'Scary': Gov. Jared Polis Describes Increase In COVID Patients Hospitalized In Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis is using some strong language to describe the increase in the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Colorado.
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Gov. Jared Polis is using some strong language to describe the increase in the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Colorado.
Under Denver's public health order, updated Sept. 1, all city employees, workers in public and private schools and people who work for private employers such as hospitals, homeless shelters, childcare centers must show proof that they are vaccinated by Sept. 30.
Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado health officials announced an expansion to the state's health plans. The expansions will focus on mental health and pain management.
A salmonella outbreak tied to seafood that Denver-based Northeast Seafood Products Inc. processed or manufactured has sickened at least 82 Coloradans in 14 counties.
As the pandemic wears on, hospitals are filling up fast. A normal visit to an emergency room can mean hours of waiting before being admitted to a hospital room.
The Douglas County Health Department approved a new public order allowing families to receive exemptions from mask requirements on Friday for physical or mental health reasons.
Edora Pond in Fort Collins is closed after about 10,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Spring Creek.
The policy would allow parents to send their students to schools without masks and teachers to stop wearing one while in school.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Friday reported 890 hospitalizations patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 682 unvaccinated and 208 vaccinated. But looking deeper at the numbers, some of those, are among people who are not hospitalized for COVID-19, but who have tested positive.
With similar symptoms like fever, tiredness, cough, and shortness of breath... doctors around the Denver metro area will have another tool to determine if patients are sick with COVID-19 or influenza.
A Colorado Springs clinic can no longer take part in the state's efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines to patients.
Kits were sold to the Department of Defense and at major retailers including Amazon, CVS, Target and Walmart.
Recently announced vaccination rates for companies and government organizations have all exceeded 95% of employees complying with the orders to get vaccinated or potentially lose their job.
On Thursday, Pfizer and BioNTech officially asked the U.S. for FDA authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Some question whether the expanded vaccines will help with the outbreaks at Colorado schools.
According to UCHealth, the majority of transplant recipients and living donors are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Neither woman has received their shots.
Park rangers arrested two people on a lake in Colorado after they allegedly smashed up the inside of a nearby lodge.
A fire that has been burning in western Colorado since last month has grown substantially this week, forcing new mandatory evacuation orders and also pre-evacuation orders.
Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie said he was done dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an emotional session of public comment during a Gunnison County Commissioner's meeting.
Xcel Energy is considering another energy rate increase for customers but some Colorado regulators are calling the company's methodology into question.
A new law governing homeschool enrichment programs in Colorado is leaving some families and teachers in limbo.
A fire that has been burning in western Colorado since last month has grown substantially this week, forcing new mandatory evacuation orders and also pre-evacuation orders.
Denver opens cooling centers at all recreation centers and libraries for the upcoming heat wave from Aug. 7 through Aug. 9.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a kayaker drowned at Eleven Mile Reservoir after the watercraft flipped into the water during high winds.
Gov. Polis announces initiative to qualify for e-bike rebate up to $1,000 with the first round of registration opening on Aug. 24.
It's no secret youth sports are changing. These days, more kids are specializing in one sport at younger ages, as opposed to playing multiple sports into adolescence.
Nearly a year after identifying Burnham Yard as the preferred site for a new stadium, the Broncos say they're still on track to open a new home in 2031.
Colorado State University has signed a new multi-year partnership with adidas, making the sportswear company the official footwear, uniform, apparel and sideline partner for Rams athletics.
The Major League Baseball deadline has come and gone, and the Rockies made made several moves.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino had proposed creating a $20 billion company to run the World Cup with private investors but drew backlash that grew every day since Tuesday's announcement.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
A federal appeals court is set to consider President Trump's effort to fire two immigration judges this fall, a case that could have significant implications for federal workers.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon's attorneys wrote that Trump's animosity toward Lemon "is well documented, stretching back over a decade."
The typical American's paycheck has grown faster since 2019 than in any stretch since the early 1980s. But prices climbed nearly as fast, swallowing about 80% of the wage increase.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
A federal appeals court is set to consider President Trump's effort to fire two immigration judges this fall, a case that could have significant implications for federal workers.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon's attorneys wrote that Trump's animosity toward Lemon "is well documented, stretching back over a decade."
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz told Aaron MacLean on the "School of War" podcast that President Trump should heap more pressure on Iran — including by arming Iranians to "let them overthrow their own government."
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna that uses mRNA technology, the drugmaker announced.
At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A health professional at Metropolitan State University of Denver says exposure to wildfire smoke is more dangerous than you may think.
The typical American's paycheck has grown faster since 2019 than in any stretch since the early 1980s. But prices climbed nearly as fast, swallowing about 80% of the wage increase.
Friday's jobs report showed employers shed jobs last month, rather than adding 95,000 new hires that had been forecast by economists.
A Transportation Department proposal could obscure the cost of a plane ticket, aviation experts warn. Here's what to know.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Arizona bankers the administration won't allow "risks posed by the extension of financial services to illegal aliens."
An accident that sent two passengers tumbling from a chairlift at Vail was caused by components that were improperly installed when the lift was built nearly two decades ago, according to a state investigation.
For the first time, court photos show the inside of a Commerce City home where authorities found three children, 31 dogs, two cats and two guinea pigs living last fall.
A series of sports photos have become treasured memories for a grieving community.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.