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Multiple raccoons have tested positive for canine distemper in southern Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. At least one dead raccoon from Monte Vista and two raccoon carcasses from Alamosa tested positive for the deadly, contagious disease, the state agency said in a news release . “In these cases, any other raccoon in the area exhibiting symptoms is presumed to be positive for canine distemper,” District Wildlife Manager Tyler Cerny said in the release. “We are continuing to see more cases.” Canine distemper is a contagious disease that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of dogs, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association . All dogs can catch canine distemper, but puppies younger than four months and dogs that have not been vaccinated against the virus are most at risk, according to veterinary officials. “Canine distemper is a serious disease,” officials wrote on the medical association’s website. “About one in two dogs wi...

3 injured, 1 arrested in Aurora drive-by shooting near Colfax

Two adults and one child were shot Saturday night while driving in Aurora after the suspect allegedly stole from them, according to the police department. Two other children were also in the back seat of the car but were not injured in the shooting, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a sales meetup gone wrong, where the 18-year-old suspect took the items without paying and fled, the release stated. The family was following the suspect, identified by police as Christopher Campos-Anguiano, in their car when his vehicle pulled up next to them and someone opened fire, striking a man, a woman and a 12-year-old girl, police said in the release. The shooting happened just after 7:20 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. As of Sunday morning, the woman and girl had been released from the hospital, but the man’s status was unknown, Aurora police spokesperson Matthew Longshore s...

Olympic golf to get a mixed-team event for the 2028 Los Angeles Games

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mixed teams are coming to golf at the Los Angeles Olympics. The International Olympic Committee made it official Wednesday when it released the official program for the 2028 Games, in which female athletes are expected to have a slight majority for the first time. Golf only returned to the Olympic program at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games after a 112-year absence, and it has awarded medals to only one competition — 72 holes of stroke play — for men and for women. The International Golf Federation had been lobbying for a mixed-team competition for the last several years without taking away too much time from golfers’ schedules on various tours. Still to be determined are how many teams will compete and the qualification process. “The International Golf Federation is thrilled with the IOC Executive Board’s decision to approve the addition of a mixed-team event to the Olympic Golf program,” the IGF said in a statement. It said more details would be released next week. ...

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Multiple raccoons with deadly contagious disease reported in southern Colorado

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