Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

About 120 black-footed ferrets, among the most endangered mammals in North America, were injected with an experimental COVID vaccine aimed at protecting the small, weasel-like creatures rescued from the brink of extinction four decades ago.

Longmont, which is piecing together a new sister city relationship with the tribe, sent $5,000 to the Northern Arapaho to help administer vaccinations.

Legal scholar Ana Santos Rutschman, who teaches a course on vaccine law at Saint Louis University, explains the rights employees and employers have.

"Lately, I’ve been curious to see how recent holiday cards have dealt with the tensions of the year – and how greeting cards during other eras of struggle handled the holidays. From a cursory review, it’s clear other difficult times have revealed a similar instinct to acknowledge the incongruence of strife mixed with the season of joy."

How to stay open amid the pandemic is an issue resorts across the U.S. are facing. Mandatory face coverings have become the norm, but other COVID mitigation efforts vary by site.

“The worry is that the homeless population is transient, and you have different populations moving in and out of shelters, and that could increase exposure for workers in the shelter and for those who are coming in for the night,” said Cathy Alderman, spokeswoman for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

38,600 people in the state have received their first doses

42,000 vaccine doses had been administered in the state as of Tuesday night

Grants will range from $3,500 to $7,500, as specified in Senate Bill 20B-001, the $37 million COVID relief measure aimed at providing relief to small and minority businesses and arts organizations that was signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Dec. 7. 

The jail has been following new protocols since March to keep both staff and those incarcerated safe, but now some usual holiday events also are changing.