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Colorado Weather: Warmer Temps, Persistent Smoke Impact Air Quality
Denver, CO – Temperatures are set to rebound to near-seasonal averages today across Colorado, with dry conditions expected in most areas. Higher elevations might experience a weak afternoon shower, with a 15% chance of precipitation. According to the US National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, the ongoing smoke will persist, causing...
You Must See this Off-Grid Colorado Property Currently For Sale
Browsing through real estate listings across Colorado can be an entertaining activity. You'll come across mansions in ski towns like Vail and Aspen, historic homes in old mining towns, and oddly enough, every now and then you'll find buildings in the shape of domes. U.S. Government Says there Aren’t Aliens...
See Former Colorado Power Plant Now Closed Due to Contamination
All throughout the state of Colorado are abandoned structures, towns, businesses, homes, and more. Many, though not all, of the ghost towns that were once thriving mining communities were left behind due to contamination. Picturesque Colorado Hike Leads to Abandoned Homes + Power Plant |. However, just outside of Boulder,...
Triple-digit heat returns with smoke from Canadian wildfires
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - We’re turning up the heat again across Western Colorado. Triple-digit heat could bake the Grand Valley on Wednesday and Thursday. The Grand Valley is almost always the hottest part of Colorado’s Western Slope. We’ll be nearing 100 degrees in the Grand Valley on Tuesday. Some of our backyard thermometers may touch the century mark, but most of us will stay just shy. Wednesday is a different story. High temperatures will range from 101 degrees around Grand Junction to 103 degrees around the Redlands to 104 degrees around Fruita. Thursday will still be cooking, but we’ll turn down the heat a degree or two. High temperatures will range from 100 degrees around Grand Junction and Palisade to 101 degrees around Fruita and Mack.
Incumbent Yadira Caraveo (D), Gabe Evans (R), and five other candidates are running in the general election in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Yadira Caraveo (D), Gabe Evans (R), and five other candidates are running in the general election in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Colorado Public Radio describes the 8th as “Colorado’s most politically competitive congressional seat.” Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee are targeting the district. In the 2022 election, Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) 48.4%–47.7%. The 8th district was the fifth-narrowest U.S. House election nationwide in 2022 and the narrowest in which a Democrat won. Throughout 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the election a Toss-up and Decision Desk HQ and The Hill and Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Lean Democratic.
Sentinel’s request for 2022 secret meeting recording headed to state supreme court
AURORA | Colorado’s Supreme Court confirmed Monday that it will weigh in on whether the City of Aurora must release the recording of a 2022 closed-door meeting in which City Council members voted to end the censure process pending against one of their own. The court’s decision to grant...
Scorching Triple Digit Heat Returns to Northern Colorado Next Week
It's always hot in Northern Colorado during the summer months, that is no secret. Daily temperatures can easily hover around the upper nineties in July and August. Some Coloradans like it hot while others prefer to retreat to air conditioning until milder milder temperatures can be tolerated in these months.
Colorado nonprofit celebrates 15 years of helping veterans
DENVER (KDVR) — A local nonprofit has been helping veterans meet their perfect match — one that comes in the form of a shelter animal. Clarissa Black, founder of Pets for Vets, said it all began when she went to her local VA with her therapy dog, Bear. Since many of her family members served in the military, she has always had a passion for serving the nation’s veterans.
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