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Colorado’s Violent Video Game Surge, Should We Be Worried?
Video games have changed a lot in the past 30 years. Nearly two-thirds of us play video games, which is a factor in most of our lives. Video games are incredibly diverse these days. Back in the day, it was sitting in front of a TV being in an isolated position.
Colorado Unemployment Rates Rise to Highest Levels in Years
Here in Colorado, money has been getting tighter and tighter by the month for many people. Recently, it was found that Colorado is one of the hardest states to save money in the entire country. In a study done by Forbes Advisor, Colorado ranked as the 9th worst state to save money.
Man killed in Aurora shooting
AURORA, Colo. — A man is dead after a shooting in Aurora Saturday. The Aurora Police Department said in a release that officers responded to the southwest corner of East Colfax Avenue and North Havana Street just after 2 p.m. Saturday for reports of a shooting. When they got...
Construction Workers Find World War 2 Era Bomb in Colorado
I am pretty sure that every construction worker who has ever lived has always wanted to unearth something historical. I know I would want to find something amazing if I were digging deep into the dirt. There were times when I was a kid when I hoped I would find a fossil of a Tyrannosaurus Rex or a Triceratops while digging on the side of the house. That never happened. I did, however, find a couple of bottle caps and a few nails that were buried.
Doggie Day Returns To Colorado’s Largest Water Park In September
It's become an end-of-summer tradition in Colorado that our beloved four-legged family members go wild over. Bow Wow Beach Doggie Day is back at Colorado's largest water park. Not to shine the light on news that we're trying to avoid, but summer 2024 is coming to an end, and pools all over Colorado are going to start to shut down for the season as the fall weather starts to creep in.
Four Colorado Teens Create Innovative ‘Project Deer’ Device
Over the past 10 years, approximately 3,300 wildlife collisions have been reported to the Colorado Department of Transportation each year, with another 2,000 to 4,000 collisions that go undocumented. Most wildlife vs. vehicle accidents on Colorado's roadways involve deer and elk. These types of collisions are not uncommon elsewhere in...
U.S. Forest Service is Hiring 250 Firefighters in Colorado
The U.S. Forest Service will be hiring for 250 firefighting positions in the Rocky Mountain Region. While a lot of these positions could be located in Colorado, there are opportunities to be located in other states such as Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming according to KKTV. The U.S. Forest...
Wheat Ridge officer who was stabbed 12 times feels like he can 'move on' after attacker is found guilty
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Wheat Ridge Officer Allan Fischer said he feels free after the man who brutally stabbed him 12 times more than two years ago was found guilty for the attack. “It was kind of eating me up a little bit and occupying really almost every day...
Colorado Severe Thunderstorm Alert: High Winds and Hail Expected This Weekend
Pueblo, CO – Severe thunderstorms are forecasted for Colorado’s higher terrain starting Saturday afternoon, continuing through the weekend. These storms pose a significant risk to areas like the Continental Divide, northern Sangres, and the Pikes Peak region, including El Paso County. According to the National Weather Service (NWS)...
Deadliest 14er: A Colorado Climber’s Nightmare Has Seen 70+ Deaths
Lots of people see Colorado's incredible Rocky Mountain peaks and instantly imagine themselves being able to hike to the top of all of them. Some of Colorado's 14er mountains are easier to summit than others, and some 14ers have a history of being more deadly than others. Did you know...
Colorado awarded $12.6 million federal grant to plug methane-emitting oil and gas wells
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency are giving a $12.6 million boost to Colorado’s efforts to reduce methane emissions by plugging older, low-producing oil and gas wells. EPA Region 8 Administrator KC Becker joined state officials in Commerce City on Friday to announce the grant from the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, […]
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