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Colorado state representative says FBI behind attempted assassination of Trump
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Republican state legislator known for his outlandish and offensive statements is claiming that the FBI was behind the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. State Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-Colorado Springs) did not offer any evidence to support the claim, which he made last...
Keystone’s Bacon & Beer Festival Celebrates 13th Anniversary With More Bacon, Bourbon, And Music Than Ever Before
The 2024 Keystone Bacon and Bourbon Festival brought a dozen different food vendors, alongside four bacon companies, and 15 bourbon and spirits attendees to the mountains. Pairing with all this bourbon and bacon, guests were treated to an impressive band line-up. Twelve rock bands played over the festival weekend including Summit’s own CB3 and O’Connor Brothers Band, the world’s premier KISS Tribute Band STRUTTER, and the Bacon and Bourbon Festival staple AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles. In total there were three festival stages placed throughout River Run Village.
Puccini’s “Girl” Finds Her “Golden West” In Central City
The first real “spaghetti western” came long before the films of Sergio Leone and the scores of Enrico Morricone. The title rightfully belongs to Giacomo Puccini’s 1910 opera The Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West). No previous dramatic work by an Italian creator had made such a commitment to the portrayal of the American frontier in the mid-19th Century.
Boulder County’s Walker Ranch Homestead to host heritage event
Volunteers will re-enact what they thik life was like for European settlers in the pioneer days from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Boulder County Parks and Open Space’s Walker Ranch Homestead, 7701 Flagstaff Road. Participants of all ages can take this free journey through cultural history from...
Summit Historical Society publishing book series on 25 historic towns and settlements, only 1 of which still exists today
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct the name of author Bill Fountain. The Summit Historical Society is publishing a book series on the history of Summit County’s historic towns, according to a news release from the nonprofit. “Historic Landscapes” is the product of years of...
Campground hit-and-run results in DUI arrest in Colorado
What started as a hit-and-run incident at a campground near Colorado's Lake Dillon ended in a DUI arrest earlier this month. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, a male driver allegedly struck a parked car at the campsite near the reservoir but refused to exchange information with the owner of the damaged vehicle. At that point, the driver who caused the damage left the scene. Deputies were able to...
6-7:30PM Back to Basics: Our Natural Neighbors
This series is all about building your confidence as a hiker, enhancing your skills, and fostering a deep connection with the natural world. This month we will be getting acquainted with our natural companions - the diverse plants and animals that make our parks so vibrant. We will have real animal specimens there!
New onramp near Denver airport cell phone waiting area makes it easier to pick up passengers
Picking someone up at the Denver airport just got a little easier. Denver International Airport on Thursday announced a new onramp that takes drivers onto inbound Peña Boulevard toward the Jeppesen Terminal will open Friday. It means drivers can now exit Peña Boulevard and wait in the cell phone...
Los Dos Potrillos opening its first Denver location
A popular, family-owned Mexican restaurant has plans to open its first Denver location early next year. Los Dos Potrillos will open its seventh restaurant in the former Hacienda Colorado location at 4100 E. Mexico Ave., near Colorado Boulevard and Interstate 25, the Ramirez Hospitality Group announced Thursday. Los Dos Potrillos...
Boulder police locate body wrapped in multiple layers in bike trailer
The Boulder County Coroner has identified a woman whose body was found "wrapped in multiple layers" and stashed on a bike trailer as 19-year-old Zaria Hardee. Jeff Martin said that though the autopsy is complete, Hardee's cause of death will not be announced pending the Boulder police investigation. Investigators believe...
Man reportedly stabbed 'in broad daylight' on bike path in Colorado
A male was walking down a bike path near Boulder's Scott Carpenter Park on July 15 when someone rode up on a bike and stabbed him in broad daylight at about 11 a.m. After the report of the act of violence was received, law enforcement swarmed the area, but was unable to locate a suspect. A July 17 update from the City of Boulder reports that a person of interest in the case was arrested later that night on unrelated charges, matching the description of...
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