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Civil War statue toppled in front of Colorado State Capitol
A Civil War memorial statue was vandalized and toppled in front of the Colorado State Capitol around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Colorado State Patrol.8:32 AM, Jun 25, 2020DENVER — A Civil War memorial statue was vandalized and toppled in front of the Colorado State Capitol around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP). Master Trooper Gary Cutler with CSP said Denver police are currently investigating the incident. The statue and its platform were also spray-painted, but it was not clear how much of it was from previous protests and how much was new overnight....…A Civil War memorial statue was vandalized and toppled in front of the Colorado State Capitol around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Colorado State Patrol.8:32 AM, Jun 25, 2020DENVER — A Civil War memorial statue was vandalized and toppled in front of the Colorado State Capitol around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP). Master Trooper Gary Cutler with CSP said Denver police are currently investigating the incident. The statue and its platform were also spray-painted, but it was not clear how much of it was from previous protests and how much was new overnight....WW…
Mount Evans Highway will remain closed to vehicles through 2020 season
Walkers, runners, bicyclists still welcome to use roadStephanie Butzer/Denver710:44 AM, Jun 04, 2020CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — The highest paved road in North America, Mount Evans Highway (Colorado Highway 5), will not open to vehicles for the 2020 season. According to a press release from the agencies that jointly manage Mount Evans — Colorado Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and Denver Parks and Recreation — this decision was made after considering the health and safety risks related to COVID-19. The Forest Service and Denver Mountain Parks said they would not be...…Walkers, runners, bicyclists still welcome to use roadStephanie Butzer/Denver710:44 AM, Jun 04, 2020CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — The highest paved road in North America, Mount Evans Highway (Colorado Highway 5), will not open to vehicles for the 2020 season. According to a press release from the agencies that jointly manage Mount Evans — Colorado Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and Denver Parks and Recreation — this decision was made after considering the health and safety risks related to COVID-19. The Forest Service and Denver Mountain Parks said they would not be...WW…
Rescue group: Vehicle rescue on 4x4 trail strains Gilpin County resources during COVID-19 outbreak
Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery7:31 AM, Apr 21, 2020GILPIN COUNTY, Colo. — A rescue group is reminding Coloradans to stay at home after a recent rescue tied up sheriff’s office resources.On Sunday, the nonprofit rescue group Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery (CO 4x4 RNR) received a call from the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office requesting their assistance for a vehicle stuck in the snow. CO 4x4 RNR specializes in retrieving vehicle from 4x4 trails. The sheriff’s office said it needed help recovering a Chevy Avalanche with two people and a dog inside. They had been stuck in the vehicle...…Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery7:31 AM, Apr 21, 2020GILPIN COUNTY, Colo. — A rescue group is reminding Coloradans to stay at home after a recent rescue tied up sheriff’s office resources.On Sunday, the nonprofit rescue group Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery (CO 4x4 RNR) received a call from the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office requesting their assistance for a vehicle stuck in the snow. CO 4x4 RNR specializes in retrieving vehicle from 4x4 trails. The sheriff’s office said it needed help recovering a Chevy Avalanche with two people and a dog inside. They had been stuck in the vehicle...WW…
Colorado joins Western States Pact, pledging to follow science, not politics in fight against COVID-19
Copyright Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty ImagesDENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 27: A perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen during a total lunar eclipse behind The Colorado State Capitol building on September 27, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. (Photo by (NASA/Bill Ingalls)10:32 AM, Apr 27, 2020Colorado, as well as Nevada, will join California, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact, according to a Monday morning announcement from the Office of the...…Copyright Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty ImagesDENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 27: A perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen during a total lunar eclipse behind The Colorado State Capitol building on September 27, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. (Photo by (NASA/Bill Ingalls)10:32 AM, Apr 27, 2020Colorado, as well as Nevada, will join California, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact, according to a Monday morning announcement from the Office of the...WW…
Senate unanimously passes Gardner’s bipartisan bill to designate 3-digit number as suicide hotline
9:42 AM, May 14, 2020Thanks to a bipartisan bill that was unanimously passed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, the United States is one step closer to creating a three-digit national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner introduced the legislation along with Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island in October 2019. The , would require the Federal Communications Commission to designate 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which would also include veteran-specific mental health support. The...…9:42 AM, May 14, 2020Thanks to a bipartisan bill that was unanimously passed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, the United States is one step closer to creating a three-digit national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner introduced the legislation along with Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island in October 2019. The , would require the Federal Communications Commission to designate 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which would also include veteran-specific mental health support. The...WW…
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