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North Korean charged in ransomware attacks on American hospitals
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man who officials say worked for one of North Korea’s military intelligence agencies has been indicted in Kansas. He’s accused of being involved in a conspiracy to hack American health care providers. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a grand jury in Kansas City indicted Rim Jong Hyok. They say he laundered ransom money and used it to fund additional cyber attacks on defense, technology and government entities around the world. Officials say the treatment of patients was disrupted by the hack on American hospitals and other health care providers. The Justice Department says it recovered ransoms paid by medical centers in Kansas and Colorado.
Doctor weighs in on how to stay healthy despite unavoidable microplastic pollution
Micro- and nano-scopic sized pieces of plastic people use everyday can eventually find its way into the most unlikely of places, even in the plaque of clogged arteries of cardiac patients, a recent study found.In the study, researchers in Italy reported finding "visible, jagged-edged foreign particles among plaque macrophages and scattered in the external debris."The researchers said the chemicals in those foreign particles were polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and polyethylene, two of the most common materials used in everyday, household plastic items, like water bottles and PVC pipe. A separate recent study found there are 100 to 1,000 times as many...
EPA clean-car standards projected to bring $100B annual benefits
Clean-air advocates in Colorado are celebrating new EPA standards, which they believe can play a major role in reducing air pollution impacting national parks and Colorado's Front Range communities. The rule aims to cut more than seven billion tons of greenhouse gases by requiring carmakers to reduce or eliminate tailpipe...
Proposition 108 aims to cut property taxes
DENVER — A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday. Proposition 108, also known as the Citizens' Tax Cut, has submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's Office, exceeding the required threshold by over 75,000. The signatures will now undergo a verification process to ensure their validity.
PPD seeking answers in vehicular assault
(PUEBLO, Colo.) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is seeking the assistance of the community in identifying a vehicle and those inside after officers responded to a reported vehicular assault last week. On Thursday, July 18, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of South Pueblo Boulevard for the vehicular assault, and are now asking […]
Motorcyclist killed in southbound Interstate 25 crash in Pueblo
One person was killed in a crash on southbound Interstate 25 on Thursday, according to the Pueblo Police Department. Officers responded to a crash between a truck and a motorcycle on southbound I-25 near U.S. 50 at 1:21 p.m., the agency said in a news release. The motorcycle driver later died from their injuries.
Polis kicks off state’s ‘Heat Beneath Our Feet’ geothermal push with project in Vail
Holy Cross Energy President and CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin discuss the town’s new geothermal project, which received $250,000 from the state (David O. Williams photo). Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visited Vail on Thursday morning to show state support...
The end is near for all the smoke around Denver – Here’s when it should disappear
It’s almost felt like we’re living in a giant smoky bubble the last few days in Denver, but thank goodness, the end is near for all the smoke!. According to our partners at 9News, the smoke will be at it’s worst today (Wednesday) before some slight relief on Thursday and then it’ll “basically be gone on Friday.”
Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in February sued to block the merger between grocery giant Kroger, which operates King Soopers and […]
CSP sounds alarm about increase in deadly motorcycle crashes
Authorities are sounding the alarm about deadly motorcycle crashes in our state. According to Colorado State Patrol, there have been 21 fatal motorcycle incidents this year. Historically, there is an increase in traffic deaths in the month of July, but the first two weeks of the month saw a drastic increase. The percentage of all deadly motorcycle crashes investigated by CSP Troopers rose by 37.5 percent. Six of the 16 deadly crashes involved a motorcycle. As of July 16th, 15.5 percent of the 135 deadly crashes involved a motorcycle. Looking at last year, of the 134 motorcycle deaths, half of...
UPDATE: Motorcyclist killed on I-25 in Pueblo identified
UPDATE: FRIDAY 7/26/2024 3:10 p.m. (PUEBLO, Colo.) — The motorcyclist killed in a crash on I-25 on the north side of Pueblo has been identified by the Pueblo County Coroner. According to the coroner, 65-year-old Richard A. Ornelas of Pueblo was injured in the crash near Eagleridge Boulevard on southbound I-25 on Thursday afternoon, after […]
Purple Label, a new lobbying firm, bridges political divides to support businesses
The owners of a new lobbying firm are working to use their bipartisan backgrounds to support small businesses across local, state, and federal levels. Matt La Crue, a Democrat, and Ellie Reynolds, a Republican, say their political differences allow them to do better work for clients through understanding both sides of the aisle.
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