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Colorado hospitals cited for contaminated equipment, including 3 instances of ‘immediate jeopardy’
A handful of Colorado hospitals over the past three years have been cited by the state health department for contaminated equipment, The Denver Gazette has learned. Contaminated equipment was what led officials at the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center in Aurora to reschedule hundreds of dental and surgical procedures earlier this year. VA officials told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the source of the contamination has been identified as flecks of plastic. ...
Plan ahead for nighttime full closure of US 85 and C-470 ramps for bridge construction
Give yourself extra time to navigate C-470 or US 85 (Santa Fe Drive) in Highlands Ranch overnight Thursday. Several detours will be in place around the interchange of C-470 and US 85 from 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1 until 5:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 2. These closures are necessary for driver...
Man convicted of kidnapping and killing a Montana woman that happened in 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A jury convicted Casey Childers. 41, of kidnapping and killing Rachel Holeman, 29, Thursday afternoon. Childers kidnapped Holeman in 2021 with the help of Shantel Edlund, 46, and Leo VanBuskirk, 23. Holeman is from Montana and the others are from Wyoming. The Fort Collins Police...
Douglas County establishes policy to collect unclaimed property overbid dollars
Douglas County Commissioners approved a new policy that allows the county to collect unclaimed property overbid dollars, instead of sending that money to Colorado's property payback fund. Since 2017, Douglas County has collected $5.5 million in unclaimed overbids for abandoned properties sold by the county, according to the Douglas County Public Trustee's office. Of which, in the past two years, the county has transferred roughly $1.3 million to the Colorado...
New trends emerge in backyard landscaping across Denver metro area
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Backyard landscaping can be more than shrubs, flowers and trees. Phil Steinhauer with the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado shared there are new trends emerging in residential backyard landscaping this year. It was fire pits and outdoor kitchens about four to five years ago, and...
Denver attorney says his client was wrongly convicted of murder due to former CBI analyst's misconduct
DENVER — An attorney is requesting that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation expand its investigation into a former DNA analyst, who is now under investigation for allegedly falsifying samples, after he said his client was wrongly convicted for murder as a result of her misconduct. This week, Frank Law...
Ed Greene retires from 9NEWS after 47-year Denver TV career
DENVER — Ed Greene has decided to retire from Denver media, for good. On Friday, July 25, Greene announced his retirement during his final appearance on 9NEWS Mornings. Greene has been a part of 9NEWS Mornings since 2021 where he kept the community informed about important weather events while delighting viewers with his unique sense of humor.
Longtime Fort Collins barbecue restaurant could shutter this fall, owner says
After nearly two decades dishing up southern smoked barbecue in east Fort Collins, Chris Robinson may be packing up his smoker. Robinson, who purchased Hog Wild BBQ 19 years ago, put the wood-fired barbecue restaurant at 223 S. Link Lane on the market last year. If he doesn't sell it by October, he will close the business and take the concept back to his home state of North Carolina, where he's planning to move to be closer...
Fort Collins residents will decide 4 items on the ballot this November
On this November's election ballot, residents of Fort Collins will have some issues of city relevance to vote on, in addition to who they want to be president and represent them at the state and local level. Four items have been referred to the ballot by City Council: a sales tax extension to...
Things to do in Denver this weekend, July 26-28
Enjoy live music at the Underground Music Showcase, monster trucks or celebrate Christmas in July events this weekend. It’s shaping up to be a jam-packed weekend, Denver. From the 11th Annual Cheesman Park Art Fest and Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live to Christmas in July events and VegFest, there’s so much to do this weekend.
Report: Ex-NFL’er Loses Lawsuit — And His Radio Gig.
Chad Brown, a former NFL player with a 15-season career, has been ordered to pay $200,000 to a former business partner to resolve one lawsuit and has reportedly lost his job at a Denver radio station due to a second lawsuit, according to BusinessDen, which reports on the Denver business community.
21-year-old arrested following deadly shooting in Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A 21-year-old man was arrested following a deadly shooting in Westminster Thursday afternoon. According to the Westminster Police Department, officers were called out to the 3200 block of West 81st Avenue around 4:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they entered the residence and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Grand jury indicts Lakeside mayor, town clerk for theft, embezzlement
A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted the town's longtime mayor and police chief, Robert Gordanier, and his daughter, town clerk Brenda Hamilton, on 17 criminal charges stemming from a 2023 CBS News Colorado investigation.Gordanier remains the town's police chief and mayor pro tem, while Hamilton is on paid administrative leave despite facing multiple felony charges.According to the Jefferson County District Attorney's office, the pair were indicted for crimes committed between July 2019 and November 2023. The grand jury "opened its investigation on November 17, 2023, shortly after CBS Colorado reported on allegations of misconduct," the DA's office said in...
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