Denver police arrested a suspect Sunday who is accused of crashing their car into a patrol vehicle in a that injured three officers and a person being taken into custody as wound down.The suspect has not been publicly identified, nor have charges been announced. An earlier Denver Police Department bulletin described the crash as an “attempted murder.”“Last night a person drove a car directly into three police officers and an innocent bystander,” Denver police Chief Paul Pazen said at a news conference. “…A vehicle of interest has been located and we are actively investigating this...…Denver police arrested a suspect Sunday who is accused of crashing their car into a patrol vehicle in a that injured three officers and a person being taken into custody as wound down.The suspect has not been publicly identified, nor have charges been announced. An earlier Denver Police Department bulletin described the crash as an “attempted murder.”“Last night a person drove a car directly into three police officers and an innocent bystander,” Denver police Chief Paul Pazen said at a news conference. “…A vehicle of interest has been located and we are actively investigating this...WW…

By | | The Denver PostColorado will further relax the COVID-19 restrictions managed through the state’s next week, with plans to ease the statewide mask order in two weeks, then turn over control of most public health orders to local governments in mid-April.The proposed changes to the dial include reopening bars in most parts of the state for the first time since last summer and lifting all statewide limits on the size of personal gatherings.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Friday evening released the draft plan for what it calls “Dial 3.0,” and asked for public...…By | | The Denver PostColorado will further relax the COVID-19 restrictions managed through the state’s next week, with plans to ease the statewide mask order in two weeks, then turn over control of most public health orders to local governments in mid-April.The proposed changes to the dial include reopening bars in most parts of the state for the first time since last summer and lifting all statewide limits on the size of personal gatherings.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Friday evening released the draft plan for what it calls “Dial 3.0,” and asked for public...WW…

By | | The Denver PostColorado’s public health department on Sunday sent a letter to the hundreds of providers across the state that are vaccinating residents against COVID-19, directing them not to require government IDs or other documentation before people are inoculated.Medical facilities and local health agencies that do not follow the state’s directive may lose access to their vaccine supply, Scott Bookman, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s COVID-19 incident commander, warned in the .“It is imperative that individuals are not denied access to the vaccine due to...…By | | The Denver PostColorado’s public health department on Sunday sent a letter to the hundreds of providers across the state that are vaccinating residents against COVID-19, directing them not to require government IDs or other documentation before people are inoculated.Medical facilities and local health agencies that do not follow the state’s directive may lose access to their vaccine supply, Scott Bookman, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s COVID-19 incident commander, warned in the .“It is imperative that individuals are not denied access to the vaccine due to...WW…

By | | The Denver PostFormer state Rep. Brianna Buentello sued U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in federal court Sunday, alleging Colorado’s violated Buentello’s free speech rights by blocking her on Twitter following the storming of the U.S. Capitol.The lawsuit, which attorney David Lane said he filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleges Boebert, R-Rifle, blocked Buentello, a constituent of Boebert’s who served in the state legislature as a Democrat from Pueblo, after Buentello criticized the congresswoman’s actions as seditious.This prevented Buentello, who was defeated by Republican...…By | | The Denver PostFormer state Rep. Brianna Buentello sued U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in federal court Sunday, alleging Colorado’s violated Buentello’s free speech rights by blocking her on Twitter following the storming of the U.S. Capitol.The lawsuit, which attorney David Lane said he filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleges Boebert, R-Rifle, blocked Buentello, a constituent of Boebert’s who served in the state legislature as a Democrat from Pueblo, after Buentello criticized the congresswoman’s actions as seditious.This prevented Buentello, who was defeated by Republican...WW…

By By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health NewsIn the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, supporters of a down-in-the-weeds to overturn a tax law in Colorado received a cascade of big checks, for a grand total of more than $2 million.All came from Kent Thiry, the former CEO of DaVita, one of the kidney care companies in the country. This was not the first time he donated big to a ballot initiative aimed at tweaking the nitty-gritty details of how Colorado functions. Nor will it be the last.Thiry has at least $5.9 million to Colorado ballot measures since 2011 — and all of them won,...…By By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health NewsIn the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, supporters of a down-in-the-weeds to overturn a tax law in Colorado received a cascade of big checks, for a grand total of more than $2 million.All came from Kent Thiry, the former CEO of DaVita, one of the kidney care companies in the country. This was not the first time he donated big to a ballot initiative aimed at tweaking the nitty-gritty details of how Colorado functions. Nor will it be the last.Thiry has at least $5.9 million to Colorado ballot measures since 2011 — and all of them won,...WW…

