Author: Zack Newman
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Colorado sees increase in DUI deaths while enforcement drops
Impaired driving crashes killed hundreds of people on Colorado’s roads from 2013 to 2023. The number of deaths has increased 41% in that decade, according to a Denver Gazette review of Colorado Department of Transportation data. The Denver Gazette found that, at the same time, impaired driving enforcement has gone down. Both DUI arrests and…
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U.S. DOT could punish airlines for breaking wheelchairs under new proposed rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced new proposed rule changes Thursday that are designed to protect disabled passengers on airplanes. Under the proposed rule, airlines would be punished for any “mishandled” devices. “This makes it clear and direct that that is a violation that allows DOT much more straightforwardly to hold airlines accountable when there…
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Data shows more people are getting abortions in Colorado – the most since 1985
A higher percentage of 2022 abortions were performed on out-of-state residents than in previous years
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Colorado nursing homes fined for COVID lapses, but also paid bonuses
More than 100 Colorado nursing homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks were fined for poor infection control and other pandemic-related failures — but those very same facilities also pocketed financial bonuses tied to infection rates, a 9Wants to Know investigation discovered. The fines and bonuses all came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
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New Colorado coronavirus outbreaks include Top Golf, schools, fire station
DENVER — There have been 624 COVID-19 outbreaks in Colorado since the pandemic began in March, and 156 of them are still listed as active. The outbreaks have happened everywhere from schools to restaurants to summer camps. There are 9,611 confirmed cases, and 2,922 probable cases, tied to 624 outbreaks in Colorado. Confirmed deaths connected…
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New Colorado coronavirus outbreaks include Colorado Springs restaurant
DENVER — New outbreaks of the novel coronavirus have been reported at multiple Colorado restaurants, a church, a popular hotel and even a rural fair, according to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Since COVID-19 was first confirmed in Colorado in early March, there have been 561 outbreaks of COVID-19.…