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Reunion party brings together Denver Health NICU staff and NICU graduates
Across the U.S., about one in ten babies are admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after birth. As part of NICU Awareness Month, Denver Health celebrated it's NICU doctors and nurses as well as the families and babies they care for. "We love to see the families after they've been able to go home and see how they're doing and see how big they've gotten," said Jacqueline Dicharry, a nurse in the NICU at Denver Health. Isabella Farielo and her baby boy, Noah were at the reunion party to visit with their nurse Nicole. Noah had to be in the...
Thousands of Denver Metro children will get to play sports after charity collection
Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit, A Precious Child, took over a parking lot at Ball Arena for the 13th annual giveSPORTS Equipment Drive. The goal was to fill a semi-truck with new and gently used sports equipment that then can be distributed to families who can't afford them. "For so many of the youth in our community, it's just too expensive to be able to play sports, whether it's registration fees or it's buying the sports equipment sometimes it's just too expensive," said Courtney Wickberg with A Precious Child. A Precious Child serves families in 8 counties in the Metro Denver...
Controversy erupts in Colorado's hotly contested 8th Congressional District Race
Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo accused her Republican challenger Gabe Evans of not sufficiently condemning antisemitic post made by his political director, Jessica Spindle. Evans fired Spindle, who also serves on the Weld County Board of Education, after learning about the posts from a story in the Colorado Times Recorder. His campaign released a statement saying:"Gabe fully rejects the offensive material contained in those social media posts. That's why he acted immediately up learning of them."The situation was a topic on this week's Left, Right, Center led by CBS News Colorado political reporter Shaun Boyd. "So, Dick, is the statement enough?" Boyd...
Aurora police release body camera footage of teen being rescued
On Monday, September 9, 2024, Aurora police issued a missing person alert for 15-year-old Donnel "Tupac" Tolliver. Tolliver had left his home near Laredo Street and 6th Avenue at 6:50 p.m. Sunday night and hadn't been seen since. He was considered at risk because he functions at a 6-year-old level.In addition to issuing the missing person alert, Aurora PD set up a command post. A team of detectives knocked on doors in the neighborhood. The Emergency Response Team canvased on foot and UTV's in the area. The Drone Team provided aerial support. Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States...
Arizona woman arrested for hauling $2.6 million of suspected fentanyl-laced pills into Colorado
A 20-year-old woman from Arizona was recently arrested on Colorado's Western Slope after 60 pounds of pills were found inside her car during a traffic stop. Police believe the pills are counterfeit Oxycontin and probably contain fentanyl. According to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, the estimated 222,360 pills, weighing 59.64 pounds collectively, are worth $2,668,320 on the street.Leslie Lopez-Rojas and two accomplices were arrested. The Garfield County Sheriff's Office did not identify the accomplices and has not stated when the traffic stop happened. But Lopez-Rojas was advised Thursday of several charges filed against her, including importing a schedule II controlled substance...
Colorado man cited after killing two bear cubs
A Trinidad man is facing a Class 2 misdemeanor charge after he killed two bear cubs. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers say the cubs, along with their mother and another cub, were killing the man's chickens at the time of the shooting. CPW cited Woodrow Lopez, 28, for carless discharge of a firearm, which is punishable by a fine of $100 to $1,000.CPW captured the third cub, and released it back into bear habitat, away from the city. "The cub, a male estimated at about 40-pounds, was deemed healthy by CPW officers. With excellent crops of acorns and chokecherries, it should easily survive," said Mike Brown, CPW Area Wildlife Manager for the region including Trinidad. Officers tried to capture the mother bear, but she evaded capture. CPW will be looking out for the sow so that she can be relocated too. "This is a highly unusual situation inside city limits," Brown said. "Property owners are within their legal rights to defend their livestock if their animals are being attacked by predators, such as bears or lions. However, this individual was shooting a rifle inside city limits and we deemed it an act that endangered human life and property of neighbors."
