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In Covid-19 hangover, Colorado employers debate whether to require in-person work

Local, Approved, DENVER7, Top Stories / March 10, 2025 / Business, Economy, Remote workers

Five years since so many of us set up home offices during the COVID-19 pandemic, more employers are reevaluating remote and hybrid work arrangements. In February, Aurora City Council passed a resolution directing council-appointed city leaders to encourage full-time employees to work in person at least three days a week. A city council resolution states that in-person work “fosters collaboration, reduces isolation, and creates healthier boundaries between work and personal life.”

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Why are so many Denver restaurants going belly up or moving out of the city?

Approved, DENVER7, Local / March 3, 2025 / restaurant closures

Many Denver restaurants are going belly up or moving to the suburbs.

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Nearly 100 cadets identified in investigation into honor code violations, U.S. Air Force Academy says

Approved, DENVER7, Local / February 28, 2025 / Air Force Academy, Military

The U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday said it identified nearly 100 cadets during an investigation into potential violations of its honor code.

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Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches public dashboard to track rape kit backlog

Approved, DENVER7, State / February 27, 2025 / CBI, Crime & Safety, State of Colorado

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday it would start publicly tracking its progress to address a rape kit backlog exacerbated by an investigation into one its former forensic scientists accused of mishandling DNA evidence.

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Western Colorado’s only psychiatric hospital to close

Approved, DENVER7, Local / February 26, 2025 / Grand Junction, West Springs Hospital

West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction will cease its in-patient operations after March 10, the medical center announced on Facebook Monday. Outpatient services at Mind Springs Health will remain open.

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Highway signs on C-470 honor Kendrick Castillo, 2019 STEM School shooting hero

Approved, DENVER7, Local / February 20, 2025 / Kendrick Castillo Way, Transportation

Drivers on C-470 will notice a change to overhead highway signs to reflect the renaming of the former Lucent Boulevard to Kendrick Castillo Way, honoring the hero student who charged a gunman and ultimately lost his life during the 2019 STEM School shooting in Highlands Ranch.

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Pet-inclusive housing bill, aiming to reduce income barriers for owners, assigned to committee

Approved, DENVER7, State / February 19, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature

A bill making its way through the state legislature aims to make sure no one has to choose between staying with their pet, or having a roof over their head.

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Pedestrian fatalities have surged in Colorado, AAA report finds

Approved, DENVER7, State / February 13, 2025 / AAA, Fatalities

After reaching a record low number of pedestrian deaths in 2009, a AAA study found that pedestrian deaths increased by over 80% across the United States.

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Jeffco Schools considering closure that would send students to Everitt M.S., Wheat Ridge H.S.

Approved, DENVER7, Local / February 12, 2025 / JeffcoSchools, Jefferson County

Declining enrollment may soon claim another school in the Denver metro area. Jeffco Public Schools is hosting a series of community meetings to determine the future of Jefferson Junior/Senior High School in Edgewater. The district is proposing closing the school, which serves grades 7-12, starting in the 2026-2027 school year. Students would instead attend Everitt Middle School and Wheat Ridge High School.

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Senate committee halts SB 44, the bill to increase fentanyl criminal penalties

Approved, DENVER7, State / February 11, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Fentanyl, Senate Bill 44

With a 4-3 vote, a bill that proposed harsher criminal penalties related to fentanyl was postponed indefinitely Monday night inside the Colorado Capitol after a lengthy hearing inside the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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