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Documentary on fentanyl crisis premieres in Colorado

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COLORADO SRPINGS, Colo. — The film’s director stresses, “We can do something about it.” A Colorado-produced documentary takes a hard, in-depth look at the fentanyl crisis in our state.

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With the financial backing of Weld County rancher Steve Wells, Mountain Time Media spent the past 18 months creating Devastated: Colorado’s Fentanyl Disaster.

News5 spoke with the documentary’s director, Steffan Tubbs. Below are excerpts from that interview:

“Putting this film together, the one thing that I had to do as a filmmaker was to give justice to the families, the family members that you know decided to talk with a complete stranger and talk about their most devastating moments of their lives. And the one thing that has never been lost on me and I think will stick with me the rest of my life is these families in Colorado wanted to share their stories in hopes that other Colorado families would never ever have to experience the grief that they’ve gone through.”

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“When you have children, they are your most precious asset. And my two sons are in their early 20s. And we focus on young teenagers that are never going to see their 21st birthday. And I think just as a concern Coloradan most certainly as a concerned father. So as a parent, I would just urge you, you don’t even have to like the film, but have the discussion. And the one thing that I will always have with me from these parents is yeah, it may be a tough conversation to have. But you’d rather have the tough conversation than plan a funeral.”

“We’ve got to crack down. And I will say… one of the leading prosecutors in the state of Colorado against the fentanyl epidemic, not thinking that the drug cartels are victims here, or drug dealers are victims, and that is Colorado’s fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen… He understands it in the Colorado Springs area. The Fourth Judicial District, you all understand most of the prosecution’s dealing with fentanyl and fentanyl-related deaths or death resulting cases as they call it. It’s happening in Colorado Springs, we need to take that model, and we need to have it go coast to coast. This is not going away. The problem is only getting worse. And we can either all stand by and watch and go to another funeral in Colorado. Or we can do something about it.”

The film premieres in Colorado Springs May 18. The premiere is sold out, but anyone interested in watching the film can watch it onlinefor free.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building ‘bison roster’ for new potential hunting

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building ‘bison roster’ for new potential hunting


Colorado Parks and Wildlife is building a list of prospective bison hunters ー a first for the agency as the iconic animal comes under new state management.  Starting this year after the passage of Senate Bill 25-053, bison will be managed as big game wildlife in addition to their historic classification as livestock in the […]



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Pedestrian dies after walking into highway traffic in Northern Colorado, police say

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Pedestrian dies after walking into highway traffic in Northern Colorado, police say


Police in Northern Colorado are investigating after a crash involving multiple vehicles claimed the life of a pedestrian.

The Greeley Police Department received reports of a crash at the 5500 block of Highway 34 around 5:50 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived, they discovered that two vehicles were involved in a crash with a 19-year-old woman who attempted to walk across the highway.

Police said there was no crosswalk in the area, and she was struck by the driver’s side of a Chevrolet Blazer. The impact knocked the woman into the inside lane, where she was struck by a Chevrolet Traverse. A witness told officers they saw the woman crossing the roadway ‘as traffic arrived at her location.’

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First responders attempted life-saving measures on the woman at the scene before she was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. GPD said the Weld County Coroner’s Office will release her identity at a later time.

Neither driver involved was injured in the crash. Police said they don’t expect charges to be filed against those drivers at the moment, but the case remains under investigation. The police department asked anyone with information on the crash to contact Officer Ed Kubala at Edward.Kubala@greeleypd.com.



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Sunday tickets are free at this historic Colorado ski area

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Colorado’s best ski deal?  Maybe one that costs nothing at all.  At Steamboat Springs’ Howelsen Hill, “Sunday Funday is taken to an entirely new level,” reads the city webpage for Ski Free Sundays. Yes, on Sundays throughout the season, visitors need only to walk into the ticket office to grab a pass at no charge.  […]



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