Aurora police looking for suspect in fatal shooting
Aurora police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man outside a business on Friday, September 20, 2024. Officers were called to a liquor store near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and Helena Street at 8:45 p.m. on a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a 38-year-old man suffering from several gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, and died a short time later. The Major Crime Homicide Unit has determined that two men went to the liquor store and got in an argument with two other men and a woman in the parking lot. The argument escalated to a physical fight, which led to shots being fired. Witnesses told police that the three suspects left the scene in a silver sedan.No one was arrested in the case; and police have not released any suspect information at this time. The incident did happen in the proximity of Whispering Pines apartments, which has gained national attention for allegedly being taken over by Venezuelan gang members. Aurora police say there is no information that links the shooting to the migrant community or gang activity.
Owners of funeral home in Penrose expected to take plea deals
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose who are accused of mishandling nearly 200 dead bodies both intend to accept plea deals in their Colorado cases. Jon and Carie Hallford briefly appeared in court in Colorado Springs on Friday and they are expected to enter new pleas in early November. Nearly a year ago police made the gruesome discovery of the nearly 200 bodies and parts in Penrose after the neighborhood complained about an odor. Then, in July, the two were offered a plea deal in their state case, where they face 286 criminal charges including...
Jurors will resume deliberations in the King Soopers shooting trial next week
Jurors in Colorado have one question left to answer as they deliberate the fate of King Soopers gunman Ahmad Alissa. Was he insane at the time of the shooting on March 22, 2021?Throughout Alissa's trial in Boulder, the prosecution didn't dispute that the defendant who killed 10 people at the South Table Mesa grocery store suffers from schizophrenia. "You have to find that that mental disease or defect alone made him incapable of distinguishing right from wrong," a prosecuting attorney said. In closing arguments on Friday they pointed to months of deliberate planning and preparation, as well as statements the...
Aurora police issue warrants for armed men in apartment video
Aurora police has obtained arrest warrants for three men involved in the Aug. 18 shooting near 12th Avenue and Dallas Street. The suspects in the Colorado crime appear in doorbell surveillance video that gained national attention last month. The Aurora Police Department says there's currently no evidence showing the suspects are tied to transnational gang Tren de Aragua. CBS Colorado's Tori Mason spoke to the tenant whose doorbell captured the video. The video shows six armed men knock on apartment doors, unlawfully enter and threaten residents with firearms, according to APD.About 10 minutes later, APD responded to a report of...
NoCo artists help replace vandalized Jackie Robinson statue in Kansas
A team of artists in Northern Colorado came together to help replace a statue of Jackie Robinson -- months after the original was destroyed by vandals in Wichita, Kansas. "Someone decided they would cut the sculpture off and go sell the metal," said Tony Workman, owner of Art Castings of Colorado in Loveland.Staff at Art Castings were asked to help recreate the iconic baseball player's statue after men in Kansas tried to scrap the original bronze statue.The original statue was initially installed at a baseball field for "League 42," a Kansas organization that helps get underprivileged kids involved with baseball.The vandals...
School bus used to give students experience in the food industry
Normally, a school bus is meant to take students to and from the classroom, but at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus, a Colorado school bus has been transformed into a classroom. The bus was donated, and the Tuchman Family Foundation donated $110,000 to take out the seats and replace them with all the food truck essentials. It's a kitchen on four wheels in the Cherry Creek School District. The Campus Creations Food Bus is an extension of CCIC's Culinary Management program. Students cook up and serve breakfast and lunch to their classmates, to teachers and to others every day. On...
Piñatas made to please at Denver's La Fiesta party store
When Martha Jamison and her sister bought their La Fiesta store six years ago, they envisioned it being primarily a flower shop.But customers cannot get enough of their colorful piñatas. The northside Denver store specializes in creating and selling the decorated figures famous for bringing joy to people of all ages."Buenas tardes, ando buscando piñatas," said customer Ignacio Valenzuela, which translates to "Good afternoon, I'm looking for piñatas."As the weekend approaches, there's a party to plan and Valenzuela is on the hunt for the perfect piñata for his young family friend."The princess, princess para princess," he said in Spanglish, pointing...
