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Research says Colorado will have a high percentage of nurse shortage by 2030
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- The American Association of Colleges of Nurses recently ran the numbers. They project that by the year 2030 Colorado will be one of the top five states feeling the strain. Colleges in Colorado Springs said they're doing their part to help fill in the gap when...
Wolf spotted multiple times along heavily-trafficked portion of Colorado's I-70 route
A wolf has been captured on camera near Colorado's Vail Pass along I-70. According to Paige Singer of Rocky Mountain Wild, the wolf was captured on a camera that's involved in the Colorado Corridors Project, which is an initiative involving Rocky Mountain Wild and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. The initiative is in its ninth year, aiming to engage volunteers in wildlife monitoring along a stretch of the interstate in the area of East Vail Pass where three wildlife crossing structures have been recommended. Volunteers involved...
McCluskie Addresses Colorado Rural Public School Support
Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie delivered remarks on Monday at the Elevating Rural Colorado Partnership event in Keystone, CO, and discussed recent efforts to boost career pathways in rural Colorado and support rural public schools. The event, organized by Colorado Succeeds, the Colorado Education Initiative, Empower Schools, and Lyra Colorado,...
With kids in mind, Coloradan with heart condition takes genetic tests
Fourth generation Coloradan Nate Drinkwine didn't find out that he had the heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy until his mid-20s.Fourth generation Coloradan Nate Drinkwine didn't find out that he had the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy until his mid-20s. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, also known as HCM, is a genetic heart disease in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood. It is also a disease that can lead to sudden cardiac death. After Nate lost his father and uncle to the disease, he knew he had to get checked. He was diagnosed in 2003...
Scientists work to understand high ozone levels on the Front Range
Colorado's Front Range is looking at several days of high ozone ratings that will aggravate breathing difficulties and lead to warnings and changes in plans. It comes while experts are still working to figure out why Colorado seems unable to make expected progress on reducing dangerously high ozone above the level that the EPA has set as a risk."They're making progress, it's just not fast enough and it's really not evident yet," said Laurie Anderson, who serves as a field organizer for the organization Moms Clean Air Force as well as Broomfield's City Council. "We live right close to the...
CRH Americas Materials acquires Colorado’s Ary Corp.
Sources: CRH Americas Materials Solutions, Atlanta; CP staff. CRH Americas Materials has closed a deal for Ary Corp., a Canon City, Colo. operator bringing nine ready mixed concrete, more than 25 sand & gravel, plus five fixed and two portable asphalt plants, along with paving and construction services businesses. “The acquisition expands our existing footprint in Colorado and presents attractive opportunities for development and growth,” says CRH Americas Materials President Scott Parson. “As North America’s leading integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and construction services, we look forward to serving customers in Colorado with our unique combination of building materials, products and solutions.”
Colorado Supreme Court will review judicially created doctrine that lets public bodies ‘cure’ open meetings law violations
The Colorado Supreme Court will examine whether a judicially created doctrine allowing public bodies to “cure” violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law goes against the “plain meaning” of the transparency statute and “longstanding precedent.”. The justices also announced Monday they will look at two...
Supreme Court declines to halt former Colorado official’s trial on charges related to election security breach
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request from a former Colorado county clerk to halt her upcoming trial on charges stemming from her alleged involvement in an apparent security breach at the county’s election offices in 2021.
Details reveal victim of Denver homicide was a long-time Casper resident
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - New details are emerging as the investigation into a deadly shooting with connections to Casper continues. On July 16, 14-year-old Steven Marquez was arrested in Casper in connection to the homicide of Todd Kidd. Marquez fled Colorado after allegedly shooting Kidd after he had attempted to intervene in an altercation outside of the Denver-area bar he was working at.
Community Agriculture Alliance: Landowners should remain vigilant as area tries to keep grasshoppers under control
If you’ve watched any Denver area news channels lately, or read any number of statewide news publications, you’ve seen that there is a lot of coverage on grasshoppers being seen in devastating numbers across our state. However, it is now late July and this is the first article in the Pilot to address grasshoppers in 2024. As the past two summers have seen extensive coverage of this topic in these pages, what happened that grasshoppers haven’t been part of recent local news?
People News: CapMetro, HNTB, CSX
News Freight Passenger Mechanical M/W C&S/IT Finance Regulatory. Eric Robins will serve as Chief of Capital Metro’s (CapMetro) new police department in Austin, Tex. Also, Carey Wilson has joined HNTB Corporation as Senior Project Director and Vice President in Denver, Colo.; and CSX’s Chantel Goutcher is celebrating 30 years of service.
After long and winding college career, Hamilton's Hunter Omlid excited to be Colorado Rockies pick
MISSOULA — Hunter Omlid's baseball talents were discovered on an otherwise unassuming scouting trip to Gallatin County by Gary Van Tol. Former Bitterroot Red Sox skipper Jason Goligoski invited Van Tol, the soon-to-be Boise State baseball coach, to watch his junior hurler. After three innings, Goligoski walked over to see what Van Tol thought of Omlid.
With lots of paddles, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival makes waves for AAPI cultural appreciation
Jade Keomanivong gripped her paddle tight as the boat drifted up to the starting line at the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival on a hot day in the summer of 2019. Her field of view was obscured by her teammate’s muscled back in the seat in front of her. All she could hear was the hushed anticipation of the crowd and the droplets of water falling from 20 paddles.
History Colorado is once again researching abuses at Native American boarding schools. This time with tribal help.
History Colorado will begin its second wave of research into Native American boarding schools next month — this time with help from Indigenous people whose family members survived the horrifying experience. The three-year project, funded with $1 million from the state legislature, will focus on consultation with Native American...
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