Snow at DIA delays, cancels more than 580 flights

Snow at DIA delays, cancels more than 580 flights

A wallop of wet snow and fog Friday at Denver International Airport has delayed or canceled more than 580 flights. DIA airlines had delayed 576 flights and canceled six as of 1 p.m., according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. Travelers on Southwest Airlines faced 280 delays. United reported 126 delays, and SkyWest had 74. Frontier…

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Injured baby owl rescued near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield

Injured baby owl rescued near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield

An injured baby great horned owl that was discovered and reported to Broomfield police near the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield on Tuesday is expected to fully recover, according to Broomfield animal services officers. Broomfield Police Department’s Animal Services unit found the owlet near a hangar with several broken feathers, according to Broomfield police…

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Colorado law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony didn’t reduce overdose deaths, study finds

Colorado law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony didn’t reduce overdose deaths, study finds

Colorado’s law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony had almost no effect on overdose deaths, but may have discouraged people from sticking with treatment for opioid addiction, an initial study of the legislation’s impact found. House Bill 1326, which passed in 2022, lowered the threshold for felony charges to one gram…

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Dean shot at East High School in 2023 sues DPS over “nightmare that could have been prevented”

Dean shot at East High School in 2023 sues DPS over “nightmare that could have been prevented”

An administrator injured in the 2023 shooting inside East High School sued Denver Public Schools this week, alleging Colorado’s largest district failed to provide adequate training on student searches and knew the shooter “had an affinity for guns and ammunition.” The lawsuit was filed ahead of the second anniversary of student Austin Lyle’s shooting of…

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Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries

Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Elbert County’s Elizabeth School District to restore library books the district banned by next week, prohibiting the district from further restrictions on access to books that the school board objects to politically. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction stating the banned books must be…

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