Category: Colorado

Federal Court Blocks Racially Discriminatory Pandemic Relief in Colorado

A federal judge has blocked a Colorado agency from distributing pandemic relief funds based on the color of an applicant’s skin. The temporary restraining order from Denver-based U.S. District Judge William J. Martinez came late Oct. 12, less than a week after plaintiff Stephen E. Collins, a white man, and his event-planning business, Resort Meeting…


Spend the Winter—or the Summer—in Grand County, Colorado

In February 1928 an astounding feat of railroad engineering was completed when the first locomotive passed through the 6.2-mile-long Moffat Tunnel, connecting the eastern and western sides of the Continental Divide in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and shortening the distance between Denver and the Pacific Coast by 176 miles. Later the construction of U.S. Highway 40…


Colorado Hospital Refuses Kidney Transplant to Woman Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

A hospital in Colorado rejected a woman for a kidney transplant after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, officials have confirmed. Leilani Lutali received a letter on Sept. 28 informing her that the transplant team at the University of Colorado Hospital decided to designate her inactive on the waiting list for transplants. “You will…


Mask Up or Shut Down: Colorado School Given Ultimatum Over Mask Mandate

A private Christian school in Loveland, Colorado, is planning to file a lawsuit against the local health department after being forced to impose a mask mandate on students under the threat of an imminent shutdown. Parents at Resurrection Christian School in Loveland, Colorado, were told on Sept. 15 that all persons entering school buildings the…


Colorado Putting $275 Millon in Federal Funds Toward Child Care Programs

Colorado is putting $275 million in funds received under the federal American Rescue Plan toward child care expenses for families, Gov. Jared Polis’ administration announced on Monday. The federal money will also go toward raises and bonuses for more than 24,000 early childhood educators, as well as “offsetting operational expenses” for the state’s 4,700 child…


Former NFL Player Convicted of Attempted Murder

A jury in Colorado on Friday convicted former NFL player Justin Bannan of attempted first-degree murder, local media reported. Jurors also found Bannan guilty of attempted second-degree murder and assault, outlets in Colorado reported, citing the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. “We appreciate the jury’s hard work and service over the past two weeks,” the…


Beyond the Bars in Cañon City, Colorado

Quite a few out-of-towners spend time in Cañon City, but not for the right reasons. While this smallish city in south-central Colorado is within driving distance of fast-growing Colorado Springs and the former steel city of Pueblo, it is hardly a bedroom community for commuters. Instead, many of those living here are behind bars in…


Colorado High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest School Mask Requirement

High school students in Douglas County, Colorado, staged protests Wednesday calling for the end of a classroom mask mandate, ABC 7 Denver reported. Students from ThunderRidge High School walked out of class around 9:30 a.m. in protest of the classroom mask requirement, ABC 7 reported. On Monday, the Tri-County Health Department board voted in favor…


Colorado Mandates Vaccines for Health Care Workers

Colorado health care workers at some 3,800 facilities across the state must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October as a condition of employment under a temporary emergency rule approved by the state board of health on Monday evening. The mandate was approved in a 6–1 vote in an emergency session, and comes…


Live Round Found Next to Bed of Colorado Woman Presumed Dead

SALIDA, Colo.—An unused .22-caliber round was found next to the bed of a Colorado woman who disappeared last year and whose husband is charged with killing her, and a tranquilizer gun and accessories were also found in the couple’s home, investigators testified Monday. Prosecutors also showed body camera footage of Barry Morphew with deputies at…