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Treacherous mountain pass in Colorado closed 'until further notice' due to rollover crash
UPDATE: The San Miguel County Sheriff's Office has reopened the road, as of Thursday afternoon. Experienced four-wheel-drive enthusiasts headed to Telluride may have to be patient when it comes to checking the notorious Black Bear Pass route off their bucket list. According to the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office, the rough and narrow pass known for its technical nature and big exposure has been closed until further notice as of...
Rep. Caraveo votes with Republicans 'strongly condemning' Vice President Kamala Harris
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — When it comes to immigration, Rep. Yadira Caraveo has been all over the map. Three years after calling on the Biden administration to defund ICE, Caraveo joined Republicans on Thursday in “strongly condemning” the Biden administration for failing to secure the border. The...
Why July is the Busiest Time All Summer for Colorado Police
Late July is one of the busiest times all year for Colorado's police officers and the Highway Patrol. From Grand Junction to Denver, Coloradans are about to see an uptick in the flashing red and blue lights along the sides of our roads and highways. What makes late July such...
North Korean charged in ransomware attacks on American hospitals
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man who officials say worked for one of North Korea’s military intelligence agencies has been indicted in Kansas. He’s accused of being involved in a conspiracy to hack American health care providers. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a grand jury in Kansas City indicted Rim Jong Hyok. They say he laundered ransom money and used it to fund additional cyber attacks on defense, technology and government entities around the world. Officials say the treatment of patients was disrupted by the hack on American hospitals and other health care providers. The Justice Department says it recovered ransoms paid by medical centers in Kansas and Colorado.
Doctor weighs in on how to stay healthy despite unavoidable microplastic pollution
Micro- and nano-scopic sized pieces of plastic people use everyday can eventually find its way into the most unlikely of places, even in the plaque of clogged arteries of cardiac patients, a recent study found.In the study, researchers in Italy reported finding "visible, jagged-edged foreign particles among plaque macrophages and scattered in the external debris."The researchers said the chemicals in those foreign particles were polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and polyethylene, two of the most common materials used in everyday, household plastic items, like water bottles and PVC pipe. A separate recent study found there are 100 to 1,000 times as many...
EPA clean-car standards projected to bring $100B annual benefits
Clean-air advocates in Colorado are celebrating new EPA standards, which they believe can play a major role in reducing air pollution impacting national parks and Colorado's Front Range communities. The rule aims to cut more than seven billion tons of greenhouse gases by requiring carmakers to reduce or eliminate tailpipe...
Proposition 108 aims to cut property taxes
DENVER — A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday. Proposition 108, also known as the Citizens' Tax Cut, has submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's Office, exceeding the required threshold by over 75,000. The signatures will now undergo a verification process to ensure their validity.
The end is near for all the smoke around Denver – Here’s when it should disappear
It’s almost felt like we’re living in a giant smoky bubble the last few days in Denver, but thank goodness, the end is near for all the smoke!. According to our partners at 9News, the smoke will be at it’s worst today (Wednesday) before some slight relief on Thursday and then it’ll “basically be gone on Friday.”
Fremont County’s Most-Wanted Violent Fugitive Arrested After Standoff
Penrose, CO – One of Fremont County’s most-wanted violent fugitives was apprehended this week following a brief standoff, according to the United States Marshals Service. Richard Capek, 35, was arrested near Highway 50 east of Penrose. Capek faced multiple outstanding felony warrants, including assault, violation of a protection...
Polis kicks off state’s ‘Heat Beneath Our Feet’ geothermal push with project in Vail
Holy Cross Energy President and CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin discuss the town’s new geothermal project, which received $250,000 from the state (David O. Williams photo). Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visited Vail on Thursday morning to show state support...
Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in February sued to block the merger between grocery giant Kroger, which operates King Soopers and […]
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