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A 17-year-old Michigan girl died last week in Estes Park when she was hit by a falling rock. The fatality happened at about 4 p.m. in downtown Estes Park near town hall. The incident happened in a town "green space" in a grassy area with a creek running through it. A cliff, also part of the public parcel, rises above the open space. The top of the park, where the rock outcropping peaks, is an area known as Willow Knolls. The safety of the area is being assessed by the town's civil engineer.
The porch of a southwest Denver home went up in flames early yesterday morning and witnesses told investigators the fire was sparked by a Roman candle. Denver firefighters put out the fire, which was contained to an enclosed porch, in about ten minutes, and no one was injured. But the incident is an early reminder of how dangerous fireworks are.
Black Hawk is the only town in Colorado which bans bicycling through town. And this past weekend it issued the first tickets to bicyclists violating the ban. Black Hawk's new rule was actually enacted in January and prohibits bike riding on nearly every street in town, including the only paved thoroughfare in Black Hawk.
U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Brimmer has ruled in favor of a conservative think-tank, saying that the Colorado statute which barred citizen sponsored ballot-proposal sponsors from paying petition signature gatherers per signature was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.
Earlier this week, Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law two measures in response to recent cases of Colorado hospital employees abusing drugs. The laws require employers to report health care workers under suspicion to the state Department of Health within two weeks and to make information about a case available to the public, including future employers.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that infection mistakes are common at U.S. outpatient surgical centers, where procedures such as colonoscopies take place. The research suggests that millions of patients may be at risk of contagion.
Colorado's medical marijuana industry will now have to follow new statewide regulations. Gov. Bill Ritter today signed two bills passed by state lawmakers this session to rein in the growing number of marijuana dispensaries and growers. Both laws take effect immediately.
All nine of the current justices on the U.S. Supreme court were federal judges before their elevation, but the nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens has no such experience. And Justice Antonin Scalia thinks that is just fine.
Colorado white-water rafting is a fun and popular recreational sport in Colorado. But the drowning of two raft guide trainees last month, and the disappearance of a tourist into the Cache La Poudre River while inner-tubing on Sunday highlight the dangers of the rivers. But proper safety precautions may prevent accidents and general discomfort. Some safety preparations apply to white-water rafting in general; others are specific to Colorado's high-altitude environment.
