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Colorado Republicans gather to discuss removal of state party chair
A faction of Colorado Republicans intent on ousting party chair Dave Williams gathered Saturday in a church in Brighton to speak out against his leadership, but a last-minute court order barred them from holding an official meeting to finish the job. Instead they held a “rally” where party members aired their grievances against Williams, blaming […]
Coloradans in the Games: Looking back and ahead as those with state ties compete in the Paris Olympics
- Boulder’s Taylor Knibb crashed multiple times in rainy conditions, finishing 19th in a field of 34 in the 32-kilometer cycling time trial. “It was an experience,” Knibb told Cycling Weekly. “The first third was great. The middle one, that’s where it all went wrong. And then the third one it was more survival than anything else. I was fully blind, my Garmin fell off on the first one. I’m like, ‘Well, here we go!'”
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 Dragon Boat Festival celebrates Asian heritage for 24th year
Drums rang through Sloan's Lake Park Saturday, followed by the chanting of rowers. Off to the side, fumes rose from various Asian food trucks, marking another successful year of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival — held at the park Saturday and Sunday — celebrated the...
Popular Colorado Saloon Is Sadly Closing For Good This Week
Over four decades after opening its doors in Colorado and serving up memories to hundreds of thousands over the years, this iconic Saloon and Concert Venue is being forced to close its doors this Friday. Time To Say Goodbye To Popular Colorado Saloon And Dance Hall. Our local Colorado community...
Colorado’s Number One Issue According to Survey—Do You Agree?
Living in Colorado comes with its frustrations. No matter where you call home, there will always be issues to solve and fix. To be frank, we live in an imperfect world, and there will always be things to improve to make Colorado the best state possible. I could go on...
Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
The headlines were the stuff of nightmares. One Colorado funeral home owner let the body of a woman decompose for two years in a hearse parked outside a house he rented, while hoarding the cremated remains of dozens of others inside. Last year, authorities discovered nearly 200 improperly stored bodies at another Colorado funeral home […]
Goodbye Movie Rentals. All Redbox Locations In Colorado Shutting Down
From helping put Colorado Blockbuster Video stores out of business, to going out of business themselves. Goodbye Redbox, it was fun while it lasted. Colorado Redbox Movies & Video Game Rental Machines Going Away. Seems like now that long ago, a Friday or Saturday night could regularly consist of ordering...
Why July is the Busiest Time All Summer for Colorado Police
Late July is one of the busiest times all year for Colorado's police officers and the Highway Patrol. From Grand Junction to Denver, Coloradans are about to see an uptick in the flashing red and blue lights along the sides of our roads and highways. What makes late July such...
Fraud investigation snares insurance company employee, former Colorado police officer
A former insurance claims adjuster has confessed to stealing more than a quarter million dollars from her company by filing false auto insurance claims and pocketing the money. Colette Palin, 63, of Aurora, admitted to Travelers Insurance investigators that she issued 64 fraudulent claims payment to herself, 55-year-old Shawn Brassfield of Aurora, and 47-year-old Malee Lor, a former Henderson and Commerce City resident.Lor is a former Thornton Police Department officer, according to the Colorado Attorney General's Office which brought felony theft charges against all three last year.In total, Palin received $268,530 between 2018 and 2020 as a result of the fraudulent...
Popular Snack Gets Recalled in Colorado
There’s been a decent amount of recalls in recent times here in Colorado. One that took place this summer actually affected marijuana that was contaminated with mold. The bad weed had to be pulled from eleven different stores in the Front Range. There were also a ton of products...
Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan
A draft proposal released this week by two county governments on Colorado’s Western Slope is drawing criticism from a coalition of conservation groups backing the creation of a new national monument along the Dolores River. Advocates last year unveiled an ambitious proposal to designate a 391,000-acre expanse of public land near the Utah border in […]
Colorado rural school district leaders combat funding and staffing challenges
Rural school district leaders across Colorado combat funding and staffing challenges. Leaders from Lewis-Palmer, Canon City and Calhan selected for state's Rural Superintendent Academy.
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