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Recalled gummies contained illegal controlled substance, testing finds
People eating some of the now-recalled Diamond Shruumz brand candies may also have been getting a dose of an illegal substance from magic mushrooms, testing by a Virginia poison control center has confirmed.The Blue Ridge Poison Center at the University of Virginia says they found psilocin among the undisclosed substances mixed into Diamond Shruumz gummies. Psilocin, like the hallucinogenic psilocybin found in some kinds of mushrooms, is a schedule I controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration."You can't look at these labels and say, 'Oh I know what's in here, I know how to treat this,' or if I'm a consumer,...
Border crossings drop close to level that would lift asylum ban
The number of migrants unlawfully crossing the U.S. southern border has continued to drop markedly in July, nearing a threshold that would require officials to lift a partial ban on asylum claims enacted by President Biden, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News.July is on track to see the fifth consecutive monthly drop in migrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border and the lowest level in illegal immigration there since the fall of 2020, during the Trump administration, the internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures show.In early June, President Biden invoked a far-reaching presidential authority to suspend the...
New Colorado laws focus on motorcycle safety
A new traffic law that will go into effect in Colorado next month is focused on motorcycles. The new law concerns lane filtering, which is significantly different than lane splitting.CBS Colorado First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter Brian Sherrod met with Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer to discuss the changes. Moltrer tells CBS Colorado that lane splitting is prohibited in Colorado. It is the act of operating a motorcycle between two rows of moving traffic or stopped traffic traveling in the same direction and typically involves riding the motorcycle down the painted line dividing the lanes on either side. Lane filtering...
Would you try Polar Pasta at a Colorado Rockies game?
The Colorado Rockies are back at Coors Field Friday night after the MLB All-Star break and fans will have a new way to eat ice cream.Aramark Sports + Entertainment is offering "Polar Pasta". It's vanilla ice cream topped with donut holes, strawberry syrup and mint.Fans can buy it over in section 119.It's one of seven new items Aramark is serving at stadiums across the league:Burgh Bacon Sundae (PNC Park): Belgian pearl sugar waffle topped with vanilla ice cream, pretzels, caramel sauce, and house-made maple bacon. (Section ...
E-bike program at Chatfield State Park aims to get more Coloradans outside
More than a dozen e-bikes are available to rent at Chatfield State Park. Gov. Jared Polis said the e-bike program is designed to help more people get outside. A total of 20 e-bikes are available at three pickup and dropoff sites throughout Chatfield State Park. Polis explained how the e-bikes are a great way to see everything the park has to offer. "They're a great way to reduce traffic, improve our air quality and save people money on gas and vehicle charges," said Polis. Since launching in May, riders have taken 387 trips totaling 543 miles using Chat E-Bikes. Visitors can unlock the e-bike for $1 and it's just 25 cents per minute to use to explore the state park or cycle the entire reservoir, about 11 miles. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Transportation teamed up for the program. Depending on the popularity of the e-bike program at Chatfield, it may be expanded to include other state parks.
Online account thought to belong to Trump shooter was fake, source says
A new analysis shows an online account that was believed to belong to the shooter in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — and where he had purportedly called the date of the attack his "premiere" — was fake, a federal law enforcement official told CBS News on Thursday.A law enforcement official and an additional source familiar with a briefing given to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday previously told CBS News that the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had an account on an online gaming platform on which he posted: "July 13 will be my premiere." But the federal law...
Highlands Ranch man arrested after allegedly firing at roommate
A 29-year-old Highlands Ranch man was arrested after allegedly firing a gun at his roommate. Cesar Olang-Puig was arrested on Tuesday night just before 9 a.m. in the neighborhood right behind the Cherry Hills Community Church. That happened after people reported hearing gunfire on the 9900 block of Aftonwood Street. Deputies learned that roommates who lived at a home were involved in a disturbance outside. At one point the suspect allegedly grabbed a gun and as his roommate was driving away he reportedly fired several times. No one was hurt. The suspect was seen standing in the street by the roommate after the shots were fired. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said Olang-Puig then left the scene but deputies found him and he was arrested without incident on charges of attempted homicide, illegal discharge of a weapon and disorderly conduct. Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said in a post on social media that his office "will make examples of people who choose to commit acts like this in Douglas County." "This senseless act could have easily injured or killed an innocent occupant of a nearby home," he said in the Facebook post.
Teen arrested after shooting of service industry worker in RiNo
Employees in Denver's RiNo arts district say they're relieved to hear about the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a service industry worker. The suspect is 14 and so far hasn't formally been named as an adult so CBS News Colorado is not identifying him. The shooting happened on July 10 at Federales Denver and the arrest was made in Casper, Wyoming, after search effort that lasted about a week. The 14-year-old was arrested on charges of first-degree murder. Todd Kidd was killed when he was working and intervened in a disturbance. Dozens of candles have...
Emergency responders turning to drones to try to get people help faster
The drones are coming.Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED."The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders," such as an emergency medical technician or an ambulance, said Daniel Crews, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office in Forsyth County, where Clemmons is located. The sheriff's office is partnering on the project with local emergency services, the Clinical Research Institute at Duke University, and the drone consulting firm Hovecon. "The...
Biden administration forgives another $1.2 billion in student loans
The Biden administration on Thursday said it is forgiving $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers who work in public service, ranging from teachers to firefighters. The announcement marks the latest round in government loan relief after the Supreme Court last year blocked President Joe Biden's plan for broad-based college loan forgiveness. With the latest student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration said it has waived $168.5 billion in debt for roughly 4.8 million Americans, according to a statement from the Department of Education. That represents about 1 in 10 student loan borrowers, it added. The people who qualify for forgiveness in the...
