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• Coronavirus In Colorado: Resources Available For Older Adults Who Need To Stay At Home

  30-03-2020 23:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Older adults are by far the most susceptible to the coronavirus, the Area Agency on Aging is a great resource to help during these difficult times.
  It’s important that Colorado residents over the age of 60 follow that guidelines that have been laid out by government and health officials:
  –Stay Home–Use the Special Hours at Stores–Seek Medical Care If You Need It–Stay Connected with Friends & Family— Keep Moving
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: Arizona Nurses Fly In To Help Out In Greeley

  30-03-2020 23:14
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Nurses from Arizona are now in Greeley to help their counter-parts at Banner Health. They arrived at North Colorado Medical Center Sunday.
  (credit: Banner Health)
  Swift Aviation donated a private jet so the nurses could make the journey with limited exposure to coronavirus.
  Banner shifted the nurses because the number of cases in Northern Colorado was increasing while there was not as much activity in Arizona.
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  Ten critical care staff members
  
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• ‘Heap Of Trouble’: Driver Caught Going 128 mph On Interstate 25 In Thornton

  30-03-2020 23:11
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) — With all of Colorado under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, there may be more temptation to speed on the open roads. But police are warning that it could land you in a “heap of trouble.” The Thornton Police Department busted a driver going 128 mph on Interstate 25. That’s 73 mph over the speed limit.Many of our fellow law enforcement agencies have been posting excessive speed tickets. Well, let us join the conversation. Southbo
  
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• Coronavirus Puts Aurora’s Search For Police Chief On Hold

  30-03-2020 23:10
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The coronavirus outbreak has put the city of Aurora’s search for a new police chief on hold. The city stopped taking applications on March 20 and is now reviewing applications.
  However, it is waiting to do any final interviews or hold public forums. Originally the city had hoped to do those interviews in April and May.
  Vanessa Wilson (credit: Aurora Police)
  Interim Chief Vanessa Wilson will lead the department until a new chief is selected.
  Officer Nate Me
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: Denver & Jeffco Public Schools Make Changes To Grab & Go Meal Times

  30-03-2020 22:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4)- Denver Public Schools is making changes to the times when they provide meals to students during the coronavirus pandemic. Families can now pick up breakfast and lunch per student between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at several locations.
  See those locations here.
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  Jeffco Public Schools also changed their meal schedule effective Monday.
  Grab-and-go sites will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Two breafasts and two lunches will be provided to e
  
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• Garth Brooks And Trisha Yearwood Bring ‘Garth & Trisha Live!’ To CBS On April 1st

  30-03-2020 22:32
  
  Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, will appear in the new primetime special Garth & Trisha Live! coming to CBS on Wednesday, April 1st starting at 9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT. In the upcoming special, Brooks and Yearwood will perform live from their home recording studio, Studio G, providing an intimate concert for viewers looking for the comfort and shared joy of music during this difficult time as the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooks and Yearwood bring their unique blend
  
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• Coronavirus Now Claiming Lives Of Colorado Patients Under 50

  30-03-2020 22:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – People who are under 50 years of age are now among those who have died from coronavirus in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis made the announcement on Monday afternoon during a news conference, calling it and every other of Colorado’s fatal COVID-19 cases “tragic.”
  Gov. Jared Polis (credit: CBS)
  “It shows the severity of this virus for people of all ages,” Polis said.
  At least two patients in their 40s are now among the 51 people who have died. (Polis
  
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• “Synergy is my Netflix right now”: Nuggets president Tim Connelly diving into draft preparation

  30-03-2020 21:59
  
  Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly doesn’t know how to be stationary.
  He estimates that the coronavirus pandemic has kept him idle for longer than at any time since he broke into the profession in 1996. It’s been nearly three weeks since the NBA shutdown.
  So what’s he been doing?
  “Lots and lots of video,” Connelly said, citing the video index that catalogs every NBA game and virtually all NCAA games. “Synergy is my Netflix right now.&rdquo
  
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• Woman allegedly spits on Arvada cop, tells him, “There’s some corona for you”

