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Boulder County launches $400K pilot program to repair, rehab mobile homes
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Boulder County launches $400K pilot program to repair, rehab mobile homes

By Dallas Heltzell | BizWest Staff Boulder County is using $400,000 in federal funds to launch a pilot program to repair and rehabilitate mobile homes at the Columbine Mobile Home Park and Orchard Grove Mobile Home Park in Boulder. “The intent of the pilot program is to support individual households and better understand the repair needs of local mobile home communities, which have been historically underserved,” according to a county news release.  Funding for the pilot project comes from Boulder County’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Denver City Council delays spending $8 million on homeless hotel
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Denver City Council delays spending $8 million on homeless hotel

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette The Denver City Council has requested a delay in voting for funding for a shelter run by the Salvation Army. The Tamarac Family Shelter, located at 7525 E. Hampden Ave. in a repurposed Embassy Suites hotel building, was set to receive an $8 million contract with the city. That is almost three-fourths of the amount invoiced to the city by the Salvation Army last year. The $8 million contract is only good for one year and expires on Dec. 31, 2024. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Fossil of 65-million-year-old mammal discovered near Colorado Springs
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Fossil of 65-million-year-old mammal discovered near Colorado Springs

By Ajia Cuevas | Denver Gazette An exciting discovery of a new species of mammal was made on the edge of Colorado Springs, according to an announcement from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.  Denver museum scientists recently discovered a fossil in the Corral Bluffs area that belonged to a species of mammal that lived 65.6 million years ago, named the Militocodon lydae. Museum officials said that the newly discovered species was about the size of a chinchilla or large rat. The fossil skull and jaws of the mammal were uncovered from rocks that date back to just after the dinosaur extinction, the museum said.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Palisade High School releases its thousandth endangered razorback into the Colorado River
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Palisade High School releases its thousandth endangered razorback into the Colorado River

By Shannon Mullane | The Colorado Sun With squeals, shrieks and plenty of peer pressure, Palisade High School students lined up to release endangered razorback suckers — with a kiss for good luck — into the Colorado River. “Grab a fish, kiss it, put it in the river,” Charlotte Allen, 18, a senior at the high school, told amped up students as they prepared to hold the slippery fish.  The school’s endangered fish hatchery, which began in 2020, released its thousandth razorback sucker Friday during its annual release celebration. The program is part of a greater effort to restore populations of the native fish — an effort that helps pull water west in Colorado to benefit ecosystems, farmers, communities and industries along the Colorado River.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLO...
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Teen ‘seriously injured’ falling into abandoned missile silo in Arapahoe County
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Teen ‘seriously injured’ falling into abandoned missile silo in Arapahoe County

By  Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 Denver The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies rescued several teens from an abandoned missile silo near Deer Trail Sunday morning. One of the teens was in critical condition after falling 30 feet. A rescue operation had been underway to save the teen. Just before 9 a.m., the teen was rescued and put into a helicopter that was on standby at the scene and airlifted away. Authorities told FOX31 that the teen, who is 18, was expected to survive. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office told FOX31 that eight teens total trespassed onto the land and made their way to the silo and where rescuers were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX31 DENVER
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Farm animal sanctuary near Colorado Springs provides home for abandoned, abused livestock
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Farm animal sanctuary near Colorado Springs provides home for abandoned, abused livestock

By Jennifer Mulson | Colorado Springs Gazette It was after midnight on a cold, dark December morning when Carrie Thornburgh found herself with a hand up inside a pregnant goat. The doe was in labor at Thornburgh’s farm animal sanctuary in Peyton, but her kid was stuck — only one leg had made its way into the world and all Thornburgh could feel was the top of the kid’s shoulder. And labor was going on too long, stretching toward two hours, when goats typically give birth in 30 minutes. It was a problem. After calling around to vets, Thornburgh finally found one in Larkspur who agreed to come out at 2 a.m. to OutPaws’ Sweet Home Sanctuary. She looped a shoestring up around the kid inside her mom and pulled her out. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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Denver homeless crisis worsens despite $274M investment; housing-first approach needed, critics say
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Denver homeless crisis worsens despite $274M investment; housing-first approach needed, critics say

By CHRISTOPHER OSHER and JENNY DEAM | Denver Gazette Metro Denver’s homeless crisis has worsened and become among the most acute in the nation despite the city of Denver contracting for at least $274 million from 2021 through 2024 to keep people off the streets. The Denver metro region has added more homeless individuals than any other metro region in the country since 2018, according to key metrics collected by the federal government. Other metro regions, including Seattle and Houston, have had greater success during that period prioritizing permanent housing rather than the quick fix solutions critics say simply perpetuate homelessness. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER GAZETTE
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Aurora Council to discuss ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness at Monday meeting
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Aurora Council to discuss ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness at Monday meeting

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette At Monday night's Aurora City Council study session, councilmembers will discuss a new "tough love" approach to homelessness — which would harshen the city's camping ban and create a new court system for low-level offenses by homeless people. Mayor Mike Coffman has referred to the proposed approach to homelessness as "tough love" due to its cracking down on camping in the city while addressing the root causes of homelessness in court. Coffman announced plans for the approach on social media and will officially bring it to the council Monday night, with hopes of moving it forward to a regular council meeting for a vote. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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New charges filed against Littleton bus aide, revealing more incidents of alleged abuse to nonverbal students
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New charges filed against Littleton bus aide, revealing more incidents of alleged abuse to nonverbal students

By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun Prosecutors filed additional charges this week against a former Littleton Public Schools bus aide accused of beating two nonverbal students, revealing more incidents of alleged abuse on their way to and from school. Kiarra Jones, 29, now faces nine counts of third-degree assault, a felony, and two counts of knowingly and reckless child abuse, a misdemeanor, according to court documents filed in the 18th Judicial District Court. Jones is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon. The alleged abuse began in January and continued for nearly three months, before a police officer reviewed footage from an on-bus camera showing Jones assaulting two boys on bus rides to and from The Joshua School, a school for kids ages 3 through 21 with developme...
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‘Superhero’ foster dad in Colorado Springs recognized for dedication to helping at-risk youth
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‘Superhero’ foster dad in Colorado Springs recognized for dedication to helping at-risk youth

By Debbie Kelley | Colorado Springs Gazette Whenever Colorado Springs native Josh Skaggs feels like he’s losing patience or getting angry, the 36-year-old school teacher reminds himself of this: not too long ago, he was a stranger to the preteen and teen boys who now live in his home. They didn’t choose to be removed from their previous home or to be placed under his care. “It’s really important to remember they didn’t put themselves in that situation,” he said. “They didn’t choose to be a foster kid; they’re just trying to grow up and survive and find their way.” But foster care is surrounded by stigma and misperceptions that can make adults hesitant to open their hearts and homes to children who are in pain and need a little extra love, he said. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COL...
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