MAN KILLED IN SHOOTING: One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting at about 11:04 p.m. on Independence Day at 14954 East Elk Place in Montbello. According to Denver Police, officers were called to the area on a report of a shooting and found two men who appeared to be suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The second victim was transported to Denver Health Medical Center where he remains in stable condition. After a police investigation it was learned that the victims were neighbors, and police believe the two got into an argument. Police believe both men then obtained weapons and shot each other. Police still are investigating.
POSSIBLE HEPATITIS C OUTBREAK AT ROSE MEDICAL: The Colorado Department of Health has contacted Rose Medical Center about a group of nine patients with hepatitis C who were treated at the hospital. The investigation is examining the possibility that a former Rose surgical room employee, who was terminated before we learned of these cases, may be the source of the virus. Rose Medical will offer free, confidential and individual testing to everyone who had surgery at Rose Medical Center or at the outpatient surgery department in the Wolf Building at Rose between Octo. 21, 2008 and April 13, 2009. Rose has sent out letters to its patients, and is asking people to wait to receive them before calling the newly established patient care line to answer questions at 303-329-7500. The hospital released a statement saying it is “impossible to adequately express how deeply sorry and angry we are that the unconscionable acts of this terminated employee may have put some of our patients at risk.”
DENVER DEMS CLEAN UP: Denver Democrats from around the city and from within House District 2 gathered in the greenway at the intersection of West Kentucky Avenue and South Patton Court to clean up the neighborhood by picking up trash, pulling weeds, removing graffiti from the alleys, and more. The Democratic Party of Denver has another community clean-up project planned for the Regis neighborhood on July 11, with the House District 4 Democrats joining forces with Councilman Rick Garcia, the City of Denver’s Solid Waste Management program, Berkeley Regis United Neighbors, Regis University, and Denver Partners Against Graffiti. Visit DenverDemocrats.net for more information.
JOURNEY OF HOPE IN TOWN: A team of cyclists made up of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity members from across the country will be in Denver today as part of their “Journey of Hope,” a coast-to-coast cycling trek that seeks to raise funds and awareness on behalf of people with disabilities. The group will be at the west steps of the state Capitol at noon, and then at City Park at 4 p.m. for the “Pedal for Pennies” fundraising event. The trek is organized by Push America.
DENVER STUDENTS ON WOODSTOCK TRIBUTE TOUR: Four students from the Denver branch of the Paul Green School of Rock have been selected by audition to join students from other School of Rock branches to embark on a multi-city two-week tour, in the beginning of August, of the Pacific Northwest playing a set of classic rock tunes in tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. The students, all local teenagers, are Sam Beard (guitar), Nick Chancellor (drums), Jake Furgason (guitar) and Aaron Walters (drums).
STUDY LINKS MIGRAINES TO REDUCED ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE: Suffering from migraine headaches as an adolescent leads to lower high school grades and decreases the likelihood of graduating high school and the likelihood of attending college, according to Daniel Rees, economics professor at University of Colorado Denver, and Joseph Sabia, professor of public policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs. The results were presented last week at the 84th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rees and Sabia analyzed data on sibling pairs from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. They said their research found that suffering from migraine headaches was associated with a 5 percent reduction in high school GPA, a 5 percent reduction in the likelihood of graduating from high school, and a 15 percent reduction in the likelihood of attending college.
ALLERGY LASER TREATMENT: AllergiCare Relief Centers in the U.S., including two new clinics in the Denver area, are treating allergy sufferers with a new laser technology and biofeedback system named the “BAX 3000.” AllergiCare says that of more than 2,500 patients who have undergone treatment nationwide, 80 percent have experienced reduced symptoms. The treatment does not involve scratch tests, allergy shots or medication. The Broomfield location is 54 Garden Center, and the Parker location is 18901 E. Main St. Visit AllergiCare.com for more information.
