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Pueblo County clerk’s office apologizes, is ‘disappointed’ after software update
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Pueblo County clerk’s office apologizes, is ‘disappointed’ after software update

By Ashley Eberhardt | Fox 21 News The Pueblo County clerk and recorder said it is “disappointed” in the service it has provided in the wake of a software update. Within the past week, both the recording and motor vehicle offices implemented upgrades to their software, which “we are disappointed to say have not met the expectations of our office or the needs of our valued constituents,” the clerk’s office said. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Report: The Denver homeless population grew as city set to spend $155M in Johnston term
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Report: The Denver homeless population grew as city set to spend $155M in Johnston term

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette Denver Mayor Mike Johnston called his response to the city's homelessness crisis successful, even after data from an annual tally released Wednesday showed the homeless population grew. The city is on track to spend nearly $155 million on the mayor's homelessness campaign — $65 million more than anticipated — even as the total number of homeless people in the city actually ballooned from 5,818 last year to 6,539 this year.  And the city saw only 150 fewer "unsheltered" homeless people when compared to last year's count. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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No human cases of rabies so far as second puppy from Colorado adoption event tests positive
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No human cases of rabies so far as second puppy from Colorado adoption event tests positive

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun More than 35 people have been referred for rabies post-exposure treatment following last week’s announcement about a rabid puppy at a rescue adoption event. But Colorado has so far identified no human cases as a result of the event, as state health officials continue to plead with those who were at the event to come forward for screening. Rabies is almost universally fatal once symptoms appear, making this perhaps the most urgent public health response in Colorado since the early days of the COVID pandemic. The disease can be prevented after exposure if those exposed are treated before symptoms occur. A spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Wednesday that the state has assessed more than 115 people to d...
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Forensic experts still working to identify human remains from Stone Canyon fire
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Forensic experts still working to identify human remains from Stone Canyon fire

By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun Forensic experts in Boulder County are still working to identify a person whose remains were found in the rubble of the Stone Canyon fire, but the condition of the remains is posing a challenge for investigators. The remains were discovered in the aftermath of the Stone Canyon fire, which ignited July 30 north of Lyons, before it burned more than 1,500 acres. Five homes were destroyed and one person was killed. The fire caused extreme changes in the skeletal remains, including dehydration, fragmentation, color alteration and loss of material, that make extracting DNA more complicated, the Boulder County coroner’s office said in a news release Wednesday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Colorado Springs City Council sends sales ban of recreational marijuana to voters
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Colorado Springs City Council sends sales ban of recreational marijuana to voters

By Mary Shinn | Colorado Politics, via Colorado Springs Gazette Colorado Springs residents could see competing recreational marijuana ballot questions in November.  The Colorado Springs City Council voted 8 to 1 to send a question to the ballot that would ban recreational marijuana stores in the city's charter. A charter amendment would trump a city ordinance.  The vote followed extensive public testimony that touched on the potential harms of marijuana, the benefits of expanding sales in town and letting voters decide how to regulate marijuana.  READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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‘It’s not any of their business’: Aurora Council nullifies new state law banning guns in government buildings
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‘It’s not any of their business’: Aurora Council nullifies new state law banning guns in government buildings

By Anya Moore | Denver Gazette Aurora councilmembers voted on Monday night to opt out of a state law prohibiting firearms in so-called “sensitive spaces,” which include government buildings. Enacted this year, the Colorado law bans firearms in polling locations, schools, and government buildings, such as council chambers. The legislation contains a provision allowing local governments to opt out of the law. "I don't think it's the purview of the state legislature to decide how we should manage the safety and security of our building, that's up to us," Councilmember Curtis Gardner said in a previous council meeting. "It's not any of their business how we manage our building." READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Video: Has a Venezuelan gang taken over an Aurora apartment complex?
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Video: Has a Venezuelan gang taken over an Aurora apartment complex?

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Has an apartment management company in Aurora failed to maintain their property, as one media outlet reported, or has the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Argua, taken over the property by force? That's the focus of an interview by Free State Colorado's Brandon Wark with Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky. In the video, Jurinsky shares her perspective on the truth of whether the property is owned by a slum lord, or whether it has been taken over by Tren de Argua, as John Tiegen supports in this post. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO AT FREE STATE COLORADO
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Westminster Schools ‘reimagining’ learning with new Ranum Reimagined Campus
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Westminster Schools ‘reimagining’ learning with new Ranum Reimagined Campus

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado It is inside the walls of a former high school and recently former middle school where leaders with Westminster Public Schools sparked a new idea: to create a campus where high school students can learn the skills needed to be ready for the workforce. "There is nothing worse than somebody who graduates and just feels lost," said Lottie Wilson. Wilson is the Career Tech Education Administrator for Westminster Public Schools and one of the leaders behind the Ranum Reimagined Campus. "I've seen a lot of our graduates that are turning 30 years old, 32 years old and they're still just trying to find their place in the professional world," she said. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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One of the country’s largest rodeos, at Denver’s National Western Stock Show, is run by a woman
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One of the country’s largest rodeos, at Denver’s National Western Stock Show, is run by a woman

By Jeff Gurney | CBS Colorado Caroline Lukens was born a cowgirl. "I got this cute little quarter horse named Ranger and he was my first horse," Lukens said. Now she's running the one of the nation's premier livestock, rodeo and horse shows at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. As the rodeo operations coordinator, Lukens is responsible for producing one of the largest rodeos in the country. "Sometimes there are advantages to being a woman in a male-dominated industry; and it's becoming less and less male-dominant too," Lukens said. READ THE FUL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Security badge data reveals RTD police chief rarely visited RTD facilities
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Security badge data reveals RTD police chief rarely visited RTD facilities

By Karen Morfitt | CBS Colorado It's been over a month since RTD Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald Sr. was put on leave and the public agency has yet to explain why. According to internal memos obtained by CBS News Colorado, Fitzgerald is under investigation for "alleged policy violations." While it's unclear what policies the chief is accused of violating, current and former staff under Fitzgerald raised concerns with CBS News Colorado about his time at RTD, prompting a public records request for Fitzgerald's security badge data. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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