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The future is here: AI-powered cameras dispatched firefighters to wildfire
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The future is here: AI-powered cameras dispatched firefighters to wildfire

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado After a wildfire broke out at an unattended campsite just east of a popular Breckenridge neighborhood, local firefighters are praising a new tool for their quick reaction to get the flames put out before they became too much to handle.  Aside from growing in a place where wildfire mitigation had taken place only a year and a half ago, the Wellington wildfire was spotted by a Pano AI camera, financially supported by Xcel Energy. The camera sits on a cell tower with a 360-degree view and submits an alert to emergency crews if it notices smoke. While that has resulted in a few false alarms in Summit County, this was the first instance where a wildfire was caught early, and kept to only one-eighth of an acre, firefighters said, thanks to...
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Half of Denver voters’ top concern is homelessness, one-third say taxes are ‘way too high’
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Half of Denver voters’ top concern is homelessness, one-third say taxes are ‘way too high’

By Lisa D'Souza | Fox 31 News A new study from the Colorado Polling Institute shows new insight into how Denver voters feel about the city and its leadership. The numbers come from a bipartisan poll that was conducted in June. According to the results, when it comes to safety and the community, 73% of those polled said they feel “very or somewhat safe” in Denver. This is up from 68% in 2023. READ THE FULL REPORT AT FOX 31 DENVER
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Members-only auto race track on course for rural Adams County
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Members-only auto race track on course for rural Adams County

By Gabriela Vidal, Jeff Gurney | CBS Colorado Look on Google Maps and you'll able to see a squiggly line on Colorado's plains just East of Denver International. Airport. It's the beginning of a members-only race track.    "It's a private racing facility," Nick Eagleson, Adams County senior strategic planner told CBS News Colorado.  "Adams County is growing -- obviously it is growing east. There's a lot of benefits because of the location and its proximity to DIA as well as downtown Denver," Eagleson said. Nine parcels of land purchased make up the 600-acre site. It will include a race track, go-cart facility and other venue facilities. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Voters in Aurora will be asked to decide whether to repeal pit bull ban
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Voters in Aurora will be asked to decide whether to repeal pit bull ban

By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics Aurora councilmembers on Monday decided to ask voters in November whether to repeal the city's pit bull ownership ban after a court deemed the council's vote to do so in 2021 to be invalid.  The decision is on appeal, but, in the meantime, the city could vote to put the question on the ballot, according to City Attorney Pete Schulte.   It passed unanimously. Only seven councilmembers were present when the vote was taken — Crystal Murillo and Alison Coombs were in another room listening to protesters who took over the meeting to demand the firing of the SWAT officer who killed Kilyn Lewis, whom the police sought for attempted homicide. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Aurora councilmembers on Monday removed from the agenda a resolution that would have expressed the City Council's "apology and condolences" to the family of a man killed by the police trying to arrest him for attempted homicide.  The decision prompted a "sit-in" on the Council floor and forced the Council meeting to move to another room, as protesters filled the floor below the dais and shouted Kilyn Lewis's name. The protesters took turns at the podium to speak over the sound of the Council meeting being livestreamed from the next room. "I yield my time for item number 11.a.11," protesters said, referring to the agenda item sponsored by Councilmember Alison Coombs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague

By Taylor O'Bier | Denver 7 News Health department officials in Pueblo County said they are investigating a rare human plague case. The case was discovered following preliminary test results, the health department said. The department has not given any details on who contracted the bacteria, their condition or where in the county the patient lives. Officials are now working to track down the potential source of the disease. The bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and can be life-threatening to humans. It is typically spread through the bite of an infected flea or by handling infected animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Bald eagle at Denver Zoo dies from medical complications
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Bald eagle at Denver Zoo dies from medical complications

By Brooke Williams | Fox 31 News The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced on Monday that one of its bald eagles died due to several ongoing medical conditions last week. Zookeepers believe the eagle, named Toano, was at least 24 years old. His exact age is unknown, but the zoo said he lived well past the 16-year median life expectancy of a bald eagle in human care. He died suddenly on July 3, the zoo said in a post on Facebook. “His acute decline and death were due to severe underlying heart disease, and he had been under treatment with our Veterinary Medicine team for several ongoing medical conditions,” the zoo wrote. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Denver mayor wants a tax increase. Proposes lifting sales tax to 9.31%.
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Denver mayor wants a tax increase. Proposes lifting sales tax to 9.31%.

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 News Denver Mayor Mike Johnston unveiled a proposal Monday to raise $100 million a year for affordable housing projects by raising the sales tax in Denver by 0.5%. The proposed 0.5% tax will account for about 5 cents on a $10 purchase, according to a release sent by the mayor’s office. There would be exceptions for many of the everyday essentials people buy including food, fuel, medical supplies and personal hygiene products, meaning the new tax would not apply to those purchases. Because it involves raising taxes, the proposal will need to be approved by the City Council and then by voters in November before being implemented. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Platte River to break ground on largest solar project in Northern Colorado
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Platte River to break ground on largest solar project in Northern Colorado

By BizWest Platte River Power Authority will officially break ground on its Black Hollow Solar project, which will provide enough electricity to power more than 36,000 homes a year. The authority will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate its largest solar project to date, the Black Hollow Solar project. The plan is to complete it by 2025 and deliver roughly 367,000 megawatt-hours of energy to Platte River’s system every year, according to a news release. The pandemic, tariffs and other challenges delayed the project for three years, the release said. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Employee unionizing effort to be put to Denver City Council vote tonight, and then it could be headed to voters
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Employee unionizing effort to be put to Denver City Council vote tonight, and then it could be headed to voters

By Wanya Reese | Denver 7 News Thousands of city workers in Denver could move a step closer to unionizing as Denver City Council takes a critical vote on the matter Monday night. If approved, voters would have the final say on the November ballot. Three council members that Denver7 spoke with said they are in support of measure and feel confident that the measure will pass. “So right now in the city and county of Denver, people don't have the ability to form a union and have that be formally recognized by the city, and so all we're trying to do is lay the groundwork," said Councilwoman Sara Parady. "What's exciting about it, is that pretty much anything to do with your terms and conditions of employment is on the table." This is a decision that will impact employees across the ...
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