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Rocket among parties charged with discrimination by HUD
Rocket Mortgage was one of four parties charged today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) relating to the issuance of an allegedly biased appraisal and the ensuing denial of a refinance loan. Along with Rocket, an appraisal management company, Solidifi U.S. Inc.; an appraisal company, Maverick...
Parents of infant who died in NICU hosting blood drive in son's memory
Blood donations are needed to help those in need. Denver Health is partnering with American Red Cross and the Cooper Steinhauser Foundation to get as much people to donate as possible. The three organizations say every time a person gives blood, it saves up to three live. Anyone can give unless you have gotten a tattoo over the last six months, are anemic and have recently been out of the country. Founders of the Cooper Steinhauser Foundation Haley and Edward Steinhauser met with CBS Colorado First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter Brian Sherrod to discuss the importance of giving blood....
Arrested for pro-Palestinian protesting, this Denver man declined a plea deal before mostly winning at his day in court
Merrill "Arnie" Carter's friends gathered around him last Wednesday evening. He was going to court in the morning, and he choked up when they asked him to speak. "I was, at one time going to consider taking a plea [deal]," he said from the First Unitarian Society of Denver's stage. "Then one thing after another in Gaza. The bread massacre ... the 6-year-old girl that got killed by an Israeli tank. One disaster after another. And I just became actually very angry."
CPW commission to meet Thursday, Friday in Meeker
At a hybrid meeting set for this week in Meeker, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has a full agenda. In addition to considering a permanent timed-entry reservation system at Eldorado Canyon State Park, the commission will also look at updating the property specific hunting regulations for Fishers Peak and adopting regulations for a limited spring turkey hunting opportunity at Lone Mesa State Park, among other agenda items.
New, 75-unit apartment complex in Longmont will feature childhood center
Workers are expected to start building the 75-unit Ascent at Hover Crossing at 1764/1780 Hover St. in August – a new rental project for low- and moderate-income families. The project is expected to include an early childhood education center, which will be built, in part, with a $2 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation.
Wheat Ridge police training dog walkers to be better witnesses
Wheat Ridge police want people out with their dogs to pull double duty. That means while walking your dog or exercising in the Colorado community, why not watch for crime as well?Sitting front row for a Wheat Ridge Police Department's dog walker watch class this month was Lin Browning, her dog Lucy with her, in a way."She is seven," Browning said holding up a cellphone photo.Browning jumped at the opportunity to be in the training -- first as a dog lover and as a new member of the town located in Jefferson County on the western side of the Denver...
Colorado Gives Foundation invites applications from local nonprofits
The Colorado Gives Foundation in Arvada, Colorado, aims to connect ideas, people and nonprofits to make good happen. The community foundation has announced a $4 million grant opportunity in support of nonprofits working in Colorado’s Jefferson County (Jeffco). Grants will be awarded in the following categories:. Collective Well-being: Focused...
Helicopter Stocking of Fish in Backcountry Lakes Near Dubois and Lander
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, will soon be conducting helicopter stocking of fish in backcountry and wilderness lakes outside Dubois and Lander. This initiative targets lakes in the Shoshone National Forest, specifically within the Popo Agie and Fitzpatrick Wildernesses. Over the course...
Douglas County sends $38 million in refund checks to property owners
Douglas County this month issued refund checks to property owners, saying it will help residents who are facing soaring valuations. All told, the county is sending back $37.8 million, which translates to roughly $200 for each property owner. Douglas County saw some of the highest property tax valuation increases in...
HRRMC Protesters Call For End To Transphobic Protocol
Two people have been standing along CO-291 protesting Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s [what they claim to be] transphobia. They say they will not stop protesting until changes are made to hospital protocol to center the preferred names of transgender patients. Candi Colson, along with her friend...
Lamar Light & Power Notice Regarding 7/15/24 Power Outage
A North America Electric Reliability Council (NERC) contractual obligation between Tri-State Generation & Transmission and Excel Energy confirms that Tri-State and Excel will shed any load without warning due to any electrical transmission voltage collapse caused by a fault or overload conditions. This load includes all southeast Colorado: the City of Lamar and surrounding Lamar Light & Power (LLP) users, Southeast Colorado Power Association, La Junta, Springfield, and other communities.
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