Apple's iPhone 16 is in stores — without AI
Apple's iPhone 16 lineup hit stores in some 60 countries Friday, but the new phones have not exactly been flying off the shelves. Some analysts attribute tepid demand for the new phones to the fact that they were missing a key attribute out of the box: the tech giant's much-hyped artificial intelligence features. "One of the key factors for the lower-than-expected demand for the iPhone 16 Pro series is that the major selling point, Apple Intelligence, is not available at launch alongside the iPhone 16 release," TF International Securities Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a blogpost. Despite the company's best efforts, the launch...
State troopers probe Glenwood Canyon crash to determine if new law was broken
After yet another semi truck crash in Glenwood Canyon that blocked I-70 for more than a day, CBS Colorado looked into what's being done to change this repeated consequence. While it's true traffic crashes will continue to happen especially in dangerous spots (which are plentiful along I-70), state lawmakers just this year passed a law trying to curb the number of times trucks crash in spots we know are dangerous. CBS News Colorado previously reported on the then bill, now law in April, when it was still being considered. Now, it's on the books, and while the Colorado State Patrol said it can't yet...
Colorado cosplay community comes together at Aurora Mini-Con
Aurora Mini-Con is a chance to be your favorite comic, movie or pop culture character. It's a free, family friendly comic conference that celebrates sci-fi and pop culture. There will be video game tournaments, trivia contests, and a scavenger hunt. But the best part of Aurora Mini-Con is the costumes, and the costume contest. "It provides something to the community that says, 'It's okay to be who you are. It's okay to maybe be a little different,'" Jennifer Losty said of Aurora Mini-Con. Losty is the founder of Colorado Academy of Cosplay, a group of dedicated cosplay enthusiasts. "It originally...
Major cooldown and snow chances on the way for the weekend
Saturday and Sunday's First Alert Weather Days bring mountain snow and rain to the Denver metro area. It's quite the change in our weather pattern in Colorado, as a cold front will push in Saturday bringing snow to the mountains and rain to the Denver metro area and Colorado's Front Range. Temperatures will drop to the upper 60s on Saturday for the urban corridor. It will be breezy on Saturday with wind gusts up to 25 mph possible. On Sunday, daytime highs will be below normal only reaching into the mid-50s as fall officially begins at 6:43 a.m. Sunday morning. The mountains will pile up some accumulating snow Saturday night into Sunday above 8,500 feet in elevation. There is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect 6 pm Saturday through noon on Sunday for Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, and The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks where 4-9 inches of snow is expected. By Sunday afternoon we are expecting drier conditions, but it will stay cool. Behind this system, the sun returns and temperatures reach back into the 70s to start the week.
Denver voters will be asked whether to ban slaughterhouses in the city
In November Denver voters will be asked whether or not to ban slaughterhouses in the city. Those for "Prohibition of Slaughterhouses" say animal cruelty and environmental issues are among their concerns, while those against the initiative say a ban would have major impacts on workers' livelihoods and the local economy. Superior Farms in north Denver has been in business for 70 years and is the only meat processing facility within the city limits. The company produces between 15% and 20% of the nation's lamb meat. General manager Gustabo Fernandez has been employed there for 31 years. "It's a long time for...
Denver Zoo announces passing of Katie, capuchin who loved to greet visitors
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced on Friday that one of its capuchins had died. The zoo said Katie had been experiencing declining health in recent months. After monitoring her health with close care and diagnostic testing, she continued to decline. The zoo said she was humanely euthanized on Sept. 11 to prevent any further suffering. Katie was 29 years old and had come to the zoo after she was rescued from the illegal pet trade in 1996. The zoo posted on its Facebook page that "Katie loved people, spending hours at the glass greeting visitors —especially children—and liked curiously inspecting...
Judge calls CU students "innocent victims" after being forced from housing
A judge in Boulder has told the city and the owners of Ash House apartments to find a solution to make sure students forced out of the building have safe places to stay. The City of Boulder ordered the immediate evacuation Monday after finding unpermitted work in 13 of the 16 units after the owners, 891 12th LLC, built a fourth bedroom in some of the apartments.The city inspected the building after receiving a tenant complaint and found those unpermitted bedrooms in 13 of the 16 apartments.The city argued that unpermitted building created dangerous conditions because of potential over-crowding and blocking...
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