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Hearing-aid Use Could Reduce Risks of Dementia
Correcting hearing loss by using hearing aids is a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia during aging, according to a new Global Council on Brain Health report. Sarah Lock, executive director of the council, said the report should be a wakeup call for...
Home Ownership Takes a Massive Hit in Colorado
As we have come to learn here in Colorado, it’s getting exceedingly difficult to find affordable housing prices. The average rent, for example, is extremely high, sitting at $1,594. That’s the fifth highest average in the entire country. Not to mention, we’re also the 9th worst state in...
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. ...
Someone found genie lamp worth $200,000 in Colorado
There’s no word on whether or not a big blue genie that grants wishes comes out of this lamp, but, regardless, it’s worth a ton of money!. A family from Fort Collins won the most recent Treasure Games contest by finding a genie lamp worth $200,000 behind Kings Chef Diner in Colorado Springs.
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...
KRDO’s Tuesday Afternoon Pet of the Week
Meadow is your Pet of the Week from the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region! She is a five-year-old brown tabby Domestic Shorthair cat who came into HSPPR as an owner surrender. · Meadow is a social cat that hasn’t met a person she doesn’t like! She seeks out...
Disturbance turns into barricaded situation for CCSO, suspect arrested
(CUSTER COUNTY, Colo.) — The Custer County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a disturbance that quickly turned into a barricaded suspect situation on Wednesday, July 24. On Wednesday morning at approximately 8:15 a.m., Custer County deputies were notified of a disturbance at Dollar General. When deputies arrived and contacted the suspect, he drove away in […]
Catching up with NFL Super Bowl Champion, former CSU Pueblo ThunderWolf Ryan Jensen
Former NFL Super Bowl Champion and CSU Pueblo alumni Ryan Jensen retired from the NFL this past year. He has been staying busy since then, getting a construction business off the ground and keeping up some appearances at youth football camps here in Pueblo. “I retired about three and a half months ago, four...
Pueblo City Council 'steadfast' in opposing Black Hills Energy rate increases
Pueblo City Council passed a resolution July 22 opposing Black Hills Energy's proposed 18% rate increases. The resolution passed unanimously by council states that Pueblo residents have a history of paying significantly more for utilities than residents of other communities on Colorado's Front Range and that an increase would "place an even greater economic burden" on Pueblo residents. ...
Psychedelic substances’ land use at this week’s planning commission
The city of Alamosa Planning Commission will take up and prepare land use specifics for psychedelic substances, as dictated in Proposition 122, during its regular meeting on Wednesday. The planning commission will classify land use codes for testing centers, healing centers, and cultivation. When Prop. 122, or the Natural Medicine...
Colorado Heatwave: Denver Sees Record Highs and Isolated Thunderstorms
Denver, CO – Residents are bracing for a week of intense heat and dynamic weather patterns. Today, temperatures are expected to reach 98°F, significantly above normal highs. Smoke from recent wildfires is forecasted to gradually decrease throughout the day. However, isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely to affect the high country this afternoon and early evening.
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