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Omicron expected to become dominant COVID-19 variant in Colorado
Nurses administer COVID-19 tests at a testing site in Aurora.File photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado DENVER | The delta variant is still the most prevalent COVID-19 variant circulating in Colorado but that is expected to change over the next several weeks,...
COVID-19 outbreak at Lake County jail subsiding
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Lake County jail in late November -- which led to more than 100 cases among inmates and staff -- appears to be subsiding, officials say. Just two jail employees and three inmates remain in coronavirus-related quarantine, Lake County Deputy...
Windstorm recovery likely to be long, Colorado Springs Utilities discusses long-term solutions
Cleaning up after hurricane-force winds tore up Colorado Springs — pushing over mature trees, downing fences and cutting power — is in some ways just getting started a week after the storm swept through.Colorado Springs city crews were still removing trees blocking...
Colorado schools’ winter break offers window to prepare for omicron
Nearly 29% of Colorado children aged 5 to 11 have been vaccinated against COVID. | Emily Elconin / Chalkbeat Gov. Jared Polis is urging parents to get their children vaccinated and schools to ramp up testing to reduce disruptions in January from the highly...
Colorado basketball game against Kansas canceled due to COVID-19 protocols
It doesn’t look as if it will be a happy holiday break for the Colorado men’s basketball team. On Tuesday evening, less than two hours before the scheduled tipoff against No. 7 Kansas at the CU Events Center, the university announced the cancellation of the...
Ski and Snowboard Club Vail claims six podium finishes at Colorado Ski Cup
Kai Ogawa charging down the giant slalom course at Monday's Colorado Ski Cup in the opening day of competition at Golden Peak for the 2021-2022 season. SSCV/Courtesy photo The FIS Colorado Ski Cup, which took place on Monday and Tuesday, marked the first races at...
How Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence could be shortened by the court, and the power Colorado’s governor has to intervene
The 110-year prison sentence imposed on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos for causing a fiery Interstate 70 wreck west of Denver that killed four people has stoked international outrage and prompted calls for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ to intervene. Jefferson County prosecutors...
Hundreds of Colorado children are awaiting adoption. State officials are asking for new funding to find them homes.
The list of foster children who legally belong to the state of Colorado has 533 names. Among them is a 15-year-old girl who has lived in 26 places since she went into foster care and became available for adoption at age 10. Another is a 19-year-old man who has spent...
This Colorado bilingual educator left school in fifth grade. Now she is passionate about helping students learn.
The Colorado Association for Bilingual Education recognized a para-educator this year after more than 20 years working with young students in Aurora schools. | Yesenia Robles / Chalkbeat Guillermina McLean loves working with her kindergarten students who don’t speak...