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Red Sox’ Kenley Jansen avoiding Colorado trip due to health risks
Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen had a rough weekend against his former team in Los Angeles, but he’ll get a few days off to refocus, and for a perfectly understandable reason. Jansen revealed to reporters on Sunday (via Alex Speier) that he’s not making the trip with the Red Sox to Denver, where they’ll take on the Colorado Rockies in a three-game set at Coors Field from Monday-Wednesday. While Jansen isn’t dealing with a new injury, he explained that he’s staying away from the thin Colorado air due to prior health concerns involving his heart.
Boulder tackles century-old underground coal fire at Marshall Mesa: Major mitigation project set for fall
The City of Boulder is taking action to address a coal fire that has been burning for more than a century under the Marshall Mesa trailhead. This fire came under scrutiny after the Marshall Fire, and while investigators found it unlikely to have caused the blaze, they couldn’t completely rule it out.
South Adams County Fire Department changes policies following CBS report
The South Adams County Fire Department has revamped its travel and expense policies following a CBS News Colorado investigation, which showed thousands of taxpayer dollars had been used for years for department spouses to travel to professional conferences.Department chiefs spent lavishly on themselves and their spouses during conferences and would often arrive days before events started and leave days after they ended, prompting one firefighter to say the trips looked more like a vacation than work.Maria Carabajal, the department's public information officer, said the new directives are "part of our commitment to transparency and efficient operations" and have now been distributed...
Treasure hunters receive $200,000 prize
A full recording of the press conference regarding the Treasure Games contest and recent winners in Colorado Springs can be viewed in the video player above. (COLORADO SPRINGS) — A family from Fort Collins hit a $200,000 jackpot in Colorado Springs recently, when they won the most recent Treasure Games contest by finding a genie […]
Paul Finebaum makes sharp U-turn on Deion Sanders in potshot at Colorado football
Paul Finebaum once called Deion Sanders a celebrity coach, so it only makes sense that he believes USC and the City of Angels are a good fit. It's just strange that Finebaum is now a fan of Coach Prime and a hater of the Colorado football program. "I think he's...
CSPD: Blood-like substance coming from balcony above
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said officers were called to a home on Barnes Road east of North Powers Boulevard about what appeared to be a blood pool coming from a balcony above the caller’s. According to CSPD, on Sunday, July 21 at around 9 a.m. officers were called to 6300 […]
Colorado health officials reminding public to beware of toxic algae in lakes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - State health officials are warning the public about a danger that could be lurking in our bodies of water. Toxic algae, also known as blue-green algae, thrives in warm, standing or slowly moving waters -- or in other words, lakes and reservoirs in the summer in Colorado.
The ‘Click it or Ticket’ enforcement has started
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Law enforcement is cracking down on seatbelt safety. ‘Click It or Ticket’ is a campaign that law enforcement is running to try to get more people to wear seatbelts. From July 22 to Aug. 2 there will be increased awareness and enforcement of Colorado’s seatbelt laws.
Intrepid Gets $290M Investment to Support Colorado, Minnesota Network Builds
Open access provider Intrepid Fiber Networks says its newly secured $290 million in debt financing will support ongoing deployments in Colorado and Minnesota. In all, more than 250,000 premises will eventually have access to Intrepid’s networks in the two states. “Securing this new credit facility accelerates our growth across...
The 10 Events if Colorado Had Its Own Olympics
From well-known events such as swimming and gymnastics to lesser-followed competitions like taekwondo and dressage, athletes from 32 different sports, with 329 events across those sports, will compete during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the end of July. What if Colorado hosted its own Olympic games? The events would appear...
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