Christopher Osher
The Gazette
Denver, CO, United States
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Dual controversies hit Polis, Colorado COVID test program
Colorado’s coronavirus testing program pushed what critics contend are flawed tests in nursing homes from a fledgling company run by a 25-year-old college dropout that had the backing of a → Read More
Colorado's $53 million at-home coronavirus testing program for educators, frontline workers in collapse
A $53 million plan to deliver rapid, at-home coronavirus tests to Colorado educators and frontline workers is in collapse, with the company the state hired to partner on the program → Read More
Court won't require Colorado Judicial Department to turn over sex harassment allegations
The Colorado Judicial Department won’t have to provide documents about allegations contained in a memo outlining instances of judicial sexual harassment as part of the discovery for a racial and → Read More
Colorado's troubled partnership with California COVID-19 testing firm
Colorado paid more than $89.2 million to a coronavirus testing provider run by an ambitious 25-year-old entrepreneurial college dropout in California. → Read More
Controversial granite quarry near Colorado Springs has rights transfer rejected
The staff of the Colorado State Land Board on Tuesday dealt a blow to an effort to renew plans for a controversial granite quarry on a ranch just south of → Read More
New push for Colorado Springs-area quarry begins amid lawsuit against El Pomar Foundation
A controversial proposal for a granite quarry just south of Colorado Springs is getting a renewed push, with a ranch owner saying she has secured a local investor who wants → Read More
New push begins for granite quarry amid lawsuit alleging undue influence by El Pomar Foundation
A controversial proposal for a granite quarry just south of Colorado Springs is getting a renewed push, with a ranch owner saying she has secured a local investor who wants → Read More
Results of fraud audit into Colorado judicial misconduct memo may never become public
The Colorado Supreme Court this week handed over for investigation to the Colorado State Auditor’s Office a memo detailing nearly two dozen instances of judicial and administrator misconduct at the → Read More
Memo detailing alleged judicial misconduct, sexual harassment also describes sexist workplace
The memo released Monday detailing more than a decade of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations reaching into the top ranks of Colorado’s judiciary also described a tilted playing field that → Read More
CDOT supervisor: 'We don't do things here that comply with the rules'
On Dec. 14, 2018 at 3:51 p.m. John Olson, an appraisal supervisor for the Colorado Department of Transportation, sent an email to an employee he managed. → Read More
Sentence reduced for abused teen who got life for killing Denver police officer in 1995
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann decided “extraordinary mitigating circumstances” warranted the reduction in the sentence — and eventual release from prison — of a man sentenced as a juvenile to → Read More
Lawsuit alleges El Paso County sheriff's deputies and sergeant used excessive force after traffic stop
A Pennsylvania woman needed spinal fusion surgery after two El Paso County sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant used “unreasonable and excessive force” when they slammed her to the ground, tased → Read More
Marijuana biz that pitched plans to become "largest" in U.S. built through fraud, theft and deceit, lawsuit alleges
A lucrative network of marijuana dispensaries and grow facilities that attracted the attention of national media profiling Colorado’s new pot barons was built with money stolen from investors in a → Read More
Cloud of suspicion: Allegations of ties between gangs and Denver Sheriff’s Department were never fully investigated
More than a decade ago, a confidential informant raised alarming allegations about law enforcement officers in Denver, contending that a top Denver sheriff’s commander tied to a notorious street gang → Read More
Lawsuit alleges USA Taekwondo failed to take action after star coach allegedly raped teen national champ
Colorado Springs-based USA Taekwondo executives took no action against a star coach who allegedly raped and sexually abused a teenage national champion, telling the girl they could not help her → Read More
Lawsuit claims El Pomar engaged in illegal lobbying to kill El Paso County quarry proposal
A lawsuit filed this week against the El Pomar Foundation accuses the nonprofit of violating state law by secretly lobbying members of then Gov. John Hickenlooper’s staff to kill a → Read More
Olympic reform legislation meant to address sexual abuse culture passes U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed Olympic reform legislation that will demand greater accountability from the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. → Read More
FBI investigating ex-CEO of ComCor in alleged $1 million theft
The FBI is investigating whether the former CEO of a Colorado Springs halfway house program stole more than $1 million from the nonprofit. → Read More
Some Colorado counties confused by Polis' safer-at-home
The governor's “safer-at-home” stage has been met with some confusion and even backlash since he first unveiled it. → Read More
Colorado Watch | Criminal Injustice: Sex assault in a Denver halfway house
The halfway house in Denver that J. H. was sent to after a stint in prison for his third drunken-driving conviction remains a nightmare. → Read More