By By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health NewsERIE — Whenever Larry Kelderman looks up from the car he’s fixing and peers across the street, he’s looking across a border. His town of 28,000 straddles two counties, separated by County Line Road.Kelderman’s auto repair business is in Boulder County, whose officials are sticklers for public health and have topped the with instructions on how to report COVID violations. Kelderman lives in Weld County, where officials public health rules.Weld County’s test positivity rate is twice that of its neighbor, but Kelderman is pretty clear which side he...…By By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health NewsERIE — Whenever Larry Kelderman looks up from the car he’s fixing and peers across the street, he’s looking across a border. His town of 28,000 straddles two counties, separated by County Line Road.Kelderman’s auto repair business is in Boulder County, whose officials are sticklers for public health and have topped the with instructions on how to report COVID violations. Kelderman lives in Weld County, where officials public health rules.Weld County’s test positivity rate is twice that of its neighbor, but Kelderman is pretty clear which side he...WW…

By | | The Denver PostThough Colorado’s rising number of COVID-19 cases has been fueled by the “significant outbreak” among college-aged people, state officials warned Tuesday that all age groups now are seeing increased infections.Gov. Jared Polis cautioned that Colorado risks “a big third wave” of coronavirus cases if people don’t stay vigilant by wearing masks, keeping their distance from others and avoiding large gatherings — especially indoors.“This is a warning sign for us, just as we had a warning sign in July and we were able to correct course,” Polis said during a news conference....…By | | The Denver PostThough Colorado’s rising number of COVID-19 cases has been fueled by the “significant outbreak” among college-aged people, state officials warned Tuesday that all age groups now are seeing increased infections.Gov. Jared Polis cautioned that Colorado risks “a big third wave” of coronavirus cases if people don’t stay vigilant by wearing masks, keeping their distance from others and avoiding large gatherings — especially indoors.“This is a warning sign for us, just as we had a warning sign in July and we were able to correct course,” Polis said during a news conference....WW…

By | | The Denver PostApproximately 10,000 railroad ties were set on fire at two separate locations in Pueblo County on Saturday night in what sheriff’s officials say is a suspected arson.The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet that deputies and emergency services teams responded to the fire Saturday night and halted BNSF Railway traffic while crews put out the blaze.The only location sheriff’s officials gave was that the fire was near railroad tracks north of mile marker 108.Investigators from BNSF are continuing to probe the fire’s origins, sheriff’s officials said.Deputies and...…By | | The Denver PostApproximately 10,000 railroad ties were set on fire at two separate locations in Pueblo County on Saturday night in what sheriff’s officials say is a suspected arson.The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet that deputies and emergency services teams responded to the fire Saturday night and halted BNSF Railway traffic while crews put out the blaze.The only location sheriff’s officials gave was that the fire was near railroad tracks north of mile marker 108.Investigators from BNSF are continuing to probe the fire’s origins, sheriff’s officials said.Deputies and...WW…

By | | The Denver PostPolice in Greenwood Village are increasing patrols around the Tri-County Health Department after authorities say someone sent a threatening email to the office’s receptionist that warned of a looming “civil war” over ongoing coronavirus restrictions.Greenwood Village police say they took a report Tuesday from an employee at Tri-County Health’s offices at 6162 S. Willow Drive who passed along a profane email urging the health department to “END. THE LOCKDOWN. NOW. Or face severe consequences.”Tri-County Health’s extended stay-at-home order — covering Adams and Arapahoe...…By | | The Denver PostPolice in Greenwood Village are increasing patrols around the Tri-County Health Department after authorities say someone sent a threatening email to the office’s receptionist that warned of a looming “civil war” over ongoing coronavirus restrictions.Greenwood Village police say they took a report Tuesday from an employee at Tri-County Health’s offices at 6162 S. Willow Drive who passed along a profane email urging the health department to “END. THE LOCKDOWN. NOW. Or face severe consequences.”Tri-County Health’s extended stay-at-home order — covering Adams and Arapahoe...WW…

By | | The Denver PostReports of deaths related to the new coronavirus continue to slow in Colorado, with state health officials for the second straight day announcing no new fatalities tied directly to COVID-19 and only two additional deaths of people who had contracted the virus.Deaths each day have not necessarily occurred in the last 24 hours, as there can be a lag of days or even weeks in reporting them to the state — particularly when it comes to those whose death certificates show they died from the COVID-19 respiratory disease.Overall, coronavirus deaths in Colorado have been...…By | | The Denver PostReports of deaths related to the new coronavirus continue to slow in Colorado, with state health officials for the second straight day announcing no new fatalities tied directly to COVID-19 and only two additional deaths of people who had contracted the virus.Deaths each day have not necessarily occurred in the last 24 hours, as there can be a lag of days or even weeks in reporting them to the state — particularly when it comes to those whose death certificates show they died from the COVID-19 respiratory disease.Overall, coronavirus deaths in Colorado have been...WW…