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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...
Why July is the Busiest Time All Summer for Colorado Police
Late July is one of the busiest times all year for Colorado's police officers and the Highway Patrol. From Grand Junction to Denver, Coloradans are about to see an uptick in the flashing red and blue lights along the sides of our roads and highways. What makes late July such...
Local Colorado Business Closed For Good After Over 100 Years
After over a century in Colorado, we're being forced to say goodbye to another longstanding local family-owned and-run Colorado business that has closed its doors for good. After Over 100 Years This Local Colorado Business Is Closed For Good. The goodbye list for small and local Colorado businesses that are...
Popular Snack Gets Recalled in Colorado
There’s been a decent amount of recalls in recent times here in Colorado. One that took place this summer actually affected marijuana that was contaminated with mold. The bad weed had to be pulled from eleven different stores in the Front Range. There were also a ton of products...
Colorado celebrates its birthday with upcoming festivals and events
Colorado is quickly approaching its 148th birthday, and the state is ready to celebrate with a slew of events. Celebrate Colorado — a statewide birthday celebration coordinated by Gov. Jared Polis' office — returns Friday through Aug. 4, bringing in the state's birthday with more than 400 festivals, county fairs, art exhibitions, farmers’ markets, concerts and other community events across the state, according to a press release from the governor's office.
Colorado Slaughterhouse ban vote sets tone for local food, innovation
A land grant institution, Colorado State University’s role is to provide factual information where it is lacking. This, and CSU’s commitment to agriculture and the state’s livestock producers, was the motivation behind Dr. Jennifer Martin’s white paper detailing the potential economic impacts should the proposed ban on slaughterhouses in the city and county of Denver pass.
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....
Colorado’s Connection to the Summer Blockbuster Movie ‘Twisters’
I remember when the movie Twister came out when I was a kid. I loved that movie; the action made me want to become a stormchaser. Nearly three decades later, we finally got a sequel. Technology advances over the past decade have not only advanced movies but also how we look at and study weather.
Temporary restraining order granted to Colorado GOP chair ahead of meeting to oust him
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Turmoil continues in the Colorado GOP. An Arapahoe County judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to state GOP chair, Dave Williams, a day before a special meeting was supposed to be held to vote him out. The TRO is against other Colorado GOP members, Nancy Pallozzi and Todd Watkins. The post Temporary restraining order granted to Colorado GOP chair ahead of meeting to oust him appeared first on KRDO.
Climate change looks like this
Hotter here & there, but few records, reports Colorado’s state climatologist in assessing Colorado’s July 12-16 heat. It got hot in Colorado during July 12-16, but few records were broken. True, it reached 100 degrees F in Colorado Springs for only the 12th time in record keeping. And...
Colorado's economy sees steady gains across the board, midyear report finds
Halfway through 2024, Colorado's economy remains resilient in some areas while exceeding expectations in others, new data finds. The University of Colorado Boulder released its midyear economic update Thursday which found slight increases in the state's growth domestic product (GDP), employment and overall population. “Based on both the quantitative and...
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'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...
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