  30-03-2020 21:36
  
  Brenda Johnson
  A woman arrested on suspicion of drunken driving spit on an Arvada police officer and said, “There’s some Corona for you, now all you need is a lime,” according to an Arvada Police Department news release.
  Brenda Johnson, 62, was arrested Sunday for investigation of second-degree assault on a peace officer, driving under the influence, hit-and-run and several other traffic charges, the news release said.
  Johnson was involved in a crash with four parked cars aroun
  
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• Free Online Resource For Teaching Kids About Weather And Climate At Home

  30-03-2020 21:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – If you’ve suddenly found yourself at home and facing the challenge of how to teach your kids science, specifically about weather and climate, here’s a link to a great at home resource from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.
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  The website is called Kids’ Crossing and it has links to a variety of topics that range from stuff you see in the sky, including clouds, the sun and all of the really great colors, to invaluable info
  
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• Singer John Prine is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator, his wife says

  30-03-2020 21:12
  
  NEW YORK — John Prine is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms, his wife, Fiona Whelan Prine said Monday.
  The singer-songwriter’s family said Sunday that Prine was critically ill. Fiona Prine’s message Monday on social media, suggested his condition had improved overnight. Prine remains hospitalized.I have recovered from Covid-19. We are humbled by the outpouring of love for me and John and our precious family
  
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• ‘There’s Some Corona For You’: DUI Suspect Brenda Johnson Spits On Arvada Police Officer

  30-03-2020 21:04
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) — A 62-year-old woman suspected of driving under the influence spit on a officer in Arvada on Sunday morning, investigators said. Brenda Johnson was quoted as saying, “There’s some Corona for you, now all you need is a lime.”
  (credit: Arvada Police)
  Police were called to the 6,000 block of Olde Wadsworth Boulevard at 7:22 a.m. Sunday, after a report of a driver crashing into four parked cars. They found Johnson behind the wheel of the suspect vehicle
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: First COVID-19 Patient Under 40 Dies In The State

  30-03-2020 20:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time in Colorado, someone in the state who is under 40 years old has died from coronavirus. Gov. Jared Polis made the announcement on Monday afternoon during a news conference, calling it and every other of Colorado’s fatal COVID-19 cases “tragic.”
  Gov. Jared Polis (credit: CBS)
  “It shows the severity of this virus for people of all ages,” Polis said.
  Polis went on to say that between 80% and 85% of people who test positive don&rs
  
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• Colorado sees first coronavirus death of someone under 40 as statewide toll reaches 51

  30-03-2020 20:53
  
  The first person under the age of 40 in Colorado has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday during a mid-day press conference.
  “Again showing the severity of this virus for people of all ages,” he said, before emphasizing that about 80% of COVID-19 of cases do not require hospitalization and will self-resolve.
  Polis announced new statewide numbers — a partial count, since full data is usually made public around 4 p.m. each day — an
  
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• TSA screening officer at Denver airport tests positive for coronavirus

  30-03-2020 20:50
  
  A Transportation Security Administration screening officer at Denver International Airport tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
  The employee did not work at the airport’s passenger security checkpoint and likely had little to no contact with travelers, TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers said.
  The employee, who is now home resting, was last at work on March 21, and worked in baggage screening, Dankers said.The employee worked from 4 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mar
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: National Jewish Health Asks Volunteers To Make Masks

  30-03-2020 20:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) — You’ve heard about the shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. Now a hospital in Denver is asking volunteers to sew masks for people who have or may have COVID-19. National Jewish Health posted a pattern and instructions for the type of mask they’d prefer to have.
  (credit: National Jewish Health)
  “Due to the current mask shortage, we may choose to give homemade masks to those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to lower
  
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• Coronavirus Outbreak: King Soopers Worker In Colorado Springs Tests Positive

  30-03-2020 20:13
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – An employee at a King Soopers grocery store in Colorado Springs has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee works at the store at 6930 North Academy Boulevard, at the intersection with East Woodmen Road.
  The last shift the employee had at the store was on Saturday, according to El Paso County Public Health. The department says the person “worked several days while experiencing symptoms” before getting a positive test. They said they learned o
  
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• A high-altitude guide to high-stress baking

