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- Senator Brittany Pettersen becomes one of the first female legislators in Colorado history to give birth during the legislative session. She, her husband Ian (PNC’s director), and their son, Davis James, are happy and healthy.
- Breckenridge hosts the 30th Annual International Snow Sculpture Championships.
- Larry walker becomes the first member of the Rockies inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Denver Public Schools will be the first school district in the state to require at least one all-gender bathroom in each of its schools.
- Boulder City Council updates building code to allow tiny homes in residential areas.
- Lafayette City Council will most like allow residents to own two miniature pot-bellied pigs. Current law only allows for one.
- Bill in the Colorado Legislature would end puppy mills in Colorado.
- An American firefighter, originally from Colorado, died in a plane crash while fighting rampant wildfires in Australia.
- Woman’s 15 pet bunnies cause neighborhood conflict
- Most Coloradans can’t watch the Avs and Nuggets on TV, as Comcast and Altitude Sports continue their fight over broadcasting rights.
- How now Brown Cloud? Front Range air quality is especially awful this week.
- Hospital prices are driving up health care costs in Colorado more than anywhere else in the country.
Author: ethan
1/17/20
- Halfway through the NBA season, the Nuggets stand at #2 in the Western Conference.
- Denver has two important marches this weekend: (1) The Womxn’s March on Saturday and (2) The MLK Day “Marade” on Monday
- While the Broncos didn’t make it to the Super Bowl, Aspen from Rocky Mountain Puppy Rescue will represent Colorado in the Puppy Bowl.
- This weekend ic Colorado’s second-worst when it comes to ski-traffic along I-70. Expect major delays.
- Durango School District 9-R considers banning cell phones for all middle schools.
- An Aurora police officer pleads guilty to driving and holding a weapon while drunk.
- Denver city council considers the legal registration of pit bulls. Denver banned pit bulls in 1989.
- Rep. Jason Crow (CO-6) will help prosecute President Trump as one of seven impeachment managers.
- Kids try to hold onto sheep as long as possible in the National Western Stock Show’s Mutton Bustin’ event.
- Denver police break up a homeless encampment near Civic Center Park because of “environmental health” concerns.
- CU Study finds that global warming will lead to an increase in violent crime.
- Jorge Zaldivar Mendieta, a father of five who arrived in the U.S. in 1997 and has no criminal record, was deported from the private ICE facility in Aurora after a long battle for residency.
1/10/20
- Mysterious drones continue to puzzle authorities and residents in northeastern Colorado
- Bob, the 175 pound turtle from the Denver Zoo, has died
- TV watchers groan and advertisers cheer as $163 million is predicted to be spent on political ads in Colorado in 2020
- The ski train to Winter Park starts this weekend
- The National Western Stock Show kicks off with their traditional parade of livestock through downtown Denver
- Cherry Creek mall stops first-hour free parking
- The Colorado Legislature started on Wednesday. Democrats retain control of the House, Senate, and Governorship.
- A pack of gray wolves cross into Northwest Colorado
- Three dozen people arrested during a climate-change protest at Gov. Jared Polis’ “State of the State” address
9/20/19
- Denver Startup Week brings together thousands of entrepreneurs and more for free seminars and networking.
- Colorado’s unemployment rate is close to an all time low.
- Thousands of students and activists marched through downtown Denver and demand a sustainable future during the Global Climate Strike.
- Colorado sues the Trump administration to stop them from revoking new state vehicle emissions standards.
- Colorado Springs woman picks up an injured bobcat, brings it to the vet, and puts it in the backseat next to her child.
- Public can vote on the name of a new lion cub at the Denver Zoo.
- Broncos lose in overtime to Chicago Bears.
- Fall leaves to change later in the season because of changes in the weather.
- Section of I-70 closed for the weekend in both directions.
- Cyclists and Scooter riders brawl in Cheesman Park.
- 6 people in Colorado develop vape-related illnesses.
- Abortion ban ballot measure starts gathering signatures.