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The dispute between Littletons Kara and Ben Wilkoff and their homeowners association over a Black Lives Matter flag flying on their property has stirred widespread debate — and its hardly an isolated incident. Theres a similar standoff in Lafayette between residents Kristen and John Freaney and their HOA over a sign that mentions the BLM movement, and the conflict could inspire legislation intended to prevent what the ACLU of Colorado considers to be a violation of free speech. Kristen Freane...

Click here for updates on this story    LITTLETON, CO (KCNC) -- Two homeowners are still waiting to learn the fate of their Black

Lunar New Year, ‘breakthrough cases,’ prisoner lawsuits: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: New statistics indicate a disproportionately small number of Black people are getting vaccinations against the coronavirus, a trend the state’s top health official said Friday shows the need to increase immunization efforts in the minority community. While demographic data compiled by the state has big gaps, with the...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: New statistics indicate a disproportionately small number of Black people are getting vaccinations against the coronavirus, a trend the state’s top health official said Friday shows the need to increase immunization efforts in the minority community. While demographic data compiled by the state has big gaps, with the race of tens of thousands of vaccine recipients not reported, Dr. Scott Harris said the numbers that are available sho...

DENVER (AP) — More than two dozen people have sued the Denver sheriffs department,...

On February 4, a Colorado District Court judge ruled that the charges against Adam Wiemold for violating the Fort Collins camping ban must be dismissed, referencing the fact that "shelter was unavailable" the night when the Fort Collins man was cited. “It’s great to know that I won’t have to have this on my record based on what I was going through in my life at that time,” says Wiemold. “I’m happy that this case could potentially help other people who are experiencing homelessness.�...

A federal court ruling requiring Oregon to begin immediate vaccinations of state prisoners could help revive a legal battle to speed vaccine distribution to incarcerated people in Colorado, the American

Social media helps bring people together, but in this political climate its tearing us apart Social media is playing an ever-increasing role in the day-to-day lives of Americans. More often social media is playing a role in politics as well. and last updated 2021-02-02 01:53:09-05 Social media is playing an ever-increasing role in the day-to-day lives of Americans. A 2019 study showed on average, people worldwide spent nearly two and a half hours online per day. Some turn to social media to con...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed an appeal Thursday in its lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis over COVID protections for state prison inmates that was dismissed in District

Eight months into the pandemic and four months after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received up to $15.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, the county jail became the site of one of the state’s largest coronavirus outbreaks, with staff and inmates stating that they were not given adequate equipment to protect themselves.  The more than 1,200 inmates that pass through the jail on any given day were not given a mask until the week before last — after the virus had infected hundreds of...