  30-03-2020 20:10
  
  Only a month ago, you may have balked at the idea of baking and eating four dozen cookies every other day. But now, in the lonesome anarchy that is our coronavirus-induced quarantines, it doesn’t seem like nearly enough, does it? If the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2020 isn’t “stress-baking” (OK, that’s actually two words, but still), then they’re self-quarantining all wrong.
  Yes, our new normal involves overserving ourselves at Zoom happy hours, using
  
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• Colorado Weather: NWS Pueblo To Offer Free Online Storm Spotter Training Tuesday

  30-03-2020 20:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – As we’ve seen with so many public gatherings in recent days, the COVID-19 virus has forced the National Weather Service to cancel their annual Skywarn classes, including dozens that were scheduled around Colorado during the months of March and April. These classes teach interested citizens to be a trained storm spotter.
  Large hail fell in Castle Rock late Saturday afternoon as a severe t-storm passed through Douglas County. (credit: Zachary Canady)
  Classes typically l
  
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• Coronavirus puts Karl Dorrell’s first spring football practices with CU Buffs in jeopardy

  30-03-2020 20:04
  
  Karl Dorrell’s first spring game with the Buffs likely won’t be in the spring — if it happens at all.
  CU can’t hold any organized team activities through May 31 as part of a Pac-12 mandate issued Monday morning, in response to the spread of coronavirus.
  The Buffs have yet to begin spring football practices, one of three conference teams — all with new coaches — who had yet to start their spring calendars.
  CU’s spring game had been slated for April 25 at
  
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• Hay fever or coronavirus? For allergy sufferers, a season of worry.

  30-03-2020 19:48
  
  HAMBURG, Pa. — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia in the air.
  For millions of seasonal allergy sufferers, the annual onset of watery eyes and scratchy throats is bumping up against the global spread of a new virus that produces its own constellation of respiratory symptoms. Forecasters are predicting a brutal spring allergy season for swaths of the U.S. at the same time that COVID-19 cases are rising dramatically.
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• Kiszla vs. O’Halloran: Who throws more touchdowns in 2020: Drew Lock or Tom Brady?

  30-03-2020 19:28
  
  Kiz: I’ve been day-dreaming about football. How about you? While sports is on hiatus, I know that fans like to wrap themselves in the comfort of classic games from the past. (Peyton Manning 51, Tony Romo 48 in 2013 is a personal favorite.) But for me, imagining what’s next is a more engrossing and invigorating way to fill the time. So I ask: Will Broncos quarterback Drew Lock put up bigger numbers this season than Tom Brady does wearing a Tampa Bay Bucs jersey?
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• Macy’s to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers

  30-03-2020 19:12
  
  NEW YORK — Macy’s will furlough a majority of its 130,000 workers with its stores dark.
  The company on Monday said it is transitioning to an “absolute minimum workforce” needed to maintain basic operations.
  Online operations won’t be hit as hard.
  Related Articles Colorado’s unemployment rate is poised to double in less than three weeks. Here’s what you need to know. As coronavirus surveillance escalates, personal privacy plummets Would a free milkshake g
  
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• Trader Joe’s Temporarily Closes Store In Denver After Worker Gets Coronavirus

  30-03-2020 19:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) — The Trader Joe’s on Colorado Boulevard in Denver is temporarily closed because a team member tested positive for COVID-19. Store officials said that worker was last in the store on Mar. 23.
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  The location, which includes the wine store, shut down to clean and sanitize as a precautionary measure.
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  Another location in New York City also closed for the same reason. There is no word on when they plan to re-open.
  
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• ‘Sunny’ Brightens Spirits By Delivering Essentials During Coronavirus Pandemic

  30-03-2020 18:50
  
  MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) — A golden retriever named Sunny is brightening spirits in Manitou Springs during the statewide stay-at-home order. Sunny’s owner trained him to make special trips to a neighbor’s house during the coronavirus pandemic.
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  Renee Hellman depends on oxygen to breathe and can’t risk getting sick. Hellman makes a list of the items she needs and Sunny comes by, picks up the list and brings it to his owner. Sunny’s owner goes shopping for t
  
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• Forward Tyler Bey Will Leave Colorado Buffaloes, Enter NBA Draft

