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VIDEO: Locals discuss 6 great places to see fall colors in Colorado
In case you have yet to tune in, know that the OutThere Colorado team is hard at work pumping out video content that captures the best places to visit around the Centennial State. In our latest conversation, we discussed fall color destinations, with leaves set to start turning in only a few weeks. Here's a chat between myself and Features reporter Seth Boster where we discuss six of our favorite spots. Enjoy: Find more of our travel recommendations and other related content here. STAY INFORMED: Get free Colorado news with our daily newsletter (Click here)
Northwest Colorado News for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024
Take your time and watch your speed today. Colorado State Patrol troopers and local officers and deputies from Routt and Moffat counties are doing extra patrols today. “Yeah, we’re targeting Highway 40 between Craig and Steamboat.”. That’s CSP Corporal Andrew Bogue. Buckle up, watch your speed, don’t pass...
Hickenlooper running for reelection, says next term would be last
Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) said Wednesday he will run for reelection just once. “I’m only gonna do two terms,” Hickenlooper told Punchbowl News’s Andrew Desiderio. “I’ve said it first here, two-term limit, oath of conscience.” Hickenlooper, the state’s former governor, gained a seat in the upper chamber by way of winning a key race…
City Council Passes Interim Housing Ordinance
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - On Wednesday, August 21st, the Grand Junction City Council came to a unanimous decision about the future of Interim Housing in the community. The new ordinance will update the City’s current Zoning and Development Code to include Interim Housing moving forward. “There is nothing...
GJHS lockers all locked up
Grand Junction High School only has enough lockers for the freshman class. The newly opened $144.5 million school building — which has 600 lockers — has a reported 1,780 attending students, according to GJHS Principal Jory Sorensen. Roughly 580 of these students are freshmen, according to GJHS registrar Radawna Clark-Bobbitt.
First Alert: On-and-off showers and thunderstorms continue Friday
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The on-and-off showers and thunderstorms will persist through at least Sunday, then drying is set to begin on Monday. A Flood Watch continues until midnight Thursday night for the Uncompahgre Plateau, the Lower Dolores River Valley, the Paradox Valley, and the Dallas Divide. This includes areas around Glade Park, Nucla, Naturita, Bedrock, Paradox, and Ridgeway. The Flood Watch indicates where conditions are favorable for excessive rainfall that can cause localized flash flooding. Excessive rainfall can also runoff into rivers, creeks, and streams, causing flooding there, too.
Polis, CDOT announces $31.7 million in grants for 28 new electric buses
Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation announced $31.7 million in new grants on Friday for new electric buses. The new grants are going toward local governments, nonprofits, and service providers to help Colorado's Clean Transit Enterprise board which will fund new vehicles and infrastructure improvements while $16.7 million from the Volkswagen Settlement Program will be invested in electric transit buses and associated charging infrastructure. The CTE and VW programs combined will provide 28 new electric transit buses total to the state. "This is an exciting milestone for the State of Colorado's commitment to high-quality transit...
Cracker Barrel opening new Colorado restaurant
DENVER — Weary travelers driving on Interstate 70 in north Denver will be getting a new food option late next year. Cracker Barrel, the country store and comfort food restaurant chain, announced plans to open its fifth Colorado location late next year. The new restaurant will be located in...
Here's where the 'worst drivers' in Colorado are located, according to data analysis
Think your city is home to the 'worst drivers' in Colorado? You might be right, and Consumer Affairs has made some data available to help you prove it. In a recent report, the research journal pinpointed what cities of more than 50,000 residents around the Centennial State are home to the 'worst drivers' by using crash data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. A 'crash score' was determined for each spot, based on metrics related to fatal crashes, bad driving-crashes, fatal crashes related to...
Does Mexican Food in Colorado Suck? Viral Sign Ignites Outrage
There are plenty of amazing food options in Colorado. That is something that I love about this great state. No matter what kind of craving you have, there is a solution for it in Colorado. Certain regions in the country have specialty foods. For example, I believe that nobody has...
Members of Colorado House express frustration over lack of transparency as special session nears
When Democratic members of the Colorado House of Representatives met virtually Thursday to discuss an upcoming special legislative session, the frustration among some of them was on full display. “I feel like this still continues to be a very top-down sort of process,” said. Rep. Steven Woodrow from Denver.
New Chick-fil-A Next To Colorado’s Blue Arena Opening Soon
When it comes to tasty fast-food fried chicken in Colorado, it's hard to beat Chick-fil-A, and that is why we're so excited for their newest location to finally be opening this month. New Chick-fil-A Location In Colorado Opening Soon. Not to date myself here, but I remember growing up and...
Grand Junction residents respond to 4th and 5th Streets changes
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - With work being done on the City of Grand Junction’s 4th and 5th over the past few weeks, we wanted to gauge the public’s opinion on the project. The 4th and 5th Street Pilot Project was launched on July 2nd, 2024. City officials...
Brownstein’s Sloane Whelan Joins the Board of a Local Nonprofit, Judge Appointments Made for 13th, 21st Judicial District Courts
Have an announcement for Law Week Colorado’s people section? Let us know. Sloane Whelan, a senior policy advisor in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Denver office, joined the board of directors of Focus Points Family Resource Center, according to an Aug. 20 announcement from the firm. The center is a nonprofit organization that provides families with resources and tools to build their future. As part of her three-year term, Whelan will support the organization’s mission through strategic planning, programmatic oversight and fiduciary responsibilities and as a goodwill ambassador.
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