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Oregon Man Disappears From Denver Airport While Waiting For Flight
An Oregon man is missing after waiting on a flight at the Denver International Airport. He seemingly vanished into thin air while waiting on a connecting flight. Oregon native Jesse George left the state on October 13 intending to travel on a one-way ticket to Arkansas. As part of his journey, George stopped in Denver to catch a connecting flight to his destination. But his plane later departed without him.
An Arvada woman's Halloween display has cheered her community for years. Now the community is helping her.
ARVADA, Colo. — An Arvada community is rallying around a woman known for her tireless commitment to making others smile, helping her to keep her holiday spirit going strong. Every Halloween, Amber Klein decorates her front yard with dozens and dozens of inflatable decorations. At Christmas, she does the same thing, with a popular box for kids to drop off their letters to Santa.
Coloradan hopes to break down barriers for nurses
Throughout her life, Molly Murphy has been both tough and girly. Now she's taking that combo to the U.S. armed forces as the first female nurse to graduate from Army Ranger School.Growing up in Lone Tree, Colorado, Molly played tackle football and rugby, but she was also a cheerleader. "I like to balance it. I'm like -- nursing, Army, football, cheerleading, you know?" Molly said. Her mother passed away when she was 8 and Molly grew up as the only girl in a military family, the middle child in between two boys. "After her mother passed away, then it was...
Nationwide IV fluid shortage impacts patients, hospitals in Colorado
Ralph Owen was just four days away from receiving surgery in Colorado."I got the phone call. It was kind of a shock, and they just said, 'We're canceling the surgery,'" said Owen. "I set it up six to eight weeks ago."The Littleton resident is now among hundreds of patients across the country that are learning their non-emergency surgeries have been canceled amid a national IV shortage."I was frustrated because I had it all set up," he said. "My wife took off time from work and so forth, and I had to stop taking certain medications ahead of time.""We're being...
Denver convicted murderer Dydrick Martin sentenced to life without parole
The Denver District Attorney’s office on Thursday announced a life sentence for the convicted murderer of a man from Christmas Day 2022. Dydrick Martin, 28, was sentenced to life without parole in the death of Torrese Gill, Jr., 25, according to Denver DA Beth McCann’s office. Last Friday,...
WATCH: Football Analyst Needs Oxygen During Colorado Coverage
Visitors sometimes find breathing difficult since we are at a higher altitude in Colorado. I was recently at a concert at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre in Denver and the performer joked about how there was an oxygen tank at the side of the stage. He brought the tank onstage and had...
Denver mayor won’t fund “safe parking” for people living in RVs
In response to the City Council’s budget requests, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said he won’t fund safe parking spaces for people living in RVs. “While we understand the need underlying this request, we believe the best use of limited resources is to help people move out of RVs and into stable housing,” Johnston wrote in his response to the council’s budget requests. “This is particularly true given past challenges in finding a responsible partner to develop and operate a safe RV parking site.”
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