Colorado Police Officers Break Window to Rescue Dog Trapped in Hot Car

13-year-old dog, Lucy, rescued from hot car in Colorado.Photo:Brighton Police Department Brighton Police Department Police officers in Colorado came to the rescue earlier this month after a dog was left in a car for more than 20 minutes despite spiking summer temperatures. On Aug. 7, Brighton Community Service Officers responded to a report of an unattended dog in a hot vehicle in a JC Penney parking lot around 2:30 p.m., according to a statement the Brighton Police Department shared with PEOPLE.

Colorado Radio Host Fired for Suggesting 'Nice School Shooting' to Distract from Impeachment

Photo: 701 KNUS A shocking comment led to the swift firing of a radio host this week. On Wednesday, Chuck Bonniwell — who co-hosted a conservative talk show with his wife, Julie Hayden, on Colorado’s 710 KNUS station — made an insensitive attempt at a joke, telling listeners that he wished for a “nice school shooting” to take over the news cycle and distract from coverage of PresidentDonald Trump‘simpeachment. According to anaudio clipof the segment, Bonniwell laughed while starting a discussion about the “never-ending impeachment of Donald Trump.

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert Criticized for Fundraising Email Sent Right After Boulder Mass Shooting

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty A controversial Colorado lawmaker and outspoken gun ownership advocate faced her latest backlash this week when her campaign sent a fundraising email about the gun violence debate soon after a mass shooting in her home state. The email from Rep. Lauren Boebert’s campaign reportedly appeared mere hours after the Boulder, Colorado, supermarket shooting that killed 10 people. The email was delivered about two hours after Boebert, 34, sent her thoughts and prayers for the victims in a tweet and the message arrived while police were still at the scene, confirming information.

Colorado Rockies Player Daniel Murphy Nearly Gets Taken Out by Racing Mascots — Watch

Look out! According toCBS Sports, the tooth mascot was running alongside a giant toothbrush and tube of toothpaste for the Tooth Trot, a sponsored race that was conducted before the sixth inning. “Murph, WATCH OUT!,” the Rockies’ Twitter account wrote on Wednesday. Luckily, the near-collision didn’t seem to impact Murphy’s playing skills — the Rockies beat the Nationals 9 points to 5. The giant tooth wasn’t so lucky, as the tube of toothpaste appeared to take home the glory in the Tooth Trot race.

Colorado School District Closes Due to 'Extremely Contagious' Virus Spreading at 'Unprecedented' Rate

Photo: McKenzie Lange/Grand Junction Sentinel via AP Over 40 schools in Colorado have been closed this week to try and prevent the spread of an as-of-yet unidentified virus, which school officials have labeled as “extremely contagious.” Colorado’s Mesa County Valley School District 51 — which is the14th largest in the state, serving over 22,000 students — announced the closure on Wednesday, noting that all schools will remain closed until after Thanksgiving Break.