By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press MORRISON — Frustrated by an increase in dangerous street racing amid the pandemic, Denver police have deployed the department’s helicopter to track races, closed lanes in areas often used by racers and sent officers to places where the groups meet. But law enforcement also has shifted gears to tackle […]
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Opinion: Scientific innovation and trust in experts is our light at the end of the tunnel
As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, we have seen an alarming amount of disinformation spread online, including by our elected officials. In Colorado we have seen elected officials visiting restaurants in the middle of stay-at-home orders without wearing a mask. Other elected officials have flouted local health department advice by gathering with thousands at Bandimere […]
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Nicolais: Bandimere Speedway is racing into a wall
Summer nights on the west side of Denver have traditionally been punctuated by the roar of massive horsepower reverberating off the Hogback. For more than 60 years, crowds have watched racers speed down the quarter-mile track at Bandimere Speedway. In 2020, crowds at Bandimere have been a harbinger of something other than split-second times; they […]
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Jefferson County sues Bandimere Speedway, claims track violated coronavirus orders
GOLDEN — Jefferson County health authorities filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to compel Bandimere Speedway to comply with coronavirus-related public health orders after several thousand people attended a rally at the track to protest those same orders. Jefferson County Public Health’s district court suit seeks an injunction requiring the Morrison race track to comply with […]
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Judge rules Bandimere Speedway must obey coronavirus orders
By James Anderson, The Associated Press A judge decided against sanctioning a Colorado drag racing track Tuesday for violating social distancing rules during a July 4 event but said the track must abide by public health orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus, even if those orders are constantly changing. The case involving Bandimere Speedway, […]