Author: alan

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• ‘Record turnout’ already seen in Colorado election
• Four out of top 5 best places to live are in Colorado, says US News
• Polis announces virtual workshop, funding for future of outdoor dining in colder months

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• Colorado governor bans late fees for renters through end of 2020
• With Gardner trailing Hickenlooper, national GOP groups scale back spending in Colorado
• ACLU praises sheriffs for reducing jail populations

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• Holzer pleads guilty to Pueblo synagogue bomb plot
• DA plans to charge Denver security guard with second-degree murder in connection with deadly shooting
• Cameron Peak Fire forces Masonville residents to flee as blaze grows to largest in history

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• Former Boulder County Sheriff’s Sgt. Christopher Mecca Faces Charges of Assault, Misconduct
• QAnon, the Conspiracy Web Creeping Into U.S. Politics: QuickTake
• Court fines and fees fuel Colorado governments at expense of poor

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• Colorado’s Boom Supersonic Reveals Prototype Of XB-1 Commercial Jet
• Ballots get mailed out Friday; here’s what you need to know
• Colorado celebrates its inaugural Cabrini Day

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• This Colorado community will pay you $100 to visit it; plus other areas to explore this fall
• Biden leads Trump by 10 points in state, new Colorado Politics/9News poll shows
• Colorado won’t try to collect the $1.4 million in overpaid unemployment benefits it distributed after all

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• State advisory committee shares guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Colorado
• Denver Stores Dropping Many COVID-19 Safety Procedures
• Colorado’s dry conditions worsen, with nearly 60% of state in extreme drought

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• 1 dead, security guard in custody after shooting near dueling Denver rallies
• A deleted voter story at a local Denver TV station has morphed into a monster
• Opposition to 22-week abortion ban winning the money race among Colorado issue campaigns

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• Colorado releases climate action ‘roadmap’ for meeting emissions targets
• Progress Now Colorado takes positions ahead of ballot website rollout
• Colorado not fazed by mail-in ballot drama

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• The largest wildfire in Colorado’s history is now 100 percent contained
• Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions
• Colorado parolees are now allowed to vote. And advocates are rushing to register them.

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• ‘Thousands’ of students not enrolled in school as Polis, school officials make plea to parents
• Black woman who called officer ‘master’ while upside down in patrol car says she cried watching bodycam
• Colorado shuts down Clear View Behavioral Health Monday, will seek to revoke license permanently

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• Julian Assange may end up at Colorado’s Supermax prison, UK court told
• Pendley ruling raises questions about legality of his decisions
• Colorado Proud Boys remain active, have protested with neo-Nazis

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• All Aboard: RTD’s N Line Starts Rolling From Denver To Thornton
• Kill fish to save fish: Behind Colorado’s effort to save the Rio Grande cutthroat trout
• Fall colors expected to peak across Colorado this weekend

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• Colorado’s ‘Move Over Law’ now has new requirements for drivers
• Nuggets’ magical “bubble” run sets stage for next season: “We have something special brewing”
• Ann Arbor follows Denver’s lead in decriminalizing magic mushrooms

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• Colorado police stop 10 speeding Porsche drivers
• COVID-19 Denver: Average Cases Have Doubled in Two Weeks
• Black Women Protest Peacefully In Denver After Announcement Of No Charges For Officers In Breonna Taylor Case

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• Bennet Rails Against Trump’s ‘We’ll See’ And Push To Fill Supreme Court Seat
• McConnell: Gardner Is Likely To Be “Key Vote” That Gets Supreme Court Nominee “Across the Finish Line”
• “Every” vs. “Only”: Activists Point to Veiled Repercussions of CO Amendment 76

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• Colorado couple’s 20-year search for extinct fruit finally pays off
• First round of $300 Lost Wages Assistance payments headed to Coloradans
• Celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days, Pandemic-Style

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• USPS agrees to scrap confusing election mailers in Colorado
• Colorado economic recovery proceeding at fast pace, two reports show
• George Gore’s bloody legacy could soon be erased from Colorado’s mountains, replaced with a nod to the Utes

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• Air Quality Unhealthy For Everyone As Wildfire Smoke Gets Worse In Colorado
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death pours intensity on, could reshape Colorado’s hotly contested Senate race
• Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Scraps Proposal For Sanctioned Homeless Camp In Five Points

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• Prosecutors file dozens of charges against demonstrators who organized Aurora protests this summer
• What impact will Trump’s slur against fallen service members have in El Paso County?
• State Senate Candidate Lynn Gerber Is Latest CO Republican To Support QAnon

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• Colorado drug shows promise against COVID-19
• Denver restaurant owner says new cleaning device makes his restaurant the safest in Colorado
• Denver Broncos announce ‘Inspire Change’ initiative focused on addressing social, racial justice issues

