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Interim Aurora police chief will not stay in the job
Heather Morris emailed the department’s employees today notifying them that she would not be a candidate for the job.
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By Chuck Murphy
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Colorado wolf pup birth confirmed in Grand County
It’s the first pup born to the newly named “Copper Creek Pack” group of gray wolves brought here from Oregon.
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By Chuck Murphy
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The legacy of Los Seis de Boulder: How we reported this story
Nearly 1,000 pages of documents were reviewed, and many interviews were conducted.
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Owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home now face federal charges
Authorities say the couple took payment to conduct natural burials or cremations of about 190 bodies, but rather than provide the services, they allowed the bodies to stack up in a building connected to the funeral home.
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Former Adams County deputy pleads guilty to forgery and official misconduct
Former Sheriff Rick Reigenborn and the department’s former head of training face similar charges.
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By Chuck Murphy
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How Colorado’s Supreme Court justices divided on Trump ruling
Meet the justices and learn how each individual voted in Colorado’s historic 14th Amendment challenge against the former president.
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State regulator seeks discipline against Chaffee County District Attorney in Morphew case
Chaffee DA Linda Stanley also sought an investigation of the judge who presided over the Barry Morphew prosecution in the death of his wife Suzanne.
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Union, Kaiser reach tentative agreement to avoid further strikes
In a 4:28 a.m. announcement Friday, representatives of the Service Employees International Union said the deal reached late Thursday includes provisions for wage increases and improved training at Kaiser facilities.
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Dozens injured, 7 hospitalized after intense hail storm interrupts Red Rocks concert
Video posted by some of those at the performance by singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson showed concertgoers fleeing for cover as hail ranging from pea- to golf-ball sized and larger pelted the venue.
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Hogback fire: Brush fire near Morrison cancels Red Rocks show, spurs pre-evacuation notices on Friday
A wildfire has burned over 1,200 acres in Park and Teller counties.
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Colorado’s Mount Evans could soon be Mount Blue Sky
Mount Blue Sky has attracted unanimous support from Colorado’s geographic naming advisory board and from the tribes that sent representatives to the meeting.
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Why is it taking so long to count votes in Colorado? Here’s why — and other ballot counting questions, answered
In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, every vote could be the deciding vote.
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By Chuck Murphy
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NCAR fire evacuations lifted, but fire officials worry about what’s next: “We only have 365 fire days a year”
The NCAR fire came within 1,000 feet of homes and neighborhoods after unseasonably warm and dry conditions contributed to another winter wildfire near Boulder, just three months since the devastating Marshall fire.
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Here’s where you can get a COVID booster shot and test in Colorado
There are booster and test appointments available, but finding them might take some time and patience.
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United cancels flights from DIA, cites omicron, now rising in state
Updated Sunday at 1:09 p.m. Air travel frustrations continued Sunday as airlines announced more delays and cancellations over the Christmas weekend.
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COVID-19 And Kids, Schools, Masks and Vaccines — Here’s What We Know
Rising COVID-19 case rates and spread of the Delta variant across Colorado have prompted local public health agencies and school districts to issue new mask mandates just as schools are reopening. Here’s how we got here, and what we know.
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