Tag: Hiv

DENVER-- Colorado court authorities are presently investigating whether the HIV positive status of Denver resident William O'Kelly was improperly revealed. O'Kelly was charged with attempted second degree assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly spitting on Jason Arb in an argument. O'Kelly's probation officer reportedly told Arb after the fact that O'Kelly was HIV positive, a likely legal violation of privacy. The second degree assault with a deadly weapon charge was subsequently dropped but O'Kelly was held in jail on a $250,000 bond for roughly a week. He remains charged with harassment.

Lynn Kimbrough, spokesperson for the Denver District Attorney's Office, told the Colorado Independent Thursday that the attempted second-degree assault with a deadly weapon charge against HIV-positive William O'Kelly for allegedly spitting on another man, was being dropped. She said the DA would continue to pursue a harassment charge.

An HIV positive Denver man has been preliminarily charged with second-degree Assault with a Deadly Weapon by the Denver district attorney's office for allegedly spitting on another man during a dispute. A spokesperson for the DA's office said staffers are currently examining the case to determine whether the charge is appropriate.

Right-wing pundit Matt Barber writes at WorldNetDaily today in favor of retaining the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" ban on gay members of the military...

Brian Vicente, executive director of Sensible Colorado, a medical marijuana advocacy group, has said the federal charges filed against Highlands Ranch resident pot grower...

Colorado Springs Republican Sen. Dave Schultheis has announced he will not seek re-election in 2010. The staunch conservative posted a blog with the news...

The GOP is doing its best to address the concerns of the state's growing Latino population. Or not at all. State Senator Dave Schultheis,...

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The U.S. House voted down an amendment to the Labor, Health, and Human Services bill on Friday that sought to ban all public funding for Planned Parenthood. A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, who voted against the amendment, said given the state of the economy, "it's not the time to be focusing on divisive issues like this."

Local chefs and celebrities will square off Nov. 29 in the Cook-Off for a Cause, which will benefit the Women's Lighthouse Project, a nonprofit...