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Colorado House approves bill to restore state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
DENVER — Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives on Sunday passed Senate Bill 25B-2, which would restore Medicaid funding using state money for reproductive health care providers, namely Planned Parenthood. The 43-19 party-line vote...
Colorado 2025 Season Preview: Running Backs
Ralphie Report - Colorado
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August 25, 2025
Welcome to our 2025 Colorado Football Season Preview! We’re going audio first this year and offering a podcast episode for each part of the Buffs going into the opener against Georgia Tech. We’re going position by position, group by group, talking...
Health insurance affordability is not just policy – it’s a deeply human issue
The Durango Herald - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
Colorado’s Western Slope faces a daunting health care affordability crisis as private insurance premiums for 2026 threaten to skyrocket. × Preliminary filings with the Colorado Division of Insurance show regional rate increases nearing 40%, for...
Chief of Colorado's guardianship office resigns amid reports of 'toxic' workplace, high turnover
The Gazette - Colorado
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After almost six years and after accusations by numerous employees of a toxic work environment, the director of the state’s Office of Public Guardianship, Sophia Alvarez, has resigned. The OPG board was scheduled to meet on Aug. 18 to discuss an...
Officials crack down on multibillion-dollar industry by implementing ban on unregulated items: 'It's a health and safety issue'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 25, 2025
"People don't know what they're putting in their bodies." by Geri MilevaAugust 25, 2025 The city of Aurora, Colorado, approved an ordinance to ban gray-market products, a step set to take effect to protect health and safety in the city. The Denver...
Injured hiker rescued in south Denver metro area after falling 20 feet
CBS 4 - Colorado
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A hiker was hospitalized on Sunday after they fell 20 feet in a mountain park in the southern Denver metro area. South Metro Fire Rescue Firefighters were called to the scene in Daniels Park in Sedalia around 4 p.m. and were able to make contact...
Elevated Community Health’s 1st pickleball tournament draws strong turnout
Summit Daily News - Colorado
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Elevated Community Health recently hosted its first Elevated Paddle Battle Pickleball Tournament at Carter Park in Breckenridge. The three-day event, held from Aug. 15-17, brought together 110 passionate pickleball players across men’s, women’s...
Colorado Springs area nonprofit community fundraising events starting Aug. 24
The Gazette - Colorado
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August Equine Tack and Rummage Sale — To benefit StableStrides, 4-7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, StableStrides at Latigo Equestrian Center, 13620 Halleluiah Trail; stablestrides.org. An Evening of Inspirational Word...
Denver paramedic to walk daughter down the aisle with help of rare surgery
CBS 4 - Colorado
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A Colorado father with a spinal cord injury is working to fulfill his dream of walking his daughter down the aisle. Thanks to a Denver neurosurgeon, it might just be possible. Every father's wish is to walk his daughter down the aisle; it becomes...
Colorado wildfires: Western Slope fires continue to grow ahead of forecasted rain storms
The Canon City Daily Record - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek, according to the National Weather Service....
Colorado lawmakers trade accusations on tax policy in special session
CBS 4 - Colorado
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The cooler weather on Saturday did nothing to bring down the temperature inside the Colorado State Capitol, where tempers flared on day three of a special legislative session. Gov. Jared Polis called the legislature back to work to close a $750...
Colorado Springs Police investigating shooting that injured one person Saturday night
KOAA News 5 - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department were sent to the 500 block of N Murray Blvd after a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found multiple...
One person shot, wounded in east Colorado Springs
The Gazette - Colorado
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A person was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Saturday, according to an online blotter post by the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police responded to a shots fired call at 8:15 p.m. in the 500 block of North...
Alleged wrong-way DUI driver sends 2 people to hospital in 3-car crash
CBS 4 - Colorado
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Two people were taken to the hospital after a driver allegedly drove the wrong way while drunk on Interstate 25 near Denver early Sunday morning, causing a three-car crash. A responding police officer's patrol car was then also struck, but no one...
Health Risks From Dollar Lake Wildfire Impact Wyoming Residents
Mix 95.1 - North Dakota
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August 24, 2025
With a fresh wildfire in western Wyoming and smoke billowing into the state from neighboring fires, an Air Quality Alert is in affect for portions of Wyoming. THERE IS AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY IN WYOMING The following...
Former WWE manager recovering from life-threatening medical emergency
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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August 24, 2025
Former WWE wrestler and manager Abraham Washington recently required emergency surgery with complications from the procedure nearly taking his life. According to his longtime partner on Instagram, the 47-year-old Washington (Brian Josse) was...
Colorado House approves six bills on third day of special session
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
The Colorado House of Representatives gave final approval to six bills Saturday, sending them to the Senate for consideration as part of the ongoing special legislative session. The bills focus on raising additional state tax revenue to help close...
Colorado must learn how to protect itself from Trump (Editorial)
Daily Camera - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
It should come as no surprise at all that President Donald Trump’s so-called Big, Beautiful Bill is already wreaking havoc here in Colorado. The multipronged devastation that the bill will cause will surely come into sharper relief as time goes...
One dead, two injured after early morning crash in Colorado Springs
KKTV - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - One person is dead after a traffic crash early Sunday morning. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers were dispatched at 2:15 a.m. to the 2300 block of East Platte Avenue. Police said...
‘Cotter remains on the hook for the harm that it caused:’ Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser takes in history of Lincoln Park/Cotter Superfund site
The Canon City Daily Record - Colorado
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August 23, 2025
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser met with Community Advisory Group members Friday to discuss something they’ve been battling for years. Clean up of the Lincoln Park/Cotter Superfund site. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser meets with...