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Hope For The Boreal Toad: Conservation Efforts In Colorado
Colorado is home to a wide variety of wildlife and, naturally, some of the species that call the Centennial State home are considered threatened or endangered. Colorado is Home to Seven Endangered or Threatened Amphibians |. As you'll see above, Colorado is home to a total of seven amphibians that...
Colorado’s Connection to the Summer Blockbuster Movie ‘Twisters’
I remember when the movie Twister came out when I was a kid. I loved that movie; the action made me want to become a stormchaser. Nearly three decades later, we finally got a sequel. Technology advances over the past decade have not only advanced movies but also how we look at and study weather.
Bird flu in Colorado: Tracker shows how many people have been tested, were positive
The total number of bird flu cases in humans in Colorado is now 10, nine of which are from two different poultry farms and one from a dairy farm. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s website now displays a table with human cases and tests; it will be updated every Tuesday...
Dolores River in Colorado is center of the latest public lands dispute
A 400,000-acre area along the Dolores River in southwestern Colorado is the newest battleground in the debate over public lands.Why it matters: How the land is designated determines how the public can access and use it, whether for recreation or commercial purposes such as mining and livestock grazing.State of play: A coalition of conservation and environmental groups wants President Biden to designate the river watershed that spans two counties as a national monument to increase land protections and limit development, the Colorado Sun reports.The advocates say the designation under the Antiquities Act is needed to preserve Indigenous cultural sites, geologic...
Advance Colorado Action submits signatures for three ballot initiatives addressing property taxes, parole eligibility, and a constitutional right to school choice
Advance Colorado Action, an issue advocacy organization that describes its mission as “supporting policies that increase economic opportunity and greater government transparency,” submitted signatures for three ballot initiatives for the November general election ballot. Nearly 200,000 signatures were submitted for each initiative. To qualify for the ballot, each initiative must receive 124,238 valid signatures.
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...
Colorado expanded its red flag law. Few additional cases resulted.
In early June 2023, a La Plata County man showed up to his therapist’s office with a drastic style change — instead of the flannel and cowboy boots he typically wore, he was outfitted in black combat boots, a T-shirt with a skull on it and a necklace that appeared to be made out of […]
Randy Gradishar 'blessed' with 50-year friendship with former Broncos teammate Tom Jackson, his Hall of Fame presenter
After Randy Gradishar was taken with the No. 14 pick in the 1974 NFL draft out of Ohio State, fellow Broncos linebacker Tom Jackson wondered what sort of spiffy car he might be driving when he arrived in Denver. A Mercedes? A Porsche? “Most of those guys want to get sports cars when they got their initial contract,’’ Jackson said. “When I was drafted (in 1973 out of Louisville), I...
Colorado dealer who continued to sell weapons after the feds seized his license is headed to prison
Last week, a man from Aurora was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for his illegal firearms sales. He attempted to shift the blame onto his employees and his wife, claiming that their mistakes and pressure led to his actions. A-TAC Gear Guns Uniforms, LLC’s owner...
Injured off-route hiker forced to spend night on Colorado 14er after severe storms slow rescue
An off-route hiker got injured on one of Colorado's fourteeners on July 26, prompting what would turn into an overnight rescue mission thanks to severe storms slowing down the rescue process. According to Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue, the hiker took a fall during his descent from Ellingwood Point, which is a 14,042-foot peak near the San Luis Valley that's rated as a 'difficult class two' climb. At the time...
Multi-Vehicle Crash Kills One Person and Sends Multiple Others to the Hospital
A MULTI VEHICLE CRASH ON NORTHBOUND I-25 SUNDAY AFTERNOON KILLS ONE PERSON AND INJURES SEVEN OTHERS. JUST BEFORE 12:30 A SIX-VEHICLE CRASH WAS REPORTED AT MILEPOST 171 JUST NORTH OF LARKSPUR. THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INJURED IS UNKNOWN. THE CRASH SHUT DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN EXIT 167 AT GREENLAND AND EXIT 172 AT UPPER LAKE GULCH ROAD FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Movie filming closes part of Bear Creek Road in Colorado Springs for 8 hours Friday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- As neighbors and visitors of Bear Creek Park wake up Monday morning, they still may be wondering why a quarter-mile section of the road south of the Gold Camp Road intersection was closed for much of the daylight hours Friday. "I noticed it around ten minutes ago," said Nora Palmer, The post Movie filming closes part of Bear Creek Road in Colorado Springs for 8 hours Friday appeared first on KRDO.
State considers plan to drill near Aurora Reservoir amid protests from neighbors
Colorado regulators will decide as soon as Tuesday whether to allow 166 oil and gas wells on state-owned land near the Aurora Reservoir and nearby neighborhoods.Why it matters: The proposed drilling operation on 32,000 acres in unincorporated Arapahoe County, just east of Aurora, is the latest flash point in the debate about how close fracking should come to homes and sensitive areas.Friction point: Hundreds of residents near the reservoir are challenging the plan from Crestone Peak Resources and hope to convince the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission at a day-long hearing that the health and safety impacts are too...
Aurora Reservoir fracking proposal heads to commission hearing
The contentious Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP), a proposal for oil and gas drilling near the Aurora Reservoir, will go to two public hearings in front of the state's Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Tuesday and Friday. The hearings will be livestreamed on Zoom starting at 9 a.m. both days. Talk about the proposed drilling project started two years ago, when oil and gas company Civitas filed the...
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