make drones a firefighting tool, but Routt County gawker makes one a risk
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Just when drones were going legit as a tool of public safety, a rubbernecker reminds folks why the jury is still out on which side of the public safety debate the tiny aircraft hover. Last weekend regular-sized helicopters battling a 800-acre Big Red Park wildfire in northern Routt County were grounded because of an unidentified…
