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Colorado's dirty little secret is hidden all over the state
GUNNISON, Colo. — Colorado has a dirty secret. It is one that lurks in the shadows of 14ers. It swims beneath the surface of mountain streams. It hides underground – barely. “Everybody was talking about the poop problem – major news outlets, advocacy groups. The problem became a...
Mark Kiszla: Colo-RAD-oh! Soccer stars Swanson, Horan and Smith give America its first big kick of Summer Olympics
NICE, France – Let the domination of Colorado women at the Olympic Games begin. Mallory Swanson, Lindsey Horan and Sophia Smith saw no need to wait for the torch to be lit at the Opening Ceremony to start kicking butt and taking names on the soccer pitch. Three stars born and raised in our little corner of the world shook Zambia with some Rocky Mountain thunder in a rousing 3-0...
Colorado company uses plastic from Dillon Marina and turns it into roads
While a pile of polyethylene plastic wrap piled up in a storage shed for the Dillon Marina (from boats wrapped up in the off-season) Craig Simson, the "Mayor" of the Dillon Marina started looking for a place to put it. Previously the supplier would take the plastic back and recycle it, but it became too costly, and the supplier simply stopped offering the service. "We were on a mission to find someone to process this kind of plastic," Simson said. "Between the two marinas, (Dillon and Frisco) the rough math is we produce about 480,000 square feet of plastic annually. That didn't...
Improper disposal of cigarette blamed for large fire at Colorado state park
The improper disposal of cigarettes is to blame for two fires that started in Mesa County over a three-day period this month, according to the local sheriff's office. The first incident took place on July 14, when a female allegedly put a cigarette out on the ground in the area of Connected Lakes State Park in Grand Junction, starting a large fire. No injuries were reported in that fire, but people were evacuated from the park. Witnesses identified the suspect. Charges in that case are...
Video: Stilt crazy after all these years: Harvesting peaches from up on high
Peach trees in the Grand Valley used to be much taller than they are today. “In the early part of the 20th century, we see that the trees were tall, and the ladders to get up to them, we have pictures of 20 foot, A-shaped ladders. And then shortly after that, the stilts showed up,” said Priscilla Walker, founding chair of the Palisade Historical Society.
Grand jury investigates Grand Junction deadly shooting of 2 alleged trespassers
The 21st Judicial District Grand Jury is investigating a shooting in Grand Junction that killed two alleged trespassers May 15, the district's attorney's office announced Thursday.
Three cyclists from Durango to carry on Colorado town’s rich mountain biking legacy in Paris Olympics
In April, Durango’s Christopher Blevins was just minutes from the finish of the opening mountain bike World Cup race of the season in Mairiporã, Brazil. With less than half a lap remaining, the 26-year-old sprinted into the lead and managed to ride to the win two short seconds ahead of his competition. He raised his arms and punched the air in celebration of his second-career World Cup Cross-country Olympic victory that would help him secure a spot on Team USA’s roster for the Paris Olympic Games.
Denver Rated Most Polluted City In U.S. For Consecutive Days
What’s been top of mind for most Coloradans recently has been the air quality as of late. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been filling up the Colorado skyline for the past few days and has seriously affected the quality of our air. However, it’s already been an issue for...
Exclusive ski-in, ski-out chalet in Breckenridge, Colorado goes to auction
For the select few lucky enough to be in the market for a ski-in, ski-out chalet, one real estate opportunity in Colorado could offer a chance to save millions. Le Mayen Estate, a Swiss-designed mountain estate in Breckenridge, is hitting the auction block on Aug. 12 with a starting bid of $5 million — well short of the property’s estimated value of $19.5 million. The auction will be conducted by Interluxe Auctions, an online luxury real estate auction marketplace.
REcolorado's messy sale eroded trust between Denver real estate agents and leaders
When MRI Software officials first learned REcolorado was going to be sold, they knew they had to act fast before the sale was finalized. The Ohio-based real estate technology company announced this week it was interested in buying REcolorado, the state’s largest multiple listing service (MLS) where most homes on sale in Colorado are put on the market to be distributed to websites such as Zillow and Redfin.
Strike 3: Sean Payton won’t be the coach for the Broncos’ next Super Bowl
Strike 3: When training camp starts at Dove Valley, Sean Payton will begin his second season as the head coach of the Denver Broncos, trying to (someday) become the first NFL coach to win the Super Bowl with two different teams. History says it’s not going to happen that way....
Local business wins award for water conservation
ORCHARD MESA, Colo. (KREX) — A business that has set a “benchmark” for water conservation is now being recognized for the very thing. The Drought Response Information Program (DRIP) announced Friday that the Coloramo Federal Credit Union’s Orchard Mesa branch won the second Tributary Award for its efforts in water conservation.
Author visits The Bookworm of Edwards to talk about living off-grid in Colorado
As housing and renting costs rise, people are getting more and more creative, and there seems to be a draw for many to rural areas. One such area is the San Luis Valley of southeastern Colorado, where after subdivision projects failed, 5 acre plots in the high desert can be purchased for relatively cheap. In May 2017, author Ted Conover bought one of those five acre plots to see what off-grid life looked like firsthand, and lived off that land over the course of four years. Conover wrote a book about his experiences and will be at The Bookworm of Edwards to share.
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