get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comGov. Jared Polis on Wednesday issued an executive order banning Colorado landlords from evicting tenants who can prove financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis.The order, which lasts at least 30 days, comes after the Democrat faced months of pressure from housing advocates to protect renters from losing their homes during the pandemic.Polis formed a Special Eviction Prevention Task Force, which recommended that he enact the eviction ban.In [...]
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Future Leaders Winner Taps Into The Artistic Side Of Technology

Sienna Clark grown up with school shootings, high suicide rates, and now a pandemic, and she uses art and technology to persevere.

get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comThe East Troublesome fire in Grand County exploded east on Wednesday toward Grand Lake, prompting urgent evacuations over a broad area and creating a smoke plume so large it was visible on the Front Range.“We’ve had a lot of activity today,” Incident Commander Jake Winfield during said during a video briefing on Wednesday night.The fire, which began on Oct. 14 near Kremmling, has burned about 30,000 acres, including roughly 10,000 acres on Wednes [...]
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Snow Today, Cold Tonight

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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comAmid a historic public health crisis, something curious has happened with health insurance prices: Nothing.When state officials this month unveiled the approved rates for next year’s health insurance plans, they announced the smallest change in years. Average prices for plans in the individual market — where people shop for insurance if they don’t get coverage through an employer — are set to decline by 1.4%. Average prices in the small-group m [...]
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more news https://northdenvernews.comAt first, the child protection worker’s supervisor noticed missing notes in a handful of cases of alleged abuse and neglect. Then more cases looked suspicious, as if the caseworker’s details about checking on children and their families weren’t actually true. After an outside team — a crew of 15 caseworkers from nine counties — was dispatched to Craig to review her work, they discovered a pattern of fraudulent paperwork like nothing any of them [...]
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Colorado NewsBallot measure 2A is part of Denver’s efforts to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in the city, but some are concerned about regressive nature of the taxDenver voters this year could give the city a unique tool for fighting climate change that is unlike strategies pursued by other U.S. cities. Across the nation, local authorities are taking on responsibility for fighting the warming planet amid gridlock at the federal level. Denver’s idea is different because ballot measure [...]
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Chase Scheunert Charged With Attempted Murder In I-25 Road Rage Shooting

A 22-year-old Westminster man remains jailed on an attempted murder charge following a collision between jockeying vehicles and shots fired from one vehicle into the other earlier this month. Geoff Petrulis reports.

get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comOfficials are bracing the public for the possibility that there was widespread destruction when the East Troublesome fire swept across Grand County on Wednesday night toward Grand Lake and through an area packed with homes, lodges and other businesses.“I don’t know what we’ll see in the morning, to be honest,” a distressed-looking Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin said in a video statement posted just after 1 a.m. on Thursday. “Daylight? [...]
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Colorado Man Greg Harms Among Those Dead After Alaska Helicopter Crash

A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska’s backcountry crashed over the weekend, killing the pilot and four others, including a Colorado man. Greg Harms, of Aspen, was 52. Geoff Petrulis reports.

more news https://northdenvernews.comThe majority of the money spent in a political campaign is aimed at persuading voters to pick a certain candidate and turnout to vote.The tools of the trade are familiar: television commercials, glossy mailers, yard signs, flashy digital ads, text messages, phone calls and more.What is less visible: The entities spending the money to influence voters and the donors backing the efforts.To help voters get a better sense of who is trying to influence them, The C [...]
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Tay Anderson Says He's Open To Any Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations Surface

Denver Public School Board member Tay Anderson says he welcomes any investigation after allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman emerged over the weekend.

Colorado NewsThis story was originally published by Chalkbeat Colorado. More at chalkbeat.org.Creating mentoring programs for teachers, not just those who are new, training advocates who can represent educators of color, and requiring districtwide training. Those are some of the strategies that a group of Aurora educators proposed to improve staff diversity in the district.The Aurora school board in February passed a resolution to improve the hiring and retention of educators or c [...]
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Colorado Native Eli Sawaged Plans To Pay It Forward After Massive Betting Payday

Colorado native Eli Sawaged had the sports betting sweat, and ultimately the sports betting win, of his life last Sunday.

