By Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans. Shots could begin within days, depending on how […]
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Coronavirus is ravaging Colorado nursing homes and other senior care centers again, killing hundreds more
Nursing homes and other senior care centers in Colorado are being ravaged by the latest surge of coronavirus, a chilling repeat of the spring when thousands of residents were infected with the disease and hundreds died. Through Wednesday, nearly 200 active, ongoing outbreaks at such facilities in recent weeks had led to at least 3,300 […]
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Colorado student, scientist named Time Magazine’s “Kid of the Year”
LONE TREE — A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has been named Time Magazine’s first-ever “Kid of the Year.” Gitanjali Rao, a sophomore at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver who […]
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Grinning raccoons. An under-the-weather fox. Gunnison Valley’s critters are deployed in a creative coronavirus campaign.
Wear your mask. Stay 6 feet apart. Wash your hands. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Those COVID-19 warnings have become so omnipresent that the pandemic weary can easily overlook them. The coronavirus-is-a-hoax crowd can ignore their perceived nanny-state overreach. Not so in the Gunnison Valley. Here, a grinning raccoon with soapy paws asks citizens to “Keep your […]
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Colorado’s elections are lauded, but conservatives and advocates for voting access see room for changes
Colorado’s voting system performed without major flaws this year, but voting advocates are wondering how to improve it and critics suggest a recent constitutional change makes it ripe for legal challenges. The disparate views come as President Donald Trump and his allies challenge vote counts in other states. In Colorado, officials are preparing to certify […]
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Lauren Boebert may carry her Glock at U.S. Capitol
By Alan Fram, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A firearms-toting congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged. If she does so, she apparently won’t be alone. The practice is allowed for lawmakers, with some limitations, under decades-old […]
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Democrats keep focus on public lands in Colorado, Montana Senate races despite GOP legislative win
BILLINGS, Mont. — Democrats seeking to pick up U.S. Senate seats in Montana and Colorado are falling back on a party playbook now familiar for the U.S. West: Paint their opponents as a threat to the public lands the two sprawling Rocky Mountain states are known for. The Republican incumbents appeared to have inoculated themselves […]
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Rising coronavirus cases prompt Denver to retreat from in-person learning for older elementary students
In a change driven by rising COVID cases, all but the youngest students in Colorado’s largest school district will be learning online at least through the end of November and many will be online through the end of the semester, according to a document obtained by Chalkbeat. Less than a week after returning most elementary […]
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Colorado’s current coronavirus hospitalizations equivalent to 25% of intensive-care capacity as cases continue to spike
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in Colorado, with Gov. Jared Polis warning on Tuesday that the number of people currently hospitalized is equivalent to nearly a quarter of the state’s intensive-care unit bed capacity. Polis, at a briefing with reporters at the governor’s mansion in downtown Denver, said that hospitalizations because of COVID-19 […]
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Denver to delay reopening middle, high schools for in-person learning until at least November
Denver middle and high schools will continue with virtual learning into November, according to an internal district communication obtained by Chalkbeat. The school district had planned to reopen school buildings to middle and high school students on Oct. 21. COVID-19 cases have been rising in Denver. On Monday, as Denver Mayor Michael Hancock sounded the […]