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The Pueblo County Coroner has identified 53-year-old Manuel Dejesus Villanueva Miranda of Colorado Springs as the man who drowned in Lake Pueblo as he was attempting to save a group of children who were struggling to keep afloat. Two of the 4 children he was trying to save where his own kids. Miranda was pronounced dead after he was discovered on the shore of sailboard beach at Lake Pueblo State Park on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14th. All of the kids are safe and with their respective guardians, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Park rangers received a call for help just before 2:45pm on the 14th and arrived on scene within minutes. Attempts to resuscitate Miranda were unsuccessful.

A fourth Gray Wolf that was relocated to Colorado from British Columbia in January has died. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the female wolf died in northwest Colorado in an unknown location on Thursday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the death as gray wolves are still listed under the endangered species act. As such, U.S. fish and wildlife will determine the cause of death. Of the fifteen wolves that were brought to Colorado from British Columbia for the second round of reintroductions, 4 have died. A male was killed by wildlife services in Wyoming following a depredation incident on March 16th. A male wolf died after traveling into Wyoming on April 9th. A female wolf died in Rocky Mountain National Park on April 20th and this female died in Northwest Colorado on May 15th. No further information was made available.

More information was released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife yesterday about the man who drowned in Lake Pueblo on Wednesday. According to CPW, the 53-year-old man went out into the water to help kids who were struggling in rough waters. There were four children in all, two of whom were the man's children. The other two were friends. All of the kids are safe. Other people in the area saw the man go under and attempted to pull him out of the lake. A call for help was received around 2:45pm Wednesday. "witnesses, park staff and medical personnel" all reportedly tried CPR for 40 minutes but were unsuccessful. The man was not wearing a life jacket. the water was cold and there were heavy winds at the time. The Pueblo Coroner has not identified the man. No official cause of death has yet been released.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is under increasing pressure from labor advocates and business groups over whether or not to sign SB25-005, a bill that could reshape Colorado's unionization laws. The worker protection act aims to make it easier for employees to form labor unions by eliminating Colorado's unique requirement for a second election. Supports say the bill would empower workers and level the playing field. Opponents say the bill could have broader economic consequences for Colorado. Labor advocates are pushing for Polis' signature. Business groups are lobbying for a veto. Polis has not yet announced what he will do.

The owner of hometown pharmacy and medical in Trinidad has been ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 following allegations of improperly handing out opioids. According to The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado, hometown pharmacy ignored red flags and dispensed controlled substances, including opioids, to patients at times when they shouldn't have. Such situations include when prescriptions were for high daily doses of opioids, were for dangerous drug combinations, where patients had insurance but paid cash for their prescriptions, patients had traveled long distances for their prescriptions, and patients repeatedly sought early prescription refills. The U.S. Attorney’s Office settled with cobigred, inc., the owner of the pharmacy, agreeing to pay the civil penalty. The pharmacy did not admit any liability as part of the agreement.