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Things to Do: End-of-summer Festivals and Evening Concerts Fill August Calendar
Colorado summer is here, and there's so much to do. Food festivals, fairs and community gatherings galore entertain from the mountains to the plains and from small towns to our largest cities. Music fills every downtown gathering spot and park in Northern Colorado all summer. Greeley, Loveland, Windsor and Fort...
Colorado schools go all in on AI this fall
Artificial intelligence is top of mind for Colorado educators as the new school year begins, prompting some to overhaul their classes to embrace the super-smart software. Why it matters: AI has made cheating easier, but advocates see its unprecedented potential to positively reshape learning and teaching. The latest: This month,...
Would you pass the Colorado driving permit test? Answer these questions
Before minors over the age of 15 years old can get behind the wheel in Colorado, they have to take a permit test. The permit allows the minors to drive with a licensed over age 21 in the vehicle.
Colorado students report more concerns to Safe2Tell hotline than ever before
The anonymous safety tip line Safe2Tell drew a record number of reports this past school year, reaching an all-time high, from students, parents and the public. The big picture: The 28,218 reports issued during the 2023-24 school year marked a 25% increase over the previous academic year, according to a statement Tuesday from the Attorney General's Office, which oversees the program.
Girls Cross Country: Preseason Rankings Released
AURORA - To celebrate the start of the fall sports and activities season, the Colorado High School Activities Association is publishing its preseason poll for girls cross country as well as its other fall team sports and activities. Below you can find the preseason polls for girls cross country. Please...
VA Returns Mistakenly Buried ‘Unclaimed Veteran’ Back to His Family in Colorado
Under a wide, sunny Colorado sky at Pikes Peak National Cemetery, Kennedy Pugh took a big breath Thursday afternoon, bracing himself as members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard slid a gleaming silver casket out of a hearse. His brother, Alvin Pugh, was finally home. As Taps mournfully echoed...
Colorado food banks may soon run out of the federal funds they use to buy local produce
AURORA — On Wednesday evenings at the edge of a wide parking lot in Aurora, there is a forest green pop-up tent with five large, scraped-up coolers stacked nearby. The coolers hold 27 bags of fresh produce, harvested that morning at Switch Gears Farm in Longmont. The arugula gets...
Asbestos exposure may concern veterans even today
During the last century, the U.S. military resorted to asbestos when the World War II war effort demanded accessible materials to mass-produce equipment. Manufacturers wanted to profit from the fibrous mineral, hiding evidence of the health risk emerging from mixing asbestos in products for military properties such as aircraft, vehicles, ships and barracks. Out of […]
The Big Reveal: Have Your Baby’s Gender Revealed Live on the Radio
Western Colorado's Greatest Hits Kool 107.9 is giving expecting parents the chance to have their baby's gender revealed in a unique and exciting way!. Kool 107.9 has partnered with the Birth Place at Community Hospital to give one lucky expecting couple an on-air gender reveal party and gift them $500 plus a basket of baby essentials to welcome the family's newest addition.
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