July 2026
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
ATLANTA | Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday confirmed the source and warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants […]
Proposed Postal Service rule threatens Colorado mail-in voting system, officials say
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A U.S. Postal Service rule proposed as a result of a President Donald Trump’s executive order to limit voting by mail would upend the ability of Coloradans to easily access their ballots ahead of November’s general election. Colorado is a universal mail-in ballot state, and […]
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Read more Toon in Friday Read more Aurora food bank receives 40,000 pounds of food from LDS Church donation Read more PERRY: Hail, no. We can’t keep paying those car and house insurance rates around here
Toon in Friday
Read more Aurora food bank receives 40,000 pounds of food from LDS Church donation Read more PERRY: Hail, no. We can’t keep paying those car and house insurance rates around here Read more Woman shot, injured near GEO ICE immigration detention facility in northwest Aurora
Aurora food bank receives 40,000 pounds of food from LDS Church donation
AURORA | An Aurora regional food bank received about 40,000 pounds of donated food Thursday as part of a nationwide donation effort coordinated by local and national Mormon Church officials. “We are deeply grateful to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for this meaningful donation to help provide nutritious food to our neighbors […]
PERRY: Hail, no. We can’t keep paying those car and house insurance rates around here
Now that the 2026 campaign races are on for real, candidates for the state legislature, statewide offices and congress will all be talking the talk about lowering the cost of living. Voters should insist they move beyond slogans and detail how they would reduce the costs that state government can actually influence. Yeah, groceries are […]
Woman shot, injured near GEO ICE immigration detention facility in northwest Aurora
AURORA | Police say an unidentified woman was shot and injured last night, apparently near the Aurora GEO ICE immigrant detention facility in northwest Aurora. Officers were called to an undisclosed location on Nome Street in northwest Aurora at about 7:30 p.m., Aurora police spokesperson Katie Fisher said in a statement. “One person, an adult […]
US strikes bridges and collapses a tower at a key port as its Iran campaign expands
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran […]
Lawmakers demand answers after ‘bombshell’ report of ICE officer shooting in Maine
WASHINGTON | Democratic members of Congress demanded answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement agents after it was disclosed Thursday that the ICE officer involved in a deadly shooting this week in Maine had a history of mental health issues and violent behavior. The Associated Press reported that David Brouillette, the Immigration […]
To air or not to air? Nation’s TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech
As President Donald Trump threatened sanctions for those who didn’t cover his address live Thursday night, the nation’s broadcast and cable news operations wrestled with the thorniest of questions: To air or not to air? Networks and their news operations, broadcast and cable alike, spent the hours leading up to Trump’s address debating how to […]