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Daily horoscope for April 20, 2024

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Get your daily horoscope for April 20, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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Former Jefferson County high school paraprofessional charged with child sex assault

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Lakewood police arrested a 31-year-old former former Brady Exploration High School paraprofessional on suspicion of child sex assault by a person in a position of trust, sexual exploitation of a child and other charges.

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One killed, two injured in crash on Berthoud Pass, U.S. 40 reopens

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One person was killed and two people injured in a head-on crash on Berthoud Pass, closing U.S. 40 in both directions with no estimated time of reopening, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Friday, Apr 19

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CU Boulder nearly doubles number of female engineering students in two decades

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In 2023, 30% of all undergraduate engineering students were female at the University of Colorado Boulder compared to 18% in 2003. Of the freshmen that came into engineering during the fall of 2023, 41% were female, up from 14% two decades…

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Former Poudre school paraprofessional sentenced to more than 12 years for assaulting disabled students

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A former Poudre School District paraprofessional was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and two years in jail after pleading guilty to assault on an at-risk person, harassment and child abuse for hitting disabled students as they…

Colorado governor signs “for-cause” eviction protections into law. Here’s what they’ll do.

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Gov. Jared Polis signed "for-cause" eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U.S. state to enact the policy that's aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants.

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Ukraine and Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

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With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support.

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12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who began campaigning for gun safety after she was nearly killed in a mass shooting, will be among those speaking at the vigil. So will Nathan Hochhalter, whose sister Anne Marie was paralyzed…

Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year

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Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in willing cities -- the third time in a year legislators have killed the proposal.

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FAA investigating after Rockies coach plays pilot on United charter flight

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A viral video showing a Colorado Rockies baseball coach in the cockpit of an United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto sparked a federal investigation, officials confirmed Friday.

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US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

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By FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked…

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The Latest | Jury selection in Trump’s hush money trial shifts to picking alternates

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Lawyers in former President Donald Trump's hush money case have shifted their attention to picking alternates. Jury selection in Trump's hush money trial resumed Friday after 12 jurors and one alternate were sworn in Thursday afternoon.…

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Colorado weather: Spring snow sweeps across the state Friday, Saturday

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A mix of rain and snow will sweep across the state Friday, before turning into only snow overnight, according to National Weather Service forecasters.

Reform of Colorado courts’ competency system on chopping block at statehouse, supporters say

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State lawmakers have yet to fund an $11 million effort to reform Colorado's long-troubled competency system, raising alarm among supporters as the end of the legislative session looms.

Jay Bianchi’s critics say earlier arrest on sex-assault suspicions could have saved “years” of new victims

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Police have arrested or issued warrants for Bianchi 9 times times in Denver, Boulder over the last three decades.

Colorado “assault” weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim

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The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the state House for the first time.

25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other”

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Twenty-five years ago, Michelle DiManna sat in the math office at Columbine High School grading papers and talking to a colleague when she heard students screaming in terror.

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Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site

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An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan. The assault Friday comes in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on…

Arapahoe County man found guilty in wife’s murder near Cherry Creek Reservoir

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A 46-year-old Arapahoe County man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife the day before their divorce was finalized was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping and using a stun gun following a jury trial Thursday.

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Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge cracking closes U.S. 50 between Montrose, Gunnison

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U.S. 50 is closed between Montrose and Gunnison after state and federal transportation officials found cracking on a bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir, causing detours of up to seven hours.

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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill sending $24 million to Colorado schools seeing influx of immigrant students

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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed the bipartisan bill, HB24-1389, authorizing that money to be distributed this fiscal year from the State Education Fund.

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Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of…

Thursday, Apr 18

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Colorado has second-lowest gas price in country at average of $3.16 a gallon

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The statewide average price is $3.16 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas. But prices are expected to rise when summer travel kicks up.

Reintroduced wolves kill 4 yearling cattle in latest string of livestock attacks

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Wolves killed several yearling cattle in north-central Colorado this week, bringing the total number of wolf kills of livestock this month to six.

Private jet firm Wheels Up ceasing operations at JeffCo airport, laying off 65

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A private jet charter firm that was bailed out by Delta Airlines last year is laying off 65 employees as it ceases operations at a Jefferson County airport.

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Reward increased in 19-year-old’s fatal drive-by shooting outside Downtown Denver Aquarium

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Police are still searching for suspects and information in the fatal drive-by shooting of 19-year-old Dacien Salazar outside the Downtown Denver Aquarium in February.

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First lady Jill Biden to speak at Anschutz Medical Campus event in Aurora

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First Lady Jill Biden is stopping in Aurora this weekend to promote the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research in a stop at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

Build Affordable: Colorado’s housing crisis plan will work best with an emphasis on actual affordability

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The details of how Polis' land use legislation is deployed and what else we do will determine whether, together, Colorado eases the affordability challenge and for how many families.

Human remains in France identified as Denver man killed in action during World War II

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Nearly 80 years after being killed in action in Germany during World War II, a Denver man's body will finally return home.

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A bill hiking taxes for many short-term rentals in Colorado dies in first committee hearing

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A bill that would have significantly grown taxes for thousands of short-term rentals in the state was killed in its first committee hearing late Tuesday.