Author: Lisa Walton
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Gyms, pools, bowling alleys allowed to reopen in Colorado with new guidelines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state health department issued new guidelines for personal and outdoor recreation sites Thursday. Under the near guidelines, indoor gyms, indoor fitness classes, recreation centers, bowling alleys, pools, and indoor sports facilities are allowed to open at reduced capacity and with appropriate safety precautions, including…
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Colorado National Guard plans helicopter flyovers across state for Memorial Day
– PHOTOS: Remembering our Colorado Springs-area veterans. The Colorado National Guard is planning a helicopter flyover to salute military heroes, healthcare workers and first responders— especially those working with the nation’s veterans, a Sunday news release said. The helicopters are expected to fly over Colorado Springs around 11:30 a.m. A CH-47 Chinook, two UH-60 Black Hawks,…
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Suzanne Morphew case: Authorities conclude 3-day search of Salida property
Authorities investigating the disappearance of Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew have concluded a search of a property east of Salida, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said in a release Sunday. Investigators with CBI, the FBI and the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office searched several locations on the property over the weekend, but were unable to make any…
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Colorado Springs Walmart employee tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of a Walmart located at 707 S. 8th St. in Colorado Springs tested positive for COVID-19, El Paso County Public Health officials said Thursday. “There is not a confirmed outbreak that we are aware of, and that is the only employee we are aware of who tested positive at this point in time,”…
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Coronavirus outbreaks reported at Colorado Springs Walmart, Goodwill store
Employees at a Walmart and a Goodwill store in Colorado Springs have tested positive for coronavirus, El Paso County Public Health and store officials announced Monday. The county health department issued a news release to notify customers of the Walmart at 1575 Space Center Dr. about the outbreak. Several employees tested positive for COVID-19, the…
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Safer at home in Colorado: What’s opening, what’s staying closed this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save – PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Gov. Jared Polis is relaxing social distancing restrictions in the state starting Monday, but has emphasized that COVID-19 is still a threat and that Colorado is not “in any way be going back to normal.” On Sunday, the…
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Colorado’s stay-at-home order expires Sunday. Here are 11 things to know.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save – PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday that he’ll allow the stay-at-home order to expire on Sunday. Starting April 27, the state will transition into a new phase of social distancing, referred to by the governor as the Safer…
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Polis says stay-at-home order will expire Sunday, outlines first phase for reopening the state
As Colorado exceeded 10,000 positive cases of COVID-19 Monday, Gov. Jared Polis confirmed the statewide stay-at-home order will be lifted on schedule, but said social distancing and other precautionary measures, including mask-wearing, should continue to be practiced as the state transitions into the “Safer at Home” phase on Monday. This new phase of social distancing…
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Thunderbirds to honor Air Force graduates, first responders in series of flyovers across Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Air Force Thunderbirds will honor Colorado’s healthcare workers, first responders and military members with a series of Colorado flyovers following the Air Force Academy’s graduation flyover this weekend. A formation of eight F-16 Fighting Falcons out of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada will…
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1,500-acre wildfire near La Junta 95% contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A wildfire east of La Junta that burned an estimated 1,500 acres and prompted the evacuation of residents in the area is now 95 percent contained, The Otero County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday afternoon in a Tweet. Early Sunday, the flare up shut down U.S.…