Usha Vance introduces husband JD Vance at RNC, recalls their meeting at Yale
Usha Vance said that when she was first asked to introduce her husband, vice presidential nominee JD Vance, at the Republican National Convention, she was "at a loss." What could she add to the Ron Howard movie that had already been made about his life and his own bestselling memoir?In her five-minute speech, she settled on giving the thousands attending the RNC and the millions watching the convention a glimpse of what he was like when she met him — before the VP nomination, the Ohio Senate seat, and before "Hillbilly Elegy."The two met at Yale Law School when "he...
JD Vance's abortion stance attacked by Biden campaign
Hours after former President Donald Trump announced he'd chosen Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, the Biden campaign was trying to draw attention to the senator's stance on abortion, calling him "an extreme anti-abortion politician" on a press call."He's proudly anti-choice and wants to take women back decades. He supports a nationwide ban on abortion, criticizes exceptions for rape and incest survivors, saying 'two wrongs don't make a right' and calling those circumstances 'inconvenient,'" President Biden's campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon said.O'Malley Dillon seemed to be referring to a radio interview Vance gave to Spectrum News 1 in...
Alumni raise concerns after school's display found to be out of compliance
In Jefferson County, Colorado history is colliding with compliance.While Arvada High School changed its mascot long before a 2021 Colorado law banned the use of American Indian mascots, a state commission says the historical display inside the school now violates that law.The school and school district have until October to remove dozens of prohibited items, prompting concern from some alumni like Terri Binder about their own history with the school.Binder graduated from Arvada High School in 1964."Really a good class of kids. We still get together. We've had reunions every five years," she said.Steve Urban is an Arvada native and...
Wheat Ridge police uses drones to survey scenes
Police in Wheat Ridge are using drones to survey the scene before officers engage with potential suspects."It's like a video game but in real life," said Wheat Ridge Police Cpl. Jeremy Schmitz.He is part of the Wheat Ridge police drone operations team, which includes eight FAA-trained drone pilots who work different shifts. This setup allows a pilot to be on call at all times in case they are needed."It still just mitigates dangers to officers or anyone who shouldn't be inside," Schmitz said.On Monday, the department shared a video of a new tactic. Wheat Ridge PD had received a burglary...
Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter says it was "heartbreaking" when he was shot
Former President Donald Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter took to the stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night to share a side of her grandfather she said most people don't see. Kai is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr., and his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump. Kai said she her dad to speak at the RNC on Monday."The media makes my grandpa seem like a different person," Kai said. "But I know him for who he is. He is very caring and loving. He truly wants the best for this country. And he will fight every single day to make America great again." Kai said her...
Old video and photos recirculate, falsely claiming Trump wasn't injured
Old videos and images of former President Donald Trump were recirculated online in the days after his attempted assassination to push false claims about his condition. Social media users falsely claimed the images "prove" Trump wasn't injured, or that he golfed less than 24 hours after the attack. On Sunday, users shared photos and a video purporting to show the former president playing golf at his private club in Bedminster, New Jersey. In one photo, Mr. Trump is seen without bandages on his ear, putting on the green. In the video, he's waving to cheering onlookers as he climbs into a...
Meet Crush, a rare orange lobster who now calls Denver home
A rare orange lobster, who goes by the name Crush, as in Orange Crush, is making his home at the Denver Aquarium. This after he almost ended up on someone's dinner plate!Crush has had an interesting journey. He was delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo in a shipment of live lobsters. Kendra Kastendieck, the general manager of the restaurant, said one of her employees discovered the lobster."He knew something was very special about it right off the bat," said Kastendieck. The team decided to name him Crush in honor of their favorite football team, the Denver Broncos, known...
Myriade Quartet hitting high note as fellows at Colorado Music Festival
The Colorado Music Festival presents a world-class classical music experience every summer at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder. Part of the mission of the festival is to expand access to musical education to young musicians. The Festival Fellows program brings aspiring professional musicians to Boulder to learn from experienced musicians from orchestras in all parts of the country. "We play professionally in the orchestra; but we also get coaching from faculties like the conductor, Peter Oundjian, and lots of visiting professors as well, and quartets, The Danish Quartet, The Takács Quartet; so we're basically here to learn a lot of music," said Julia Mizroev, First Violin of The Myriade Quartet. This year, The Myriade String Quartet was chosen for the quartet fellowship at the Colorado Music Festival. Based in Canada, The Myriade was formed in 2021 at the McGill Schulich School of Music. LINK: CO Music Festival Colorado Music Festival runs through August 4th at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder.
Woman recounts date with cardiologist Stephen Matthews during rape trial
A woman who met Dr. Stephen Matthews on a dating app and subsequently got together with him in 2023, testified Wednesday in a Denver courtroom that she believed the cardiologist 'spiked' a drink he made for her at his home. She said that drink left her incapacitated, hindered her ability to walk and speak, and that after drinking with the doctor, she had little memory of what happened in the ensuing hours.She testified what happened left her "traumatized and upset."Matthews is on trial, charged with drugging eleven women he met on dating apps between 2019 and 2023 and sexually assaulting...
Biden tests positive for COVID
Washington — President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House confirmed Wednesday.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that Mr. Biden tested positive earlier in the day after an event in Las Vegas. He was poised to address the annual conference of the Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group UnidosUs, but its president, Janet Murguía, announced that he would no longer be able to attend.Jean-Pierre said the president is vaccinated and boosted and is experiencing mild symptoms."He will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of...
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