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2024’s Inspirato Colorado Open brings the best to Colorado
This Year’s men’s Open is July 25 to 28 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver. The 2024 Inspirato Colorado Open features a world-class field of former champs, local PGA elite, and a host of young talent. If the event organizers get their wish, they will also...
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...
Often-overlooked Colorado city dubbed a 'thriving' spot for small business
A recent report from USA Today sought to determine which states and cities around the country were 'thriving' when it came to small businesses in recent years , and an often-overlooked Colorado city performed notably well in their ranking. While Colorado ranked in the middle-of-the road among the states with a 9.3 percent growth across all sectors of small business between 2016 to 2021, the city of Greeley outperformed the rest of the state in a big way. ...
HSPPR receives Petco Love grant for lifesaving pet care
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) announced it has gotten a grant from national nonprofit Petco Love to support HSPPR’s lifesaving work. Petco Love was founded in 1999 and has invested nearly $400 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts, HSPPR has received more than $1.4 million from Petco […]
Rare orchid found in Colorado
LITTLETON, Colo. — A rare striped coralroot orchid has been found at Denver Botanic Gardens' Chatfield Farms. The discovery was made in late April when My-Lan Le, a graduate botany research assistant, and Rebecca Hufft, associate director of applied conservation, noticed it growing next to a log. Striped coralroot...
2.5 million Coloradans living amid abnormal dryness after 40% uptick in week
Colorado has experienced a noteworthy jump in dryness in recent days, shifting toward a drier situation in much of the Centennial State. According to the US Drought Monitor, 40.32 percent of the state is now 'abnormally dry' or worse as of July 16, with 11.07 percent of the state being in technical drought – 9.75 percent being in the less-serious 'moderate drought' phase (stage one of four). This compares to just 28.74 percent of the state being 'abnormally dry or worse' as reported on July...
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...
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...
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...
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