Author: Nicole C. Brambila
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COVID-19 cases plateau, but still circulate in Colorado
The novel coronavirus that shuttered businesses and schools, upended travel and killed millions all over the globe hasn’t gone away. “It’s still out there,” said Dr. Michael Roshon, vice president of Quality & Clinical Operations for Centura Health. “It’s still cycling.” Roshon added, “It’s not gone by a long shot.” Many of the measures for…
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UCHealth expands capacity for mental health responder programs in El Paso County
A 20% increase in mental health calls last year prompted UCHealth to expand its co-responder initiative with additional clinicians and new law enforcement partnerships in two communities, including Manitou Springs. To meet the growing need, UCHealth added clinicians to the health system’s existing teams — which respond with law enforcement to mental health calls —…
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CDC issues malaria warning; Colorado health officials say risk is low
All mosquitoes bite. But it’s the bite from a female Anopheles mosquito that can transmit malaria. The United States sees roughly 2,000 malaria cases a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But those are typically individuals who have traveled or lived abroad where malaria transmission often occurs — many from sub-Saharan…
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Christian preschool challenges religious exemption in universal preschool program
A Christian preschool in Buena Vista filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Colorado over its universal preschool program, arguing the school’s religious exemption denial is unconstitutional. Filed on Tuesday, the civil rights lawsuit seeks to prevent the Colorado Department of Early Childhood from “forcing a Christian preschool to surrender its religious character, beliefs…
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Christian preschool challenges religious exemption in universal preschool program
A Christian preschool in Buena Vista filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Colorado over its universal preschool program, arguing the school’s religious exemption denial is unconstitutional. Filed in late June, the civil rights lawsuit seeks to prevent the Colorado Department of Early Childhood from “forcing a Christian preschool to surrender its religious character,…
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DPS fights court order to release executive session tape to media coalition
Denver Public Schools on Monday appealed a court decision requiring the district to release the recording from a March 23 executive decision held in the wake of the East High School shooting that wounded two administrators. The DPS Board of Education went into the executive session, which is closed to the public, to discuss security…
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Under threat by the courts, DACA turns 11
Marissa Molina had a secret. As a 9-year-old, her parents moved the family to the Colorado Western Slope from Chihuahua, Mexico in 2001. Having been born in Mexico, Molina would concoct excuses for her high school friends about why she couldn’t attend events out of the country or drive. (She told friends she had juvenile…
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Under threat by the courts, DACA turns 11
Marissa Molina had a secret. As a 9-year-old, her parents moved the family to the Colorado Western Slope from Chihuahua, Mexico in 2001. Having been born in Mexico, Molina would concoct excuses for her high school friends about why she couldn’t attend events out of the country or drive. (She told friends she had juvenile…
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Federal lawsuit alleges religious exemption denial for Buena Vista preschool unconstitutional
A Christian preschool in Buena Vista filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Colorado over its universal preschool program, arguing the school’s religious exemption denial is unconstitutional. Filed on Tuesday, the civil rights lawsuit seeks to prevent the Colorado Department of Early Childhood from “forcing a Christian preschool to surrender its religious character, beliefs…
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DACA turns 11 while under threat by the courts
Marissa Molina had a secret. As a 9-year-old, her parents moved the family to the Colorado Western Slope from Chihuahua, Mexico in 2001. Having been born in Mexico, Molina would concoct excuses for her high school friends about why she couldn’t attend events out of the country or drive. (She told friends she had juvenile…