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• Oil and gas regulators signal support for 2,000-foot setbacks
• Call police for a woman who is changing clothes in an alley? A new program in Denver sends mental health professionals instead.
• Cameron Peak fire area received up to 14 inches of snow, dampening wildfire’s growth

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• COVID-19: More Than 200 CU Boulder, CSU Positive Tests So Far
• Colorado stops nearly $1 billion in unemployment benefits from being paid to scammers
• Family, friends of immigrant family killed in Denver arson fire want answers and arrests

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• Colorado’s top election official threatens to refer Trump for prosecution in cases of suspected double-voting
• Crow joins Dem. lawmakers in urging continuation of military newspaper
• Over 130 Faith Leaders Voice Opposition to Colorado’s Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure

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• Jamal Murray: Shoes Honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor Provide Power to Fight
• Free WiFi hotspots for 34,000 low-income households in Colorado
• Study projects high ridership for proposed Front Range Passenger Rail

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• Denver will mail ballots to voters at first-class rates to ensure on-time delivery
• Why Average Denver Home Price Just Blew Past $600,000
• Board votes to remove Indian and Warrior mascots at Loveland High School, Bill Reed Middle School

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• Gov. Polis makes plea to college students: Don’t party over Labor Day weekend
• Pine Gulch containment estimated by Sept. 15; Grizzly Creek ruled to be human caused
• Colorado AG asks U.S. to investigate Frontier over consumer complaints amid COVID-19

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• Cory Gardner wants to get rid of Obamacare. But it’s not clear what he plans to replace it with.
• Jefferson County sues Bandimere Speedway, claims track violated coronavirus orders
• Colorado-based gun group raising money for alleged Kenosha shooter

• The Colorado Avalanche Went From Worst To First In No Time Flat
• Hundreds of local officers participate in toy drive at Children’s Hospital Colorado
• Anonymous donor pays off nearly $2,000 at a Colorado Walmart Layaway for strangers, joining others in selfless giving
• Here’s Another Thing Colorado Might Vote On In 2020: Reintroduction Of The Wolf
• Colorado Weather: The ‘Pineapple Express’ Causes Snow Machine, Prompts Avalanche Warning
• President Donald Trump plans to visit Colorado ‘a lot’ to campaign for Cory Gardner
• Suncor takes responsibility for raining yellow particles; neighbors question material safety
• Aurora officer keeps job, not charged with DUI after being found drunk in patrol car while on duty
• Ryan Kamada, Former Weld County Judge, Resigns Amid Cocaine Investigation
• Colorado Springs Sign Vandalized With Graffiti Referencing De’Von Bailey Shooting
• Accused Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear indicted by federal grand jury
• There Aren’t Enough Good Samaritans to Shovel Snow in Denver

• 9NEWS Parade of Lights returns Friday, Saturday
• Study Says Median Income In Colorado Ranks In The Top 10 In The U.S.
• 8 New Murals Decorate Denver Streets Thanks To The Urban Arts Fund
• CDOT’s Snowstang Bus Service To Loveland, A-Basin And Steamboat Starts Next Weekend
• Proposed fee on plastic, paper bags moves forward in Denver
• 7 Colorado Cities Are Among Fastest-Growing In The Country, Longmont Ranked No. 1
• Health Officials: Boulder Has 78 Cases Of Pertussis So Far This Year
• Spike in benzene levels found at Greeley elementary school
• Kirk Widlund: The Nazi In 710 KNUS’ Closet?
• Mayor Michael Hancock says Denver does a better job cleaning up snow than any other similar city
• Denver says geese culling will resume in the future if necessary
• “Sad and somber moment” vs. smear campaign: Coloradans in Congress divided on drafting of impeachment articles

• Colorado woman first to climb all 846 peaks above 13,000 feet in every state but Alaska
• 9Things to do in Colorado this weekend: November 22-24
• Colorado’s Unemployment Rate Went Down — Again
• More Colorado workers will get breaks, must make $42,500 salary to be exempt from overtime under draft policy
• Major Colorado Wilderness Bill Advances in House
• New Belgium Brewing, Colorado’s largest craft brewery, announces sale to international beer conglomerate
• A Colorado school district has closed more than 40 schools after a highly contagious virus outbreak
• Denver B-cycle to end operations
• U.S. Attorney: Previous Sentence for Alleged Rapist Ex-Cop an “Injustice”
• Denver talk radio host Craig Silverman fired mid-show after criticizing Trump
• Steamboat Springs School District apologizes for teaching sexually graphic poem to teens
• Ballot measure banning facial recognition software approved for signature-gathering in Denver