  30-03-2020 18:40
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Tad Boyle has a big hole to fill if the Colorado Buffaloes hope make another run at the NCAA tournament next season. On Sunday, junior forward Tyler Bey announced that he will enter the NBA Draft. 
  Tres Tinkle of the Oregon State Beavers drives against Tyler Bey of the Colorado Buffaloes in 2019. (credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
  “Ever since I picked up a basketball, it’s been my dream to play in the NBA,” said Bey on his instagram acco
  
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• Greeley Police Investigating Reports Of Impersonators Stopping Drivers During Coronavirus Pandemic

  30-03-2020 18:18
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) — The Greeley Police Department is investigating reports of people impersonating officers in the past week. In one case, a man in a traffic vest reportedly had drivers pull into an area blocked off by cones and asked them why they were violating the statewide stay-at-home order. All the reports described unmarked vehicles with red and blue lights mounted on the dashboard, according to police.
  On Friday, Mar. 27, just before 5 a.m., police got a report of a man conduct
  
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• Coronavirus Outbreak: Interest In Doomsday Shelters Surges In Colorado

  30-03-2020 18:13
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A doomsday shelter in Colorado is getting a spike in interest due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fortitude Ranch in the Colorado Springs area is stockpiled with food, semi-automatic weapons and designated bunkers.
  Fortitude Ranch (credit: CBS)
  It’s described on its brochure as “a survival community equipped to survive any type of disaster and long term loss of law and order,” and its location is a secret to those who aren’t members.
  Fo
  
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• Teddy Bears Start Popping Up In Windows Of Colorado Homes

  30-03-2020 17:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents in Colorado Springs are placing teddy bears in their windows to give children something to smile about during the coronavirus pandemic. This trend is inspired by a 1989 children’s book called “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.”
  Some are participating because they want their neighbors who have been deemed “essential workers” to see some joy on their way out of their homes. Others say they decorated their windows so fam
  
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• ‘Hoping It Doesn’t Cost Any Games’: NFL Agents Preparing For Potential NFL Offseason Changes Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  30-03-2020 16:49
  
  (CBS Local)- With the calendar about to flip to April, the NFL offseason is supposed to begin ramping up in earnest. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, that is clearly not going to be the case.
  The league has said that this year’s Draft, scheduled for the weekend of April 23rd-25th, will go on as scheduled, albeit in a more virtual form. Aside from the draft, teams with new head coaches were theoretically allowed to begin offseason workout programs April 6th. Teams that had returnin
  
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• Water World Holds Virtual Job Fair

  30-03-2020 16:10
  
  FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4) – Water World is looking for summer employees, and plans to hold a virtual job fair on Monday afternoon. It will take place at 1 p.m. and will be done through Zoom.
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  The water park located in Federal Heights is scheduled to open in late May as planned.
  Get more information about working at Water World at waterworldcolorado.com.
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  Denver’s other large theme park — Elitch Gardens — has pushed back its scheduled opening
  
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• Denver Weather: First Of Two Storms This Week Arrives Today. It’s The Weaker Of The Two

  30-03-2020 15:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A storm system moving across Colorado on Monday will bring minimal impacts. Skies will be mostly cloudy but temperatures won’t change much compared to Sunday. Snow showers are likely in the mountains but any rain in the Denver metro area will be limited.
  Denver officially reached 55 degrees on Sunday. Monday could end up being a few degrees warmer. But while it may feel similar, it will look different thanks to the all the clouds.
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  A few light rain shower
  
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• Denver Weather: First Of 2 Storms This Week Arrives Monday. It’s The Weaker Of The Two

  30-03-2020 15:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A storm system moving across Colorado on Monday will bring minimal impacts. Skies will be mostly cloudy but temperatures won’t change much compared to Sunday. Snow showers are likely in the mountains but any rain in the Denver metro area will be limited.
  Denver officially reached 55 degrees on Sunday. Monday could end up being a few degrees warmer. But while it may feel similar, it will look different thanks to the all the clouds.
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: Denver Center Costume Designers Hand-Craft Masks

