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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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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