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Latest Text Scam To Hit Colorado Is Just Weird and Confusing
There are so many scams these days that it is hard to keep track. Unfortunately, Coloradans are getting scammed once again. Scams are everywhere, from fake emails from phony companies to fraudulent court summons and even rich princes claiming they want to give you money out of sheer generosity. There...
Three rural Colorado power cooperatives make the cut for part of $7.3 billion in USDA grants
Three of Colorado’s rural cooperative power providers made the cut for a United States Department of Agriculture program that will award $7.3 billion in funding to rural power providers across the nation. President Joe Biden and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsac announced the program Thursday. The investments in rural electrification...
High-altitude balloon spotted floating above Northern Colorado
It was an unusual sight in the sky over Northern Colorado on Friday morning- a balloon floating above Longmont. It was spotted by the CBS News Colorado helicopter about 7:10 a.m. What was that mysterious object floating with a backdrop of crystal-clear blue sky? After some research, CBS News Colorado discovered it was one of the Stratollite high-altitude balloon systems from World View Enterprises. According to the company's website, its mission is to lead "a new era of stratospheric exploration."The company told CBS News Colorado that the balloon is often confused with a weather balloon and that "Ours is a more sophisticated stratospheric vehicle that can be remotely navigated to certain areas and stay aloft for days, weeks, months at a time."The balloon was launched from Arizona last Saturday before it decided to take a trip into Colorado airspace this week. World View said the balloon is carrying a payload for NASA that measures solar radiation in the stratosphere above the 40th parallel. The mission could last up to two weeks.
New Bathroom Detector Installed in Colorado High School
Vaping has been a major issue across nearly every high school in Colorado. Over one million high school students across the country have used some form of an e-cigarette. Vapes and e-cigarettes are hard to track down because they are incredibly discreet. School administrators across Colorado are taking action in various ways.
Colorado Mountains See First Snow of 2024
It's not officially fall yet, but Colorado first snow of the season. While some of us are just getting ready to celebrate fall, Colorado has to be, well, Colorado and start showing signs of winter. Arapahoe Basin Sees First Snow of 2024. Arapahoe Basin recorded their first snow of the...
Colorado schools assessment reveals some groups are still struggling to catch up to pre-pandemic numbers
As school districts in Colorado continue their efforts to recover from a global pandemic, simply returning to normalcy might not be enough to see positive growth from student groups already facing large achievement gaps. The Colorado Department of Education released its 2023-24 state and district assessment results on Thursday, Aug....
Endangered California Condor Illegally Poached in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating an illegal poaching case that occurred in Colorado earlier this year. In late March 2024, a California condor was found after it had been shot in a remote area in Montezuma County. The bird's body was discovered 24 hours after it was killed, in a location northeast of Lewis, Colorado, and west of McPhee Reservoir.
Colorado ovarian cancer survivor encourages other women to get checked out
Friday is "Wear Teal Day" to raise awareness about one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women: Ovarian cancer. A survivor is sharing her story to encourage other women to get checked out.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife's first report on wolf reintroduction does not include livestock killings
Colorado Parks and Wildlife's first annual report on reintroducing wolves notably excludes any mention of the dozens of livestock killed by the apex predators in two counties. That's because the timeline for the report didn't fall within the "biological year" as defined by the wildlife agency. The report covers April 1, 2023 — more than eight months before the wolves were released in Colorado — through March 31, 2024. ...
Coloradans Really Could Win Mega Millions Jackpot With These Numbers
Just about anybody in Colorado would find winning a huge Mega Millions jackpot acceptable. A jackpot like that is "life changing" for sure; "generational" as well. Lots of folks in Colorado play their favorite numbers over and over again, hoping that those will come up; it does happen. A bother and sister have been playing the same numbers for years, and then "Bam:" they both won the 'Lucky for Life' prize of $25,000 a year for the rest of their lives.
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