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Colorado teens get restaurant experience through internship program
The restaurant industry is always changing, but one thing stays consistent – the need for good workers. Colorado Restaurant Foundation is developing new hospitality workers through its Culinary Bridge Program, which is a paid internship program. As Urban Field Pizza was getting ready to open a location in Loveland, Emerson Sanford was there to witness it all. "It's just kind of really fun creating this thing, being a part of bringing this thing up, and like the community that gathers around it," Sanford told CBS News Colorado. Sanford is an intern at Urban Field Pizza through the Culinary Bridge Program."I'm...
Valor Christian football coach believes in building champions on & off field
The eight-time state championship Valor Christian High School football program has always had a core belief: be a champion on and off the field. For Bret McGatlin, third-year head coach of the Eagles, it's a mentality he lives by. He learned from his father, Don McGatlin, a former high school football coach for more than 40 years, that who you are off the field is even more important than who you are on the gridiron.For his entire life, Bret McGatlin, head coach of the Valor Christian Eagles, learned the game from his father, Don McGatlin. "I went to...
Youth Sports Giving Day to raise money for youth participation in activities across Colorado
Offering support to youth sports organizations throughout the state, the inaugural Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day begins Wednesday. The day of giving is a collaborative effort between the Daniels Fund, Aspen Institute Project Play and nonprofit organizations across the state. It has led to event partners offering to match over $1 million in donations made to participating nonprofits from Sept. 4-30, helping youth sports organizations earn the resources to get more children on the field to play their favorite sports.
‘A happy tail’: Dog to be reunited with family after going missing two years ago
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - A missing pup who was last seen by his family two years ago is finally being reunited with his family. The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region shared the “happy tail” about how the Colorado community reunited a missing pup with his family over two years later.
It’s officially over! The fight to save Red Lady is over…
It’s officially over! The fight to save Red Lady is over…. The paperwork officially putting a close to the Red Lady mining fight on Mt. Emmons was filed the morning of Thursday, August 29, ending a battle that has lasted almost five decades. The documents finalized a so-called Mineral Extinguishment agreement, conservation easements on Mt. Emmons, and a major land exchange agreement between the Mount Emmons Mining Company (MEMC), a subsidiary of global mining giant Freeport McMoRan, and the US Forest Service were all signed, sealed and delivered Thursday.
‘Undivide Us’ screening in Gypsum shows how civil discussion can bring people together
It seems like the world has devolved into shouting. That’s not true. Studies show about 20% of people are doing most of the shouting. That’s what’s captured on TV and social media. Rocky Mountain Public Media has launched the Above the Noise initiative, in partnership with news...
Lincoln Creek sediment release had high levels of aluminum, iron
Pitkin County officials say that a July release from Grizzly Reservoir that turned Lincoln Creek and the Roaring Fork River orange had minimal biological effects on fish and other aquatic life. Water quality testing results from the day of the sediment release, July 16, show high levels of iron and...
A warm wrap-up to August
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — As August wraps up, temperatures are expected to sit very close to seasonal averages in the upper 80’s and low 90’s during the afternoon hours. Dry, sunny and warmer weather will continue into the holiday weekend.
Box office for ‘Amadeus’ now open
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Tickets for Colorado Mesa University’s new production of Amadeus are now available for purchase. The production will also mark the debut of CMU’s Asteria Theatre. The opening night of the production and the grand opening of the Asteria Theatre will kick off...
College Football Fans Claim Colorado Buffaloes Won ‘Rigged’ Game After Questionable PI Near End Of Game
The Colorado Buffaloes have yet to win a college football game against a Division I FBS team since Oct. 7 of last year. The Buffaloes will get a chance to win at that level next week when they play Nebraska. On Thursday night, the Buffaloes narrowly escaped with a 31-26...
CMU, Grand Valley Power donate to Shoshone water rights acquisition
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees and Grand Valley Board of Directors recently announced a pair of donations that will go toward Shoshone water rights. CMU and Grand Valley Power gave $500,000 and $100,000, respectively, to the Colorado River District in its work...
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