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Popular mountain bike trail system growing in western Colorado
A popular mountain bike trail system is expanding in western Colorado. Contracted professionals and volunteers with nonprofit Ridgway Area Trails have been busy carving about 5 miles of new singletrack at the network known by the group's name, affectionately RAT. The additions will bring RAT's mileage close to 30 — close to the vision born a decade ago for the desert terrain just north of Ridgway.
Fire-breathing dragon set to spit flames at popular roadside attraction in Colorado
Many people have traveled from far and wide to see Colorado's Bishop Castle – but an upcoming event is set to let it be seen as few have seen it before. Located near Rye, Colorado, Bishop Castle is widely considered the country's largest one-man construction project. Construction of the 160-foot-tall structure has been ongoing since 1969, with Jim Bishop spending more than five decades turning the stone and metal structure into a must-see roadside stop. ...
Monsoon Showers/Storms Possible Thursday
TONIGHT: Lingering showers and storms will be slow-moving and moisture rich yielding a chance for isolated flash flooding and heavy ponding for the afternoon commute. As storms track east of I-25, a few could become strong to severe. THURSDAY: tomorrow features mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a few...
Events of the week around Colorado
Get Out of Town is our weekly roundup of recommended events across Colorado, focusing outside of Denver, to help everyone enjoy the whole great state. For Denver happenings (and more), check out our events calendar. This week brings a packed calendar of late summer events before the Labor Day weekend...
Colorado historic home nearly burned in Alexander Mountain fire, but a unique firefighting strategy saved it
Jerry Godbey’s house is a part of Colorado history. It was built in 1922 as part of a destination resort for outdoorsy types, offering horseback riding and easy access to the surrounding mountain wilderness in Larimer County. There were guest cabins, a restaurant and even a dance hall. They called it Nugget Springs, for the nearby waterway, which, lore has it, once produced a gold nugget so large that the miner who found it vanished forever soon after.
Fentanyl crisis in Colorado: DEA’s warning for parents
(COLORADO) — Wednesday, Aug. 21 is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, and in an exclusive, new partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (DEA RMFD), FOX21 News is learning more about Colorado’s drug crisis and the efforts to combat it. This week, and as the new school year gets underway, FOX21 News spoke […]
Colorado prosecutors, sheriff ask federal judge for immunity from a widower’s malicious prosecution claims
DENVER (CN) — Prosecutors from the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Colorado asked a federal judge on Wednesday to apply absolute immunity and dismiss a $15 million lawsuit filed by a widower who was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife in 2021. Barry Morphew’s wife, Suzanne,...
Proposed constitutional amendment could end special session deal on Colorado property taxes
A proposal for the three-day special session that starts on Aug. 26 would ask voters for a constitutional change to block any further statewide ballot measures that would limit property tax revenue. The bill, in its draft form, isn't going over well in some circles, with several sources warning that it could blow up the deal crafted among lawmakers, Gov. Jared Polis, and proponents of two ballot measures that would cut property taxes further than what lawmakers approved earlier this year. ...
Record Breaking Number of Evictions Hitting Denver
Here in Colorado, housing has become an incredibly prominent and touchy issue. In fact, it was housing costs that were considered to be the biggest concern in Colorado, with 89% of participants believing it to be an extremely or very serious problem. That’s not a wild assertion by any means....
Denver hailstorm in May caused nearly $2 billion in damage
A May 2024 hailstorm in the Denver metro area caused nearly $2 billion in damages across Colorado, according to a federal climate report. The storm unleashed hail starting late on May 30, and battered cars, homes and businesses. Videos posted on social media showed scattered baseball-sized hail covering a parking lot. No deaths were recorded, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which authored the report.
These childhood best friends are trying to survive together in Denver after their lives derailed
Michael Webb and James Peters, best friends since third grade, sit on their e-bikes and lean against the brick wall of a vacant storefront. They glare at the Capitol Hill King Soopers where, they say, workers just kicked them out. “I’m too depressed to talk,” Peters says. The...
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