Background check requests for gun sales in Colorado double in past week

Toilet paper. Hand sanitizer. Canned soup. And guns. Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check numbers between March 10 and Monday indicate firearms are flying off the shelves the same way...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

Colorado governor closes restaurants, bars to in-person dining

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday afternoon ordered the closure of all Colorado restaurants and bars to in-person dining in a dramatic effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus as it rapidly...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coronavirus is running rampant in Colorado’s mountains

People who live in or recently visited four Colorado mountain counties should “minimize their contact with other people” because the new coronavirus is spreading so rampantly in those areas, state...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado hospitals postpone surgeries, reuse masks to prepare for coronavirus surge

Some Colorado hospitals are postponing elective surgeries, imposing greater restrictions on visitors and telling staff to reuse protective respirator masks that are intended for one-time use. The...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers adjourn amid concern about coronavirus

In an unprecedented move, the Colorado General Assembly temporarily adjourned in the middle of its lawmaking session Saturday to encourage social distancing and help prevent the spread of the new...

DATE: March 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Governor urges cancellation of large gatherings as tests show coronavirus in Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis said Friday he is urging the cancellation of large public gatherings in Colorado as an increase in testing for the new coronavirus shows there has been community spread of the...

DATE: March 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two test positive for coronavirus in Colorado

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday two people have tested positive for coronavirus in Colorado, marking the state’s first cases in the global outbreak. The governor announced both cases during...

DATE: March 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

With most votes counted, Bernie Sanders takes win in La Plata County

Bernie Sanders is assured the top spot among La Plata County voters in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary with all ballots counted except for about 460 from military members, overseas...

DATE: March 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Avalanche terrain trap’ near Vail steals two lives

The three snowbikers were prepared with avalanche beacons, shovels and probe poles on Feb. 15. Two even carried avalanche airbag backpacks. They saw signs of avalanches on the slopes above the...

DATE: Feb. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warren unveils plan to legalize marijuana

Before a campaign event in Denver, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren rolled out a sweeping plan to legalize marijuana in the U.S. The plan, called A Just and Equitable Cannabis...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Uncounted 2019 ballots found in Western Colorado county

GRAND JUNCTION — An elections clerk in a western Colorado county found nearly 600 ballots for the November 2019 election that went uncollected — and uncounted, she reported this week. “This is a...

DATE: Feb. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

30 people indicted for drug trafficking in Colorado

DENVER – Thirty people from two different suspected drug rings have been indicted for drug trafficking in Colorado, including a woman accused of being the leader of a Mexican ring based in Denver...

DATE: Feb. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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