As a long-lasting Glenwood Canyon closure persists, motorists are still trying to find short cuts between Eagle and Garfield counties. Those detours can end badly.
Hundreds stranded by Colorado’s raging waters – Reutersby wpjljron
Monday, September 16th, 2013.Hundreds stranded by Colorado’s raging waters – ReutersBy Keith Coffman DENVER | Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:20pm EDT DENVER (Reuters) – The death toll from historic flooding in eastern Colorado stands at four and will likely increase, authorities said on Sunday, as rescuers struggled to reach hundreds of people stranded or displaced by fierce floodwaters. At least four people are confirmed dead […]
By Keith Coffman
Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:20pm EDT
DENVER (Reuters) – The death toll from historic flooding in eastern Colorado stands at four and will likely increase, authorities said on Sunday, as rescuers struggled to reach hundreds of people stranded or displaced by fierce floodwaters.
COVID-19 vaccine appointments become more widely available
Walk-ups are also an option at some sites
With about one-third of eligible Coloradans fully vaccinated and about half of the population having received their first dose, the state is opening up three of the mass vaccination clinics for drive-in and walk-in vaccines that do not require appointments, the governor announced Tuesday.
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DENVER â Cars lined up in the snow at Ball Arena on Wednesday morning for the first day Coloradans could show up to the site without an appointment and receive a COVID-19 vaccine. We just decided to come drive up here and register here, said Fonte Castillo, who brought her dad with her to get the vaccine.
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COVID-19 vaccines await injection at the UCHealth COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in the Coors Field parking lot Jan. 30, 2021.
A new federal community vaccination site opens mid-April in Pueblo County, a partnership between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM). It is slated to be an eight-week pilot effort.
The site, located at the Colorado State Fairgrounds, was previously a COVID-19 testing location. In mid-March, it transitioned to a drive-through vaccine clinic run by both the state and Centura Health, one of six community vaccination sites across Colorado operated by the state.
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Alabama
Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended a statewide mask order into March as the state continues to face high numbers of coronavirus cases. The order, which has been in place since July, requires face masks in public when interacting within 6 feet with people from another household. The extension pushes the order until 5 p.m. March 5. The Republican governor said wearing a mask is one thing people can do to help slow the spread of the virus. She thanked the people of the state for taking precautions and being willing to take the vaccine. “We’ll get through this thing together,” Ivey said. More than 6,370 people have died from COVID-19 in Alabama, and about 430,000 have tested positive since the pandemic began. State case numbers hit record levels in the wake of winter holidays, but the state has seen recent improvements