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Firefighter has seizure, four more injured as work to prevent "nightmare" scenario continues
Officials provided an update on the Quarry Fire on Thursday morning, with the blaze having burnt 341 acres in Jefferson County, Colorado with no containment at time of publishing. A key part of this update was that five firefighters have had medical issues while battling the blaze, with the fire having been difficult to control thus far due to its location in extremely rugged terrain. One firefighter had a seizure...
As wildfires sweep through the Front Range, residents ponder whether to stay or go
As wildfires burned thousands of acres across the Front Range on Wednesday, some residents heeded early morning calls to leave while others opted to stay put on land that already required extra self-sufficiency. At the Dakota Ridge High School, the evacuation site for the Quarry fire burning near Deer Creek...
Now's the time to sign up for your county's emergency alerts
COLORADO, USA — Four fires burning in the Front Range have prompted evacuations, and emergency managers are using different approaches to alert people of those evacuations. The Alexander Mountain Fire in Larimer County, the Stone Canyon and Lake Shore fires in Boulder County and the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County continue to burn throughout Colorado as the state faces a stretch of dry and hot conditions.
Another Wildfire Breaks Out in Western Colorado
This is an ongoing story and we'll update the information as it comes in. Colorado is in full-blown wildfire season with another wildfire breaking out in western Colorado. The Bucktail Fire is currently burning in west Montrose County just northeast of Nucla. At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, it's estimated to be burning close to 200 acres. Multiple agencies are assisting with firefighting.
Incredibly Popular Deli Meat Brand Has Recall Due to Harmful Bacteria
We always hope and assume that the food we purchase for ourselves and our families is safe in Colorado. While nearly all food you would buy from a grocery store would be considered safe, there are product recalls from time to time to make us aware of unsafe food. There...
10 counties with the most polluted air in the United States
Air quality continues to be a focus this summer as ferocious wildfires burn in the West, prompting air quality alerts across Oregon and parts of California, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho and Washington. It comes a little over a month after the U.S. Supreme Court further curtailed the federal government’s power to regulate certain air and water pollution types.
Colorado Leads The Way: Protecting Neurodata Privacy In The Digital Age
While it sounds like the plot of a science-fiction movie, a new hot topic in both technology and law is mind reading. Yes, there are devices out there that can actually read what’s known as neurodata with or without consent. 27 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films That Were Filmed in...
Open primary, ranked choice voting measure earns enough signatures, election reformers say
An election reform group backed by an influential Colorado megadonor says it has submitted 213,000 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state’s office in support of a sweeping measure to abolish party primaries and adopt ranked choice voting. The submission makes it likely that Initiative 310, backed by the group Colorado Voters First, will comfortably […]
Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a breach of election security equipment, was trying to prevent voting information from being erased, her lawyer said at the start of her trial Wednesday. Under the laws in place in 2021, when Peters allowed a man who prosecutors say was working with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to make a copy of a Dominion Voting Systems computer’s hard drive, she was allowed to hire a...
Colorado graded 'F' for cost of living as one of most expensive states in US
Media organization CNBC recently released a report that highlighted the 10 'most expensive' states to live in for 2024. Colorado made the cut to be included. In order to make their determination, CNBC looked at factors like the prices of common goods and services, housing affordability, and the cost of insurance.