Tag: covid
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Daniel Domenico to take over as Colorado’s chief federal judge
Daniel D. Domenico will become the new chief judge of Colorado’s federal trial court next week, a role that encompasses the administration of the court as well as a judicial caseload. Under federal law, the chief judge of a U.S. District Court generally serves for a seven-year term. The person next in line is the…
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Palmer Ridge football prepares to add to playoff success, will test road win streak against Montrose in 4A semifinals
Palmer Ridge rarely loses games, and contests away from Don Breese Stadium are no exception. The Bears’ football team flaunts a 12-0 record ahead of their 1 p.m. Saturday 4A semifinal showdown with No. 2 Montrose, which is also 12-0. Palmer Ridge, the No. 3 seed, boasts a 5-0 road record and has outscored its…
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More Americans claim ‘major side effects’ from COVID-19 vaccine
Nearly five years after the Food and Drug Administration rushed its OK of the COVID-19 vaccine, more Americans are reporting that they suffered “major” side effects, drawing a new demand for an investigation into government reports that few felt any health issues. In a new national survey sure to renew concerns about the vaccines forced…
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As peak flu season looms, vaccination rates remain low in Colorado
Get the flu once, they say, and you’ll never skip your flu shot again. If such wisdom holds true, we’re either getting healthier or better at forgetting what it feels like to be really sick. As of Oct. 11, 10.7% of El Paso County’s eligible adults and children had received the annual flu vaccination, according…
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Gazette Preps fast forward: Prep football begins this week with notable contests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2025 prep fall season continues as tackle football enters Zero Week with a handful of games. Below are five contests of note overall in the Pikes Peak region. Football Thursday Falcon vs. Rampart (District 20 Stadium) 7 p.m. Falcon owns a 2-1 record against…
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Colorado justices weigh constitutional implications of livestreaming criminal trials
With the Sixth Amendment guaranteeing criminal defendants the right to a public trial, members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled on Tuesday with a question that may have never arisen without a global pandemic: If a judge requires spectators to watch the trial remotely, is there a constitutional violation? In a pair of cases stemming…
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Longtime Old Colorado City favorite, Mountain Shadows Restaurant, shutters its doors
Mountain Shadows Restaurant, the staple diner “where the locals eat” in Old Colorado City, has closed. “I’m so sorry to say Mountain Shadows Restaurant is permanently closed. My heart’s breaking; things just haven’t worked out,” co-owner Kasie Swain announced, in part, in a statement posted on the restaurant’s website and social media this week. In…
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Magistrates, lawyers discuss youth, guns and responses to school safety
Adams County Magistrate Michal Lord-Blegen was a school administrator in Aurora when two teenagers killed 13 people and themselves at Columbine High School in 1999. The massacre was a lens through which she viewed her subsequent work as a principal and as a lawyer. “We’ve got a lot of kids with guns,” said Lord-Blegen earlier this…
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Federal, state, municipal judges exchange thoughts with lawyers on civility, other topics
Members of the federal, state and local judiciaries held a series of conversations with attorneys on Friday, with topics that included civility, treatment of self-represented litigants and differing expectations across courts. “It’s much more difficult to practice in the federal court in the sense that you have more rules to comply with,” said U.S. District…
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Air Force Academy wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson transfers to Oklahoma State
Wyatt Hendrickson will transfer from the Air Force Academy and head to Stillwater, Okla., next season to compete for Oklahoma State’s wrestling program. Hendrickson announced the move on his Instagram account Sunday and confirmed the decision on “The Barn Session” podcast. “After praying, one place stood out to me,” Hendrickson said on the podcast. “I…