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Mixed reactions to plan for Colorado's Sweetwater Lake
As a public comment period draws to a close regarding a plan for a scenic lake in western Colorado, land managers continue to face strong opposition. That opposition — largely from people living nearby — quickly followed Gov. Jared Polis announcing Sweetwater Lake as Colorado's next state park in 2021. The announcement came after the lake and land long held in private hands entered the U.S. Forest Service's trust thanks to a grassroots fundraising effort and federal money ensuring a future of preservation.
Colorado's 'other' cannibal committed acts even more disturbing than those of Alferd Packer
In the age of the Internet, most Coloradans have probably heard at least a few words about Alferd Packer, the infamous 'Colorado Cannibal' best known for consuming parts of his companions during an expedition gone wrong in 1874. Heck, there's even a University of Colorado Boulder dining hall named after him – the Alferd Packer Grill. That said, most Coloradans probably haven't heard of an even more disturbing cannibal once said to frequent the saloons of the Centennial State – Charles 'Big Phil' Gardner. According...
USPS Price Increases Already Affecting Coloradans
Mailing here in Colorado has become a bit more treacherous than one might expect. In fact, Colorado leads the entire country when it comes to one horrific mail statistic; lost mail. According to iPostal1, Coloradans have 12,667 Google searches per month per 100,000 residents that are asking about lost mail....
Comedy Superstar John Bishop coming to Colorado this weekend!
(COLORADO) – British comedy superstar John Bishop is currently out on his first-ever tour in the U.S., which kicked off in early July. Fellow Brit and Living Local Host Nova caught up with the comedian ahead of his Denver Colorado show on Sunday, July 28 at the Comedy Works. John Bishop has had an incredible […]
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...
A software company will try to buy REcolorado to stop controversial deal
After a heated disagreement over the potential sale of Colorado’s largest real estate listing platform REcolorado led to the firing of the company’s entire board, another company may try to stop the deal. MRI Software, an Ohio-based real estate software application company, said it was interested in buying Colorado’s dominant Multiple Listing Service (MLS), according to a letter from the company’s president John Ensign that was obtained by The Denver Gazette. ...
Poison Center Director chimes in on cayenne pepper TikTok trend
(COLORADO) — A new and concerning trend is going around on TikTok where a person is swallowing a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder, with some social media users claiming it is a natural supplement for Adderall. FOX21 News reached out to Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety (RMPDS) regarding the topic and spoke with […]
Events of the week around Colorado
The Arapahoe County Fair is the family deal of the summer for the Denver metro area. A $25 ticket (free for kids under 36 inches) gets unlimited carnival rides and a broad range of live music, trick dog shows and other entertainment, exhibits and fireworks. Another $25 ($10 for designated...
Colorado hospitals cited for contaminated equipment, including 3 instances of ‘immediate jeopardy’
A handful of Colorado hospitals over the past three years have been cited by the state health department for contaminated equipment, The Denver Gazette has learned. Contaminated equipment was what led officials at the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center in Aurora to reschedule hundreds of dental and surgical procedures earlier this year. VA officials told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the source of the contamination has been identified as flecks of plastic. ...
$129 million from EPA flows to Colorado to decarbonize, cut climate pollution
(The Center Square) – Hundreds of millions of federal taxpayer dollars will be flowing into Colorado to reduce carbon emissions while the University of Colorado creates a high-ranking position for sustainability. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the state $129 million to improve air quality. The money will be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by expanding methane monitoring, investing in new methane capture initiatives, and incentivizing large commercial buildings to decarbonize, according to information from Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. ...
Colorado Dropped Medicaid Enrollees as Red States Have, Alarming Advocates for the Poor
Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program. It’s the only blue state in a cluster of red states with high disenrollment rates — a group...
A man was arrested for allegedly shooting a 10-year-old. Here's how cops tracked him down
Witness statements and photo lineup identification recently led to the arrest of a Pueblo man accused of shooting a 10-year-old girl during an altercation over a stolen bicycle. Michael Santistevan, 41, was arrested by police July 18 and charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Fortunately, the victim suffered only minor injuries...
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