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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's dirty little secret is hidden all over the state
GUNNISON, Colo. — Colorado has a dirty secret. It is one that lurks in the shadows of 14ers. It swims beneath the surface of mountain streams. It hides underground – barely. “Everybody was talking about the poop problem – major news outlets, advocacy groups. The problem became a...
Frightening Disease Causes Partial Paralysis in Mountain Lions
A video from last May shows a mountain lion in Colorado struggling to stand and walk. Wildlife officials tranquilized and euthanized the animal after realizing it was very sick. New research from Colorado State University confirms that the mountain lion had staggering disease, a usually fatal condition that results from the rustrela virus. This is the first known case of staggering disease in North America.
Yampa Sandwich Co. ready to flow outside of Colorado as owners look to expand business to Utah, Arizona and Texas
It started in October 1999 when David Pepin and Peter Boniface pursued a shared dream of owning their own sandwich shop, and continues today as the Steamboat Springs-based Yampa Sandwich Co. continues to flow into new markets. Since its start, the Steamboat Springs men have watched the business grow, expanding...
Colorado company uses plastic from Dillon Marina and turns it into roads
While a pile of polyethylene plastic wrap piled up in a storage shed for the Dillon Marina (from boats wrapped up in the off-season) Craig Simson, the "Mayor" of the Dillon Marina started looking for a place to put it. Previously the supplier would take the plastic back and recycle it, but it became too costly, and the supplier simply stopped offering the service. "We were on a mission to find someone to process this kind of plastic," Simson said. "Between the two marinas, (Dillon and Frisco) the rough math is we produce about 480,000 square feet of plastic annually. That didn't...
Former Douglas County undersheriff settles lawsuit over firing
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A former undersheriff for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office settled her lawsuit against her former employer for $1.75 million, her attorneys announced Friday. In December 2021, Holly Kluth filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's office and former Sheriff Tony Spurlock in which she claimed...
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. ...
Man convicted of kidnapping and killing a Montana woman that happened in 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A jury convicted Casey Childers. 41, of kidnapping and killing Rachel Holeman, 29, Thursday afternoon. Childers kidnapped Holeman in 2021 with the help of Shantel Edlund, 46, and Leo VanBuskirk, 23. Holeman is from Montana and the others are from Wyoming. The Fort Collins Police...
Douglas County establishes policy to collect unclaimed property overbid dollars
Douglas County Commissioners approved a new policy that allows the county to collect unclaimed property overbid dollars, instead of sending that money to Colorado's property payback fund. Since 2017, Douglas County has collected $5.5 million in unclaimed overbids for abandoned properties sold by the county, according to the Douglas County Public Trustee's office. Of which, in the past two years, the county has transferred roughly $1.3 million to the Colorado...
Bald Eagle spotted in Teller County
(TELLER COUNTY, Colo.) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region posted a video of a bald eagle feasting on lunch on Thursday, July 25 in Teller County and shared that bald eagles are rebounding from near extinction. According to CPW, bald eagles are scattered across North America, in wetland habitats near large bodies of water […]
Florissant Pancake Breakfast raises money for equipment
(FLORISSANT, Colo.) — Florissant Fire & Rescue will be holding its annual Pancake Breakfast to raise funds for equipment the department needs. The breakfast will be held on Saturday, July 27 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Florissant Fire Station #1 located at 2606 West Highway 24. Florissant Fire & Rescue said the fundraiser […]
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