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Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Downright Freezing Fall in Colorado
This summer has been absolutely brutal when it comes to the heat. In fact, Colorado was recently ranked as the third worst state for “extreme heat days” in the entire country with 17.5. An extreme heat day is categorized as a day where the max temperature is above the 95th percentile of the historical threshold.
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...
Colorado oil and gas operator won't pay millions in fines if it agrees to cease operations in the state
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Prospect Energy, an oil and gas operator that owes $1.7 million fines, will not have to pay, partly because the company told state regulators it can't afford it. In exchange for payment, the Highlands Ranch-based company has agreed to stop doing business in Colorado. The...
Colorado Mill Dog Rescue Group Holds Event to Spread Awareness
Countless charitable organizations across Colorado are actively doing good things and for animal lovers, nothing quite tugs at the heartstrings like a good cause dedicated to pets. Colorado Has Three Dogs Aiding in Fighting Wildfires |. One such organization known as the National Mill Dog Rescue recently held an event...
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...
Emergency Delivery on E-470: Colorado Couple Welcomes Baby Boy in the Fast Lane
This E-470 road side birth took it’s toll. In a rush to welcome their third child, a Colorado couple found themselves in a situation far from what they had planned. Caitlin and Cole Kingsbury were desperately trying to make it back to their Littleton hospital in heavy traffic, but the baby had other plans.
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...
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