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Denver Public Schools to consider asking taxpayers for nearly $1 billion bond
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Denver Public Schools to consider asking taxpayers for nearly $1 billion bond

By Adria Iraheta | Denver 7 News School may be out right now, but dozens of Denver schools need major improvements. Denver Public Schools is looking to ask voters for nearly $1 billion — it's largest ever — in the form of a bond. Much of that money would put air conditioning in the last buildings without it. The planning and advisory committee will present its findings and recommendations to board members during Thursday's board meeting. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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‘It works’: Colorado’s wolf conflict coordinator, ranchers find common ground
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‘It works’: Colorado’s wolf conflict coordinator, ranchers find common ground

By Stephanie Butzer | Denver 7 News Growing up on a ranch in northern Colorado, hard work was quickly rooted in Philip Anderson's life. It's a habit that he has carried ever since, and even more so now, as he operates a ranch and grapples with raising livestock while gray wolves roam the landscape. That has been an ongoing adjustment for years in Colorado's Jackson County and North Park area after wolves trekked south from Wyoming. This came well before the controversial, but voter-mandated December 2023 reintroduction of 10 wolves in Grand and Summit counties. The addition of more wolves has raised concerns for ranchers in north-central Colorado and beyond. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Denver nonprofit at risk of shutting down its free vet clinic if it can’t find new location
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Denver nonprofit at risk of shutting down its free vet clinic if it can’t find new location

By Amy Wadas | Denver 7 News The Denver nonprofit Peace, Love and Paws is at risk of shutting down its free vet clinic if it can’t find a new location. The group provides free veterinary services for the people experiencing homelessness and living below the poverty line. Sherry Fidler brought her 5-year-old dog Cota to the clinic located inside St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denver on June 6 to get checked out for an injury. The clinic is held the first Thursday of every month.  “She was limping on her leg, and I brought her in,” Fidler said.  Fidler found out Cota, her energetic dog, tore her ACL and will need surgery. This marked Fidler’s third time coming to the Peace, Love and Paws free vet clinic. She said she can't afford a veterinarian right now. READ THE ...
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Colorado to use $826 million in federal funds to expand high-speed internet availability
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Colorado to use $826 million in federal funds to expand high-speed internet availability

By Jessica Crawford | Denver 7 News Colorado is another step closer to providing more high-speed internet access across the state. The Biden administration on Tuesday approved the state's plan to expand broadband across Colorado, allowing officials to access more than $826 million for the project. The money comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, which set aside millions of dollars for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD). The funds would provide grants to internet service providers, allowing them to expand internet access in under-served parts of the state. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Loveland wants to create street outreach program with opioid settlement funds
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Loveland wants to create street outreach program with opioid settlement funds

By Veronica Acosta | Denver 7 News To date, Colorado is on track to receive more than $750 million in opioid settlement funds from different pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. The City of Loveland will receive $1.8 million after it opted into the settlement funds in 2021. The city hopes to create a street outreach program with part of the $340,000 it's already received. "It's really not enough money to be able to do something like build housing for people to go to recover, but it is enough money to start a street outreach program," said Alison Hade, the Community Partnership Office manager for the City of Loveland. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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‘This storm is the worst I’ve seen’: Hail pummels Eastern Colorado farm
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‘This storm is the worst I’ve seen’: Hail pummels Eastern Colorado farm

By Colette Bordelon | Denver 7 With a view of the horizon that seems endless on the Eastern Plains, Mile High Farms has a sprawling piece of land that hosts a pumpkin patch and corn maze in the fall. However on Sunday, the land was covered in hail. In some spots, Bill Coyle estimates it was around four feet deep. “It'll take days for it to actually melt totally off because it's so deep," Coyle, who operates Mile High Farms, said. “This storm is the worst I've seen since I've been here.” READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7
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FAA, United investigate video showing ‘unauthorized person’ in flight deck during Rockies flight
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FAA, United investigate video showing ‘unauthorized person’ in flight deck during Rockies flight

By Sydney Isenberg | Denver 7 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and United Airlines have launched investigations after a video reportedly showed an "unauthorized person" in the flight deck during a Colorado Rockies flight. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the incident. The FAA and United Airlines did not confirm details of the incident. However, a video posted to social media appears to show the team's hitting coach sitting in the cockpit during the flight. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7
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Littleton parents confront school board after bus aide caught on camera hitting boy with autism
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Littleton parents confront school board after bus aide caught on camera hitting boy with autism

By Claire Lavezzorio | Denver 7 LITTLETON, Colo. — More than a dozen parents confronted the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education Thursday night, pushing for change after a school bus paraprofessional was caught on camera hitting a boy with autism. There were tears shed and one father even called on LPS Superintendent Todd Lambert to resign. Parent Blake McBride told the board he was contacted by law enforcement who told him his child was a victim of the alleged abuse by Kiarra Jones. According to an arrest warrant for Jones filed on April 4, she is facing a charge of crimes against an at-risk adult or juvenile (third-degree assault) and crimes against an at-risk adult or juvenile causing injury. She was arrested on April 5 and released on a $5,000 bond. This is...
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Boeing whistleblower found dead days after testifying against company
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Boeing whistleblower found dead days after testifying against company

By Elina Tarkazikis | Denver7 A Boeing whistleblower who raised concerns about the company's production standards was found dead days after testifying against the company. Sixty-two-year-old John Barnett of Louisiana had worked for Boeing for 32 years before retiring in 2017 because of his health, according to the BBC. In the lead-up to his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the aircraft giant. The Charleston County Coroner's Office in South Carolina confirmed to several news outlets that Barnett died on March 9 of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was found dead in his truck in a hotel parking lot. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER7
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Denver Coliseum to act as 24/7 severe weather shelter through Feb. 16
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Denver Coliseum to act as 24/7 severe weather shelter through Feb. 16

By Claire Lavezzorio | Denver7 DENVER — The City of Denver opened the Denver Coliseum as a 24/7 severe weather shelter Friday afternoon, allowing those experiencing homelessness to escape the cold and snow for an extended period of time. The Coliseum, located at 4600 N Humboldt Street, will remain open until 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. People in need can go directly to the Coliseum. The city said this shelter is best suited for individuals, not families. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER7
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