Dozens Of ThunderRidge High School Students Walk Out Of Class For Mask Protest
Dozens of students protested outside ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch on Wednesday morning.
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Dozens of students protested outside ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch on Wednesday morning.
The Tri-County Health Department voted to require masks for all students, regardless of vaccination status. Monday's decision also prevents individual counties – Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas – from opting out.
Tri-County Health Department voted to replace a current public health order with a new one which mandates everyone 2 years and older to wear a mask inside a school or child care facility.
In Douglas County, Colorado, the school district decided to recommend mask wearing for students and staff which led to an angry response from the audience.
Colorado health data shows COVID outbreaks in several Colorado schools, but many teachers want to stay in their classrooms and hope their students and parents will do what it takes to have a normal school year.
South Metro Fire crews rushed to a burning barn in Douglas County on Wednesday night. They were trying to extinguish the fire and stop it from spreading.
STEM School Highlands Ranch has moved second through fifth grades to virtual learning through the Labor Day holiday.
STEM School Highlands Ranch is working to determine whether the 2nd grade will transition to remote learning for an extended period after the class was put on virtual learning for Wednesday.
A group of Douglas County parents opposed to students having to wear masks in schools staged a protest.
Douglas County Schools will join other school districts already requiring masks for students on Aug. 23.
The Tri-County Health Department voted on Tuesday afternoon to mandate face masks for schools in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas County schools systems.
Discussion over the Douglas County School District's decision to recommend mask wearing for students and staff elicited a fiery response from parents at a community forum.
The Douglas County School District said that face coverings will be "strongly encouraged" while learning indoors for those students ages 11 and under but not required.
Tri-County Health officials say they support new guidance on masks from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Tri-County Health says those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 account for the majority of new cases in that region.
A person fell 30 feet and was rescued in Castlewood Canyon State Park.
The U.S. Forest Service announced the closure of a popular recreation area in Douglas County until late this year.
Fire crews continued to spray water on the scene of a fire that destroyed a home in Roxborough Park.
A Colorado-based agent for the federal DEA has been charged with multiple felonies after he stopped a Douglas County teen following a road rage altercation.
Firefighters shared incredible images of the firefight they faced in Roxborough Park.
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies are asking the public for help finding a missing 15-year-old boy.
A mountain lion was being relocated after being found under the deck of a home in Englewood.
A Castle Rock man was sentenced to 36 years in prison on Wednesday for killing his business partner inside an illegal marijuana operation.
Will Castle Pines ever get back in the game of professional golf? There are rumors that the club is line to host a Fed Ex Cup playoff event and maybe even a Ryder Cup.
A Colorado county has been named the second healthiest in the nation, according to U.S. News & Aetna Foundation.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
For some people, addiction and homelessness go hand-in-hand. The Denver Rescue Mission has a long history of helping people in recovery.
Final discussions are underway as Colorado moves toward possible changes to how SNAP benefits work in the state.
The woman serving time for the death of rising Colorado cyclist Magnus White will not be moved to community corrections.
A funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Colorado corpse abuse charges.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The skier from Colorado takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
For some people, addiction and homelessness go hand-in-hand. The Denver Rescue Mission has a long history of helping people in recovery.
Jon Hallford, a southern Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced on state charges on Friday.
The woman serving time for the death of rising Colorado cyclist Magnus White will not be moved to community corrections.
Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents Colorado's 8th Congressional District, sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
American star Lindsey Vonn participated in an official Olympic training event for Women's downhill skiing, hitting the slopes at the Winter Games for the first time after rupturing her left ACL when she crashed in a World Cup race in the Alps.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.
The Colorado Eagles have hired Kim Weiss as assistant coach, making her the second woman to reach that role between the American Hockey League and National Hockey League.
Less than two months from the inaugural match for Denver Summit FC, some players are expressing their excitement over what is a homecoming for them.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Less than a year after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill to overhaul Colorado's law governing unionization, a House committee approved a new bill that's essentially a carbon copy of the old one.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
An 11-year-old girl in Fort Collins successfully became the 37th child in U.S. history to undergo a liver and heart transplant at one time. Gracie Greenlaw is now home and thriving after receiving the organ donations.
For the past eight years, Louis "Lou" Cicio has celebrated Jan. 30 as his "birthday." Not because it's the day he was born, but because it's the day he nearly died — and survived.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
Millions of Americans lack access to any type of retirement plan, hampering their ability to save for old age.
Employers cut more than 108,000 jobs in January, the highest total for that month since 2009, new data shows.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.