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News 5 Investigates: Why are some people still unable to access unemployment benefits? KOAA Graphics Department and last updated 2021-04-01 22:39:55-04 SOUTHERN COLORADO — Our News 5 Investigates team continues to hear from viewers who say they are no longer getting the unemployment benefits they believe they are entitled to receive. As we learned, the majority of those issues boil down to fraud integrity holds that require you to verify your identity. The states verification system requir...

News 5 Investigates: Two years later, Solar customer still waiting on project to be finished Blue Sky Solar aware of problem, but offered no date on when it would be resolved KOAA and last updated 2021-04-01 15:19:49-04 SOUTHERN COLORADO — Buying solar panels is a big investment---often costing customers thousands of dollars. Two years after making that investment, Jeff Lamborn says he still is not getting what he purchased. "I was hoping to curb my electric bills because they were up to $...

email article Use of suicide risk prediction models can be cost-effective for U.S. healthcare systems, even with relatively low accuracy, researchers suggested. In an analysis designed to determine accuracy thresholds needed for cost-effectiveness -- with a specificity of 95% or higher -- cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) reached that benchmark at a sensitivity of at least 35.7% (95% CI 23.1%-60.3%), while "active contact and follow-up" (ACF) did so at a sensitivity of at least 17% (...

December 7, 1942 - February 21, 2021 Janesville, WI - On Sunday, February 21st, 2021, after a 4-year battle with Ovarian Cancer and a life full of giving, Carol Ann Ross, age 78, continued her journey to where hurt and pain never found their way. Born December 7, 1942, to Virgil Tanda and Helen Jean Meyers. Carol spent her childhood in Janesville attending Craig High School and later Milton College. After raising her family in Green Lake, WI, she returned to Janesville, WI. A loving mother, gra...

Pueblo woman gets unemployment benefits restored after contacting News 5 Investigates for help KOAA and last updated 2021-02-25 18:45:41-05 PUEBLO — From locked out accounts to never getting through to a live representative, we know many of you are frustrated with the states unemployment office. Irene Fowler struggled since January to get her unemployment benefits and contacted News 5 Investigates for help. "Ive worked all my life for this home," Fowler said. After getting laid off from he...

Lieutenant defends the Sheriffs Office doing business with chief of staffs private business K-9 dog food sale by chief of staffs private business raises questions about nepotism KOAA and last updated 2021-02-18 21:19:15-05 COLORADO SPRINGS — Our News 5 team first uncovered possible nepotism at the El Paso County Sheriffs Office in a report that aired earlier this month. We obtained records showing the office had bought K-9 food from the chief of staffs private business---which appears to...

News 5 Investigates: Is RMA Towing in Pueblo engaging in predatory tow practices? KOAA and last updated 2021-02-13 01:22:09-05 PUEBLO — Theres a 30-day grace period to renew your cars registration in Colorado but with COVID-19, some officers arent even writing tickets for expired tags right now. While officers may be cutting drivers a break, some tow companies appear not to be doing the same. KOAA Paula Mandarich Paula Mandarich is calling out RMA Towing after they took her daughters car w...

Patient injected with empty syringe at UCHealth COVID-19 vaccination clinic Spokesperson says incident was isolated to this one case Carl Winder (KOAA) and last updated 2021-02-05 18:59:51-05 SOUTHERN COLORADO — News 5 Investigates was first to uncover a contracted nurse injected a patient with an empty syringe at the Pueblo Malls COVID-19 clinic last month. Our report resulted in health leaders calling a press conference and promoting new safety protocols and better oversight to ensure an...

Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last August, two years after being badly burned in a car crash. “I knew it would be baby steps all the way,” Mr DiMeo told The Associated Press. “You’ve got to have a lot of motivation, a lot of patience. And you’ve got to stay strong through everything.” READ MORE: oftly, Monday, Jan. 25, 2...

"You got a new chance at life": Recipient of extremely rare face and hands transplant doing well February 3, 2021 / 5:57 AM / AP COVID-19 puts critical medical transplants on hold New York — Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last August, two years after being badly burned in a car crash. "I knew it would be baby steps all the way," DiMeo told T...