Child care’s near-drowning draws scrutiny in Greeley
Greeley – A 5-year-old boy was resuscitated Wednesday after he was pulled out of a wading pool at the ABC Child Development Center in Greeley.
Hunter Drake was pulled out of the swimming pool at the center, on the west side of Greeley, just after noon, according to 9News.
The center’s manager, Randy Bright, helped a lifeguard give Drake CPR and revive him. According to Bright, the boy was under water for less than a minute before someone noticed him at the bottom of the pool.
The boy was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, where he was treated, Greeley police spokesman Joe Tymkowych said.
Police were questioning day-care workers about the near- drowning, he said.
WHEAT RIDGE
Motorcyclist dies after truck hits him on I-70
A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon when a pickup careened into oncoming traffic on Interstate 70 and struck a car before smashing into him, police said.
The identity of the victim was not available, but police described him as being in his 50s. He was wearing a helmet.
The driver of the Toyota pickup and another vehicle were taken to a hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, Wheat Ridge police spokeswoman Lisa Stigall said.
The crash, which occurred about 3 p.m., shut down two westbound lanes and an eastbound lane of I-70 for about two hours.
The pickup was heading east on I-70 at West 38th Avenue when for an undetermined reason it crossed the median and flew onto the hood of a westbound Honda. Both vehicles then slammed into the man on the motorcycle.
CASPER
Job market luring college students
Wyoming’s hot job market may be luring people away from the classroom.
Some community colleges in the state report decreasing enrollment of nontraditional students for classes this fall. The number of recent high school graduates enrolling in the colleges is unchanged.
Many of the new jobs available in Wyoming, where the energy industry is booming, do not require formal education beyond a high school diploma. Some of the jobs pay more than a person could earn in fields that require college degrees.
CHESAPEAKE, Va.
Man indicted after shootings in Utah
A grand jury Wednesday indicted a Chesapeake man on first-degree murder charges in the slaying of a Mormon missionary from Utah and the malicious wounding of another man from Colorado.
James R. Boughton Jr., 19, was indicted on charges stemming from the Jan. 2 shooting that killed 21-year-old Morgan W. Young of Bountiful, Utah, and wounded Joshua Heidbrink, 19, of Greeley.
Chesapeake General District Judge Timothy S. Wright sent the charges to the grand jury following a preliminary hearing in June.
Heidbrink testified at the three-hour hearing that he and Young were going door-to-door evangelizing when they heard a shot and saw a man running toward them. The man shot him, Heidbrink said, then he saw Young on his knees looking up at the shooter, heard a pop, then saw Young fall forward. He did not identify the shooter at the hearing.
DENVER
Nobel Prize winners to gather at DU
Tickets go on sale today for an event that is expected to draw a dozen Nobel Peace Prize winners to Denver, the largest gathering of Nobel winners on U.S. soil.
The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu are among the speakers to take the stage Sept. 16 at the University of Denver’s Magness Arena, preaching community involvement and nonviolent action to create change, according to a written statement.
The event commemorates the 10th anniversary of PeaceJam, a nonprofit group that is working with Nobel Peace laureates to inspire youth.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, ranging from $25 to $100 a seat. The event starts at 4 p.m.
CHEYENNE
Enrollment open for prescription-drug plan
A state program to help low-income people afford prescription drugs is open for enrollment again after being closed to new members for the past three years.
A funding shortfall prompted the Wyoming Department of Health to freeze the drug program to new enrollment in July 2003.
But on Saturday, the Wyoming Prescription Drug Assistance Program reopened to new enrollment for people earning less than the federal poverty level. The state plan isn’t limited to helping seniors or disabled people.
A number of slots in the program opened up this year because Medicare Part D began offering benefits to many people who had been on the state drug plan.
Eligible clients can get up to three prescriptions per month with a $10 copay for generic drugs and a $25 copay for name-brand drugs.
SANTA FE
Fire restrictions lifted on national forest land
Recent rain has eased fire danger on the Santa Fe National Forest, so officials have announced they will rescind Stage II fire restrictions today.
The restrictions had prohibited campfires, smoking, charcoal and stove fires and the use of a chain saw or other equipment powered by an internal-combustion engine.
The restrictions applied to forest land around Cuba, Coyote, Jemez Springs, Los Alamos, Abiquiu, Española, Santa Fe, Pecos, Las Vegas and Mora.
Forest officials said visitors will still be asked to be careful with their campfires and other sources of ignition.
Since dry conditions persist, forest officials said they will continue to monitor the need for restrictions as conditions change.
SALT LAKE CITY
Parking citations going digital, with photos
Parking officers will start issuing digital tickets with photographic evidence of infractions this month.
The handwritten tickets will be accompanied by photos and sometimes audio recordings that are digitally linked to municipal computers, said Gary Griffiths, manager of the city’s compliance division.
The tickets currently left on vehicle windshields are printed out from handheld computers.
