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Risky reservoirs: Colorado counties where aging dams pose the greatest threat
KRDO - Colorado
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July 19, 2025
Canva Risky reservoirs: Colorado counties where aging dams pose the greatest threat Record rainfall pelted parts of Iowa for 12 hours straight in July 2010, sending 10 inches of rainwater draining toward Lake Delhi, Iowa, a popular recreation...
Deion Sanders Jr. opens up on helping Colorado Buffaloes football’s Coach Prime in hospital, Shedeur’s draft slide complicating his life
Sporting News
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July 19, 2025
The end of April was a trying time for the Sanders family. As Colorado Buffaloes football legend Shedeur Sanders slid down draft boards to the fifth round, Coach Prime was in the hospital dealing with an unspecified illness. Deion Sanders Jr., aka...
Wildlife officials uncover troubling new threat to major US river: 'Where do we go next?'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 19, 2025
What began with the discovery of one tiny larval mollusk in June has expanded into widespread testing and a confirmation that invasive zebra mussels are spreading in the Colorado River. What's happening? According to the Post Independent, Colorado...
Colorado City man dies in boating accident on Hubbard Creek Lake
KTXS - Texas
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BRECKENRIDGE, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is investigating a fatal boating accident on Hubbard Creel Lake Friday night. According to Stephens County Judge Michael Roach, a Colorado City man and his son were on the lake when...
Fins and Feathers: A closer look at Colorado Springs' only pet bird rescue and sanctuary
The Gazette - Colorado
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Sitting in the sunlit garden room, a small, light green parakeet gently climbs onto the outstretched finger of Gabe Cooper. Mr. Pickles, he’s called. The little bird is known at the facility for meowing like a cat. He sports a healthy layer of...
Colorado home to 4 new litters of wolf pups, state wildlife agency says
Coloradoan
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Colorado's reintroduced wolves have given birth to four litters of pups this year, marking progress toward a self-sustaining population. The agency plans to release more wolves in Colorado in January 2026. GRAND JUNCTION — Colorado has new wolf...
WATCH: Colorado wolf pups caught on camera as CPW confirms three new packs in the state
KRDO - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
COLORADO (KRDO) – The wolf population in Colorado is growing, with the reintroduced animal successfully breeding and forming new packs over the spring, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says. In a wolf update presentation given on Thursday, the agency...
Denver Regional Council of Governments encourages Vanpool commute program for workers
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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Way to Go, a program of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, is encouraging people to use it’s vanpool commuting option this summer during the height of ozone action month. Vanpool, is a program that allows individuals in the Denver metro...
What’s Working: Colorado global exports are up, imports are down amid tariff rollercoaster
The Colorado Sun
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July 19, 2025
Quick links: Business