  30-03-2020 14:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – After Gov. Jared Polis issued a stay-at-home order, staff with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts are now working to use their artistic talents to help the medical community. Costume designers like Meghan Doyle and Kevin Copenhaver are spending their time at home hand-crafting masks.
  Meghan Doyle and Kevin Copenhaver (credit: CBS)
  The masks are made out of old costume material from previous performances. Doyle told CBS4’s Dillon Thomas she hoped the handmade ma
  
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• After Cruise And Quarantine, Sister And Brother-In Law Return To A Changed Colorado

  30-03-2020 13:43
  
  (CBS4) – Two Coloradans are back home after they were stuck on the Grand Princess cruise ship for more than a week and quarantined for even longer.
  The Grand Princess cruise ship at the Port of Oakland in California on March 9. (credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
  “I never thought that when I got on that ship on Feb. 21, that when I left the ship the world would not be the world as it is,” Sherri Pe’a said.
  CBS4 first interviewed Pe’a, of Aurora, and her
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: Parker Company Ramps Up Hand Sanitizer Production To Help

  30-03-2020 13:18
  
  Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Asked To Ramp Up Production To Help
  PARKER, Colo., (CBS4) – As the coronavirus continues to spread, a critical need for health care workers and first responders is hand sanitizer. Currently, a Colorado company that already makes the product is being asked to ramp up production to help the state’s response.
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  For almost two decades, OraLabs in Parker has mass produced personal hygiene products such as hand sanitizer, lip balm, toothpaste,
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: YMCA Of Metro Denver Offering Free Child Care

  30-03-2020 07:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)- The YMCA of Metro Denver announced free full day child care for first responders, medical professionals and essential employees. The child care is available even if you are not a member of the YMCA.
  Officials say the children will sanitize their hands when they arrive and throughout the day. Nurses will be on call if staff feel a child has symptoms of coronavirus.
  RELATED: Latest Updates On The Coronavirus Outbreak In Colorado
  Staff will provide arts and crafts, physical acti
  
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• Activists Want Controversial Reservoir’s Public Meetings Postponed

  30-03-2020 04:33
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Plans for damming a section of the Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins to create a reservoir advanced another step Wednesday with Larimer County’s approval of a permit application.
  But those who oppose the project claim they will have little opportunity to voice their complaints.
  To neither side’s apparent satisfaction, two hearings for collecting public input have been tentatively scheduled for early May and early June.
  Colorado is presentl
  
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• Colorado High County Parking Lots Continue To Fill Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

  30-03-2020 00:51
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Signs are posted warning people to not park along Loveland and Berthoud Passes, but that’s not stopping a lot of people from packing into parking lots, making social distancing a challenge. Despite the warnings to stay away, parking lots along popular backcountry ski and snowboarding areas are full.
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  “Too many days caught inside the house. Wanted to get out and get a fresh breath of air,” Zak Clark, a Summit County resident, told
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: Activists Want Controversial Reservoir’s Public Meetings Postponed

  30-03-2020 00:33
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) — Plans for damming a section of the Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins to create a reservoir advanced another step Wednesday with Larimer County’s approval of a permit application.
  But those who oppose the project claim they will have little opportunity to voice their complaints.
  To neither side’s apparent satisfaction, two hearings for collecting public input have been tentatively scheduled for early May and early June.
  Colorado is presently und
  
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• Coronavirus Update: Positive Cases Up By 246 In Colorado

  30-03-2020 00:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The number of positive coronavirus cases in Colorado ticked up slightly on March 29 to 2,307 — up from 2,061 on Saturday. Hospitalizations increased to 326, up from 274 a day earlier, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
  Forty-seven Coloradans have died from the virus.
  The total number of tests administered increased by nearly 1,200 to 14,470.
  RELATED: Latest Updates On The Coronavirus Outbreak In Colorado
  Denver County reports 4
  
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• Coronavirus In Colorado: YMCA Of Metro Denver Offering Free Childcare

  30-03-2020 00:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)- The YMCA of Metro Denver announced free full day childcare for first responders, medical professionals and essential employees. The childcare is available even if you are not a member of the YMCA.
  Officials say the children will sanitize their hands when they arrive and throughout the day. Nurses will be on call if staff feel a child has symptoms of coronavirus.
  RELATED: Latest Updates On The Coronavirus Outbreak In Colorado
  Staff will provide arts and crafts, physical activi
  
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