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Dairy herd in Northeast Colorado tests positive for Bird Flu, USDA lab reports
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Dairy herd in Northeast Colorado tests positive for Bird Flu, USDA lab reports

By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado Colorado is now one of nine states in which dairy cattle have tested positive for avian influenza.  A U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory confirmed Thursday the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 from dairy cows in a northeastern Colorado herd. It is the first detection of the disease in Colorado.  The Colorado State Veterinarian's office was notified Monday about a herd demonstrating clinical symptoms of HPAI in cattle, a Colorado Department of Agriculture press release stated. Bird flu was first detected in a Texas dairy herd on March 25. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Watch Live: 2024 total solar eclipse darkens U.S. skies as totality begins in Texas
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Watch Live: 2024 total solar eclipse darkens U.S. skies as totality begins in Texas

By Aliza Chasan, Sara Moniuszko, Luis Giraldo, Kerry Breen, Sarah Maddox | CBS NEWS/CBS Colorado The sky will darken for millions in the U.S. on Monday as the 2024 total solar eclipse arrives and works its way across a swath of the country.  A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow that blocks out the light from the sun. The sun will appear to vanish behind the moon for minutes at a time as the eclipse travels along its "path of totality," starting on Mexico's Pacific Coast and moving northeast through more than a dozen states, from Texas to Maine, and into eastern Canada.  More than 31 million people live along the path of totality, and many more are flying or driving to witness the April ...
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Weld County pulls deputies from community in Northern Colorado to combat jail staffing shortage
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Weld County pulls deputies from community in Northern Colorado to combat jail staffing shortage

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado The Weld County Sheriff's Office is pulling back some services to the community while the agency tries to combat a worker shortage within the county jail. Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams announced the agency has pulled some deputies and employees from the community to make sure the jail is properly staffed. The changes are temporary until more employees can be hired and trained. "We are having a terrible time finding people to work at the sheriff's office," said Weld County Sheriff's Office Cpt. Matt Turner. Turner said the decision to pull resources, including the animal control division, from the community was a difficult decision. However, he said the sheriff was placed in a tough position due to lack of funding. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COL...
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Fake identity documents being sold to illegals in Colorado desperate to find work, CBS News investigation finds
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Fake identity documents being sold to illegals in Colorado desperate to find work, CBS News investigation finds

By Kati Weis | CBS News Colorado The Investigators with CBS News Colorado have uncovered a scheme that's taking advantage of migrants in Denver, and potentially causing innocent Americans to fall victim to identity theft, all while city, state, and federal government agencies miss out on income tax revenue.  Criminals are printing and selling fake identification documents – like social security and permanent resident cards – to migrants who are desperate for documentation, so they are able to find work.  Nearly 40,000 migrants from South and Central America have crossed rivers and jungles to come to Denver in recent months, seeking better lives. Many of those migrants told CBS News Colorado they felt they had no other choice but to buy the fake documents, because otherwise, t...
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2 Colorado counties and RTD use taxpayer dollars on political consultants to generate more tax dollars
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2 Colorado counties and RTD use taxpayer dollars on political consultants to generate more tax dollars

By Shaun Boyd | SOURCE: CBS News As Coloradans brace for massive property tax spikes, some local governments are quietly laying the groundwork for ballot measures that would hike taxes even further, and a loophole in Colorado state law allows them to use your tax dollars to figure out how to get more of your tax dollars. Under state law, a government entity can't spend more than $50 to support a measure after it's on the ballot, but there's no limit on what they can spend before it makes the ballot. Natalie Menten, founder of Colorado Engaged, says the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners is among those using the loophole to run political campaigns on the public's dime. A political activist, government watchdog and chief nemesis of the commissioners, Menten says they're ...
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Colorado dad accuses school officials of retaliating against daughter after “embarrassing” viral video
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Colorado dad accuses school officials of retaliating against daughter after “embarrassing” viral video

By Shaun Boyd | SOURCE: CBS COLORADO A seventh grader in Colorado is facing disciplinary action after a video she shot at recess went viral. "My daughter's so scared for by what she is witnessing, that she begins to record this video," said Aaron Frost, whose 12-year-old daughter shot the video. The video shows a group of students at Monarch PK-8 School in Louisville standing in a circle around a classmate on the ground. "Who is very clearly convulsing, twitching, writhing," he said. He says she was scared when the students began chanting, "sacrifice!" and "heil Satan!" "Is that for real? Is it for fun? Is it just a joke? No matter what it is, it's terrifying and shouldn't happen," he said. What happened next shocked him even more. READ FULL ARTICLE ON CBSNEWS.COM
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