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Colorado Dragon Boat Festival celebrates Asian heritage for 24th year
Drums rang through Sloan's Lake Park Saturday, followed by the chanting of rowers. Off to the side, fumes rose from various Asian food trucks, marking another successful year of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival — held at the park Saturday and Sunday — celebrated the...
Banner Health Offers New Injection Treatments for Women to Provide Relief From Urine Leakage
Two providers at Banner Health are now offering Bulkamid injections, a new, minimally invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Emilee Sandsmark, MD, and McKenna Li, DO, are two of only a few practitioners in the region offering this innovative procedure. SUI affects one in three women and causes unintentional urine leakage during activities such as coughing, laughing, sneezing, or exercising.
Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
The headlines were the stuff of nightmares. One Colorado funeral home owner let the body of a woman decompose for two years in a hearse parked outside a house he rented, while hoarding the cremated remains of dozens of others inside. Last year, authorities discovered nearly 200 improperly stored bodies at another Colorado funeral home […]
Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan
A draft proposal released this week by two county governments on Colorado’s Western Slope is drawing criticism from a coalition of conservation groups backing the creation of a new national monument along the Dolores River. Advocates last year unveiled an ambitious proposal to designate a 391,000-acre expanse of public land near the Utah border in […]
Summit’s Ella Hagen defends title at National High School Trail Running Championships in Salida
It is not typical for high school distance runners to race in huge races throughout the summer months. However, after several weeks of building a strong aerobic base for the upcoming fall cross-country season, several Summit High School distance runners got a chance to display their fitness levels by racing at the 2024 National High School Trail Championships in Salida on Saturday, July 27.
Injured climber rescued from Ellingwood Point in Southern Colorado
DENVER (KDVR) — Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue successfully rescued an injured adventurer Saturday who had fallen while descending from Ellingwood Point on Friday. The volunteer search and rescue team said the hiker called for help because he was off-route and knew he couldn’t continue due to his injury and the terrain. The Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue team began the process of deploying teams, but severe afternoon storms were covering Blanca Peak, causing a delay in a helicopter insertion.
Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival made a splash
(FREMONT COUNTY, Colo.) — The 15th Annual Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival made waves on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, giving locals the chance to dive into water festivities for people of all skill levels at Centennial Park. There were kayak races, a floatie rodeo, a rafting slalom event, a kid’s surfing competition, and […]
Long-time Pueblo resident celebrates 100th birthday
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Amy McConnell celebrated her 100th trip around the sun with her friends and family today in Pueblo. McConnell has lived her whole life in Pueblo; at one point she opened up her own beauty shop called Amy and Bill's Color and Curl Shop. She's not the only one in her family The post Long-time Pueblo resident celebrates 100th birthday appeared first on KRDO.
Pueblo Riverwalk channel to be temporarily drained as planned expansion project proceeds
The Pueblo Riverwalk channel will be emptied and cleaned between July 29 and Aug. 15 as H.W. Houston construction crews proceed with the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo (HARP) 1A Expansion Project. Beginning in June and scheduled for completion after 18 to 24 months, the expansion project will make the Riverwalk home to a two-story boathouse and an extended channel reaching northeast from Gateway Park toward South Santa Fe Avenue. ...
Let's Talk Business in Pueblo: InBank's Rebecca Diaz named '40 under 40' banking leader
Rebecca Diaz, vice president and commercial banker at Pueblo InBank, has been selected as one of Independent Banker magazine’s "40 Under 40: Emerging Community Bank Leaders." The national award recognizes rising stars who have significantly contributed to their communities and the community banking industry through innovation, leadership, and dedicated service. ...
Denver Rated Most Polluted City In U.S. For Consecutive Days
What’s been top of mind for most Coloradans recently has been the air quality as of late. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been filling up the Colorado skyline for the past few days and has seriously affected the quality of our air. However, it’s already been an issue for...
Judge allows church to shelter homeless as lawsuit against town plays out
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to a Colorado church that sued the town of Castle Rock after it was barred from sheltering the homeless.The judge's ruling allows the town to resume sheltering people on church property while the lawsuit proceeds, marking the first time since December that the town forced them to halt, citing a zoning violation."So it's nothing fancy," said Mike Polhemus, pastor at the Rock Church, as he opened the door to an RV.Polhemus is clearing dust from two RVs behind the Rock Church."We're back in business in a sense to help those who are...
Denver Broncos throwback uniform will be on sale very soon
The day that all of Denver Broncos fans have been waiting for is almost here! The Broncos are going to celebrate “Throwback Day” on Saturday, Aug. 3 with the release of 1977 jerseys and merchandise. Before the NFL draft in late April, the Broncos announced the throwback jerseys...
Boulder Takes FAA To Court To Close Airport
The City of Boulder, Colorado is taking the FAA to court saying a clause in its grant obligations to the agency is constitutional overreach. The city has already stopped accepting grants with an eye to closing the airport in 2040 when the last obligations reach their 20-year expiry but the FAA says it may never allow the airport to be closed. That’s because three grants, one of them from 65 years ago, were used to buy land for the airport and that triggers a clause that requires the airport to be operated in perpetuity unless the FAA agrees to release Boulder from those obligations.
Made in Colorado: Smeeny Made Wild Headware
Chereen Leong Schwarz turned her nickname, “Smeeny Beanie,” into her company’s flagship product in 2017. At first, making winter hats was her side hustle, but it’s been her full-time gig since 2020. The wool yarn is “ethically and sustainably sourced” from South America, and Leong Schwarz...
Giants beat Rockies to complete 4-game sweep
SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler each had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory Sunday.It was San Francisco's first four-game sweep since 2022. The Giants have beaten Colorado 12 straight times at home, tying a Rockies record for most consecutive losses at any opposing ballpark.Trailing 5-3 heading into the ninth inning, the Rockies scored once and had the potential tying run at second base with one out against closer Camilo Doval. But then Sam Hilliard struck out and Ezequiel Tovar — who had three...
Denver has 90 days to buy Xcel’s old Zuni Street steam plant
It's suddenly crunch time for a group of westside residents who've been pushing the city to save Xcel Energy's defunct Zuni Generating Station. For years, they've tried to convince Xcel to scrap their plans to demolish the hulking structure. They've meanwhile appealed to the city, under both Mayors Hancock and Johnston, asking they leverage public resources to save the historic building and turn it into something that might benefit the people who live nearby. Those conversations went dormant, thanks to the pandemic and our recent mayoral transition, leaving the power plant's future in limbo.
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