A longtime Denver resident and renowned sports photographer is headed to cover the NCAA Final Four for the 60th time.
Rich Clarkson is now 82 years old. He’s been so innovative in sports photography, he’s being honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association before Monday’s championship game.
Clarkson’s love affair with basketball started as a child, growing up in Kansas. At the age of seven he sneaked into KU’s practice, and the coach allowed him to stay. Check out the story .
The Colorado patient being . The Department of Public Health and Environment released test results Thursday morning.
The patient has not been identified but we do know he or she was transported last night by a special ambulance to the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland after becoming ill. The person had recently returned from a country affected by Ebola.
Even though the Ebola test was negative, evaluations are still being performed, and the hospital is taking full precautions by keeping the patient in isolation.
Forecasters are — as a storm system moves into the Front Range threatening to drop up to five inches of snow in the city. Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible by the end of Thursday.
School districts around the metro area , and children may be paying the price. Some experts say the improving economy is pulling people into other lines of work, so districts are coming up with new ways to fill the slots when a teacher calls in sick.
In Aurora, the district increased pay for subs, in Jefferson County they’re recruiting student teachers, and Denver Public Schools has gone from having interview events once a month, to once a week. Some teachers say students suffer from a loss of continuity in the lesson plan if a substitute teacher isn’t available.
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A member of the gymnastics team at the University of Denver is headed into a .
Nina McGee was in so much pain when she arrived as a freshman, she couldn’t compete anymore. Doctors discovered she had severe shin splints and stress fractures of the tibia in both legs. The solution was to implant metal rods from McGee’s knees to her ankles. It took more than a year of rehabilitation before she could return to competition. And this weekend McGee heads to the regional qualifying competition for the NCAA championships.
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