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Peyton Manning shares when Todd Helton ‘gave a masterclass in authentic kindness’
DENVER — Todd Helton was a football player once. And when the Colorado Rockies honored Todd Helton for his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his old University of Tennessee teammate, Peyton Manning, was there to remind everyone. Helton started at quarterback in front of Manning for the...
Sable Altura Powhaton Road Grass Fire
On August 18th, 2024 at approximately 12:20 Sable Altura Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported grass fire on the southwest corner of N. Powhaton Rd. and E. Colfax Ave. Crews arrived on scene and found a mid-size, slow moving grass fire around the base of an electrical tower. Firefighters were on scene about an hour extinguishing the fire and mopping up hot spots. No injuries were reported.
Disabled music fans in Colorado are still fighting venues for equal access
Kirstin Kurlander Garcia loves going to concerts, from Planet Bluegrass shows in Lyons to Red Rocks Amphitheatre. She’s also a big sports fan, and has seen games at Ball Arena, where her beloved Colorado Mammoth play lacrosse. But as a deaf person, she often has to fight for basic...
Gold rush mines are a 21st-century safety hazard. It may take Colorado decades to close them all
This story originally aired on “Marketplace” on July 30. Mere feet from a prospect pit where miners dug for gold in the second half of the 19th century, bikers whizzed by on the Maryland Mountain trail system west of Denver. “This one is 15-to-16-feet deep with vertical walls....
Colorado’s Bear Hotspots: 15 Counties Reporting the Most Activity
Of the 48 continuous states in North America, Colorado is ranked 10th in 2024 by the World Population Review for the number of black bears living within our borders. Each year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases a report that lists bear activity and sightings by county. Keep reading to take...
Endangered toads gaining traction in Colorado mountain wetlands: "A really big deal"
Wildlife biologists recently discovered rare toads are naturally repopulating in a high mountain lake where captively raised tadpoles were transplanted for several years.Staff from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife found boreal toad tadpoles in a marsh above the town of Pitkin in July. "This is a really special day. We have been reintroducing toads at this site since 2018, and this is the first time that we have observed wild reproduction occurring" as a result of the transplanting program, CPW Southwest Region Native Aquatic Species Biologist Dan Cammack stated in a press release. "It's a really big deal." It's only the...
It takes a village. Aurora has one at La Plaza Colorado
AURORA, Colo. — The old Kmart parking lot on Colfax is the same, but inside it has become a unique world of shopping, entertainment and food. Mirroring hugely popular venues for food and fun in Mexico and Latin America, La Plaza Colorado brings the experience home to Aurora. Live...
Remote access, real impacts: Assessing telehealth usage in Northwest Colorado
"The surveys not only examined how rural Coloradans are using telehealth services but also looked at the barriers that prevent some households from using those services," said Chris McGovern.
25 Colorado counties are “maternity care deserts” posing challenges for healthy moms, babies
Getting prenatal care for her first child was a relative breeze, Cheianne Pogline said: the hospital where she would deliver the baby was only about seven minutes from her house. The process got significantly harder with the next three. She and her husband moved from Craig to Parachute in 2019,...
Robot mowers and elk herds: How Castle Pines Golf Club prepared for BMW Championship | Paul Klee
CASTLE PINES — The robot mower is stuck in the rough on No. 18 at Castle Pines Golf Club. Yep, the BMW Championship is ready to go. “The robot gets less confused if you drag it to the fairway,” Scott Pavalko says. Scott’s the brilliant director of golf course and grounds at Castle Pines, or...
Bear rescued from tree near Park Meadows mall
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — The same bear that was spotted Monday morning near a Douglas County elementary school was later rescued from a tree near Nordstrom's at Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the bear was removed from the tree after it was...
Polis may compromise over property taxes and Naropa says it plans to sell central Boulder campus
Polis looks to compromise over property tax issues. Gov. Jared Polis has called a special session in Colorado starting next week to address property tax issues. According to The Denver Post, the last-minute session is an attempt to prevent Initiatives 50 and 108 from appearing on the November ballot, which could lead to severe budget cuts for schools and local services.
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