Recent findings at libraries in Englewood and Boulder, as well as the Englewood Civic Center, led the City of Littleton to perform testing “out of an abundance of caution”
Colorado Community Media
Posted inOutdoors
A “life of adventure”: Conifer High School remembers science teacher who died in avalanche
Brian Bunnell, 44, died in a Dec. 26 avalanche on Berthoud Pass while backcountry snowboarding with his three sons
Posted inCrime and Courts
Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy dies after on-duty heart attack
Deputy Kraig Conger was 51 years old
Posted inWeather
Governor activates Colorado National Guard to respond to extreme cold weather
Colorado is forecast to experience record-low temperatures and wind on Wednesday and Thursday as an arctic blast descends upon the state.
Posted inEducation
Inside Jeffco Kids First, the group at the center of “furries” controversy in Colorado’s gubernatorial race
Republican Heidi Ganahl is citing Jeffco Kids First as she warns about distractions in schools. The Jeffco Public Schools board president says the rhetoric is “demonizing our kids.”
Posted inCrime and Courts
Arrest made in Weld County hit-and-run that left sheriff’s deputy dead
Weld County sheriff’s Deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz, 24, died in the hit-and-run crash. She was a week away from her 25th birthday.
Posted inNews, Transportation
Doctors, nurses ask Jefferson County officials to take action on leaded aviation gas at Rocky Mountain airport
By Luke Zarzecki, The Westminster Window A group of doctors sent Jefferson County commissioners a letter and a petition signed by 35 health care professionals asking the elected officials to act on leaded fuel at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The call to action comes as RMMA ranks 63rd on the top 100 lead-emitting airports […]
Posted inEducation, News
Kiowa Schools will keep Indians mascot
By Chancy J. Gatlin-Anderson, Special to Colorado Community Media The Kiowa School District in Elbert County won its year-long battle to keep its Indians mascot on May 19, when the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs voted to allow the district to keep the Indians name and imagery. Among dozens of schools placed on a list last year for being out of […]
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Westminster clears controversial Uplands development proposal for “the Farm”
By Luke Zarzecki, The Westminster Window After three long nights of debate and testimony, the Westminster City Council voted 5-2 to approve the controversial plan to convert a large swath of farmland into the 2,350-home Uplands development. Councilors voted at the end of their Monday meeting, which ran until almost 1 a.m. Tuesday and was […]
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Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas is running for sheriff
By Elliott Wenzler, Douglas County News-Press In a move that could shake up Douglas County’s political leadership, county Commissioner Lora Thomas announced Friday that she will run for sheriff in 2022. If the Republican’s bid is successful, she would be required to resign from her current position in county government about two years early and […]