Parade honors healthcare workers at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado healthcare workers have been working tirelessly throughout the course of the pandemic. Thursday, the…
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El Paso County Public Health issuing cease and desist order to Calhan restaurants
CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) — The dining rooms that were opened Wednesday in Calhan despite a state public health order have been ordered to cease and…
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More than 500 small business owners show interest in Pueblo COVID financial assistance program
In the three weeks since the Pueblo City Council approved allocating $5 million to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 500…
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Denver to start reopening Saturday after extended stay-at-home order
DENVER (AP) – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock says the city’s stay-at-home order will expire at the end of the week, allowing an array of businesses…
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Healthcare workers, first responders get free coffee at Loaf ‘N Jug
(KRDO) — In an effort to show gratitude to healthcare workers, Loaf ‘N Jug is offering free coffee to healthcare professionals, first responders and…
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Gov. Jared Polis gives update on COVID-19 in Colorado, May 6
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis will be speaking to media and answering questions about the status of COVID-19 in the state.Watch below…
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Colorado receives money for telemedicine and health innovation projects
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services approved $7.9 million in COVID-19 emergency funding to help pay for…
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Police, firefighters thank health care workers at the start of National Nurses Week
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — This week is National Nurses Week and National Health Care Week, and UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central is…
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Social distancing at Colorado Springs parks still not improving enough, official says
It’s been a week since Colorado’s transition from “Stay at Home” to “Safer at Home” orders began, and officials in Colorado Springs held a news…
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Child care concerns rise as parents head back to work in Southern Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Dozens of parents have reached out to KRDO saying their child care facility is closed or full due to COVID-19…
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Gov. Jared Polis provides update on COVID-19 in Colorado
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update on the status of COVID-19 and will be taking questions as the state enters a new part…
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Tattoo parlors re-open with easy transition in Colorado’s “safer-at-home” phase
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tattoo parlor owners say they are transitioning easily as they re-open during Colorado’s “safer-at-home” phase.…
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Procession from DIA to honor Colo. paramedic who died of COVID-19 in NYC
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — Paul Cary’s body is expected to arrive in Denver Sunday night on a plane from New York. First responders will be…
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Colorado Springs drive-thru ice cream joint sees 2nd busiest day since inception
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While some businesses are seeing a slow-down amid COVID-19, one family-run ice cream stand is seeing more customers…
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Faced with 19,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits
NEW YORK (AP) – Faced with 19,000 coronavirus deaths, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing to get states to grant them emergency protection from…
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Colorado Springs foster mom throws a prom for her 6 teenagers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Jamie Kopinski has been a foster mom for four years. She has two biological kids and four sibling foster kids: a…
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Southern Colorado wildfires raise questions about coronavirus protection for fire crews, evacuees
With the nature of wildfires often requiring fire crews to work closely together, preventing the spread of the coronavirus among firefighters may…
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Online sports betting starts in Colorado, but officials say there is almost nothing to bet on
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KRDO) — Online sports betting started Friday in Colorado after being passed by voters in November, but with COVID-19 limiting…
Continue Reading Denver public health order requiring face masks at essential businesses to go into effect May 6
DENVER (KRDO) — A public health order issued by the City of Denver will require people to wear face coverings in public and at essential businesses,…
Continue Reading NYC mayor says Colorado EMT’s death will be honored forever
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City’s mayor is praising the sacrifice of a Colorado paramedic, promising that his heroism before he died of the coronavirus…
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