Colorado NewsA federal judge has exempted two churches in Colorado from safety guidelines intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 that some see as discrimination and a violation of constitutional rights to religious freedom.Denver Bible Church in Wheat Ridge and Community Baptist Church in Brighton filed a complaint in August, challenging the state’s mandate on wearing masks and its limitations on indoor gatherings, The Gazette reported.COVID-19 IN COLORADOThe latest from the coronavirus outb [...]
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70 Degrees Today, Snow Tonight

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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comThe Denver Public Schools Board, while sporting matching T-shirts, voted unanimously Thursday night to enact a historic resolution that weaves the narratives and knowledge of Black, indigenous, Latino and other communities of color into every part of the district’s curriculum.The Know Justice Know Peace Resolution, which was first announced in September, calls for consistency across the district in assessing and revising curriculum to create “trans [...]
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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comColorado is hoping to dramatically expand its coronavirus contact-tracing and notification capacity starting this weekend, with the launch of a new phone application that can alert someone if they’ve been exposed to the virus — but only if people opt into it.“This is a game-changer for us in Colorado,” said Sarah Tuneberg, the leader of Colorado’s Containment and Testing Team, which worked with tech companies Apple and Google to make the serv [...]
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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comMore cartoons from The Colorado Sun.What’d I Miss?: Presidential (third) party pooperDrew Litton: Too much Colorado wildfire to bearJim Morrissey: Colorado costumes for HalloweenWhat’d I Miss?: Days of depressionDrew Litton: Colorado’s Cameron Peak infectionWhat’d I Miss?: If Congress is broken, maybe we should stop and fix itDrew Litton: Broncos QB sing-alongDrew Litton: Colorado weather and news cycle in syncDrew Litton: Round 2 of the presid [...]
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COVID In Colorado: Spring Break Spike Means Summit County Could Move To Level Orange

Summit County is at risk of moving to level orange on the new COVID-19 dial.

Colorado NewsMyra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world.< Previous | Start from the beginning |More cartoons from The Colorado SunWhat’d I Miss?: Presidential (third) party pooperDrew Litton: Too much Colorado wildfire to bearJim Morrissey: Colorado costumes for HalloweenWhat’d I Miss?: Days of depressionDrew Litton: Colorado’s Cameron Peak i [...]
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Advocates For Gun Control Rally Outside State Capitol Days After King Soopers Shooting

A small, but passionate group gathered at the Colorado State Capitol Sunday afternoon to protest gun violence.

more news https://northdenvernews.comOur decisions to enter public service were predicated on a desire to have a say in shaping our community and even our world for the next generation. As parents, we were worried about what kind of world our children would be left with, and recent events across Colorado have only increased our concerns. Climate change, which is made worse by carbon pollution in our atmosphere, is devastating the state we all call home. And right now, we are feeling the imp [...]
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'We're Here For You': Community Gathers To Mourn Boulder Shooting Victims

Tributes to the ten victims of Monday’s shooting continue all around our state this weekend. On Saturday evening, dozens gathered outside a church in Frederick for a prayer service and candlelight vigil.

Colorado NewsOver 2,000 Colorado firefighters have been battling wildfires that have charred more than 430,000 acres since the beginning of the year. The Cameron Peak Fire overtook this summer’s Pine Gulch Fire as the largest in the state’s history, having burned over 200,000 acres of land thus far. Unfortunately, wildfires of this magnitude are increasingly common. According to the Colorado State Forest Service, the top 10 largest fires in the state’s history have occurred since 2002 [...]
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Federal Government Grants Colorado Amendments To CMAS Testing

The U.S. Department of Education approved most of Colorado lawmakers' plans to amend this year's Colorado Measures of Academic Success, also known as CMAS, tests.

Colorado NewsMost of East Grand School District’s 1,300 students have been back in school full time since the end of August, but now, with Colorado’s second-largest wildfire threatening Granby, their classes are in limbo as many teachers and students evacuate.Superintendent Frank Reeves, who was fleeing to Greeley with his wife on Thursday afternoon, anticipates that for many students, “school will be the last thing on their mind,” particularly as some students and staff members have los [...]
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Warm and Sunny Before Cold and Snow Returns

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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comGreeley Police Department Commander Rafael Gutierrez does not long for a simpler past, when dispatchers would get a call for someone threatening suicide and his only realistic option was handcuffs and a short stay on high watch in jail.Such an episode would typically be followed by a quick release back to the community, and within days or weeks, they’d receive the exact same call about the exact same person.For most of the past two years, Greeley pol [...]
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Denver Weather: Sunny and Warm Start To The Weekend

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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comEven as massive wildfires swept across northern Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday urged  state air regulators to “never take our eye from the ball of the climate crisis.”The fires that have engulfed the state for months only underscore the need to meet the state’s  goal of reducing  greenhouse gas emissions, which have been linked to climate change and  an increased fire season in the West.“We’ve had our two largest f [...]
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Last Storm Of Week Crosses Colorado Friday

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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comIn all likelihood, Iman Jodeh will win her race and be elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in District 41. And if she does, she will become the first Muslim lawmaker in the state’s history. Jodeh, a community activist and educator, is running to replace Democratic state Rep. Jovan Melton, who is term limited and last won reelection in 2018 with a nearly 30-point cushion. Democratic leaders expect Jodeh to cruise to victory in the Au [...]
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Community Vaccination Site Opens At The Ranch Events Complex In Larimer County

Gov. Jared Polis traveled to Larimer County on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of a community vaccination site at The Ranch Events Complex.

RT @LeaLovesUSA: @RepSwalwell Can someone tell me why a lot of GOP members like to hang out with the leaders of the Proud Boys? ...

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get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comFirefighters are expecting another difficult day battling the East Troublesome fire burning in Grand and Larimer counties, with continued high winds and low humidity forecast for Friday.“A little bit cooler today weather wise, but a very active fire,” Neil Livingston, the fire’s incident commander, said in a morning video briefing. “We’ve got another active fire day on our hands. We expect an active fire today.”The fire grew by 45,000 to 50 [...]
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Unsettled Weather Continues Through Friday

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more news https://northdenvernews.comIan Neligh.Ian Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting, including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He has also won numerous awards for his humorous writing. As a journalist, Neligh has flown airplanes, been dog sledding, horseback riding, run with burros, dressed up as mascots, ta [...]
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Mountain Snow Reaches The Metro Area Tonight

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more news https://northdenvernews.comIan Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting, including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He has also won numerous awards for his humorous writing. As a journalist, Neligh has flown airplanes, been dog sledding, horseback riding, run with burros, dressed up as mascots, taken part in [...]
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more news https://northdenvernews.comThe deadline to claim up to $1,800 in bonus federal unemployment benefits is today for thousands of jobless Coloradans. But political differences continued to thwart any new coronavirus relief plans from moving forward in Congress to help struggling Americans, businesses and industries.On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, pushed a $500 billion plan that included an extra $300 of weekly benefits through Dec. 27 for unemployed [...]
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Colorado NewsConversations about whether to increase public-sector support for a struggling local news industry have been taking place lately among Colorado’s journalistic community more than elsewhere.But a new story this week by a local public radio reporter shows how tax money in Colorado has been going to support journalism of a different sort.First, to recap those recent discussions about public support for media here:Last spring, community members in Longmont made national [...]
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Scott Gudmundsen Likely Avoids Jail After Holding Door-To-Door Salesmen At Gunpoint

A 66-year-old Loveland man who held two roof repair salesmen at gunpoint in belief they were Antifa operatives has pleaded guilty to a single charge of felony menacing.

get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comThe East Troublesome fire burns in Rocky Mountain National Park. (Handout from Rocky Mountain National Park)More mandatory evacuation orders were issued Saturday morning in the Estes Park area after the East Troublesome fire became “very active” overnight and started making a run toward the town.Winds in Rocky Mountain National Park, where the fire is burning, are estimated at 60 miles per hour.“Crews are in place on Bear Lake Road and will attem [...]
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Uber Driver Mark Saunders, Accused Of Sexual Assault On Passenger, Agrees To Plea Deal

Prosecutors originally charged Mark Saunders, 42, with felony sexual assault and misdemeanor sexual contact.

Colorado NewsIt’s time to bundle up and prepare for an icy cold weekend that may continue long into the week that follows.Early snow and chilly weather have made its way across northern America and forecasters warn that this is only the start. In fact, experts predict record-shattering ice-cold weather that will lay the foundation for the snowfall that will soon follow as a result of the Arctic outbreak. An Arctic outbreak refers to dangerously cold weather conditions.Incoming Arctic outbreakW [...]
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Colorado National Guard Helps Save Baby Girl During Blizzard

Thanks to the Colorado National Guard, a baby in Loveland made it through last weekend's blizzard.

more news https://northdenvernews.comYou will be intrigued to know that the residents of the Centennial state are not as concerned about their security as the other ones. Luckily, around 80% of Colorado’s cities have improved their safety for the better. Especially this year, the state witnessed a drop in the crime rate by 15% compared to the last few years. With coronavirus being omnipresent, everyone has confided themselves within the four walls of their homes. However, there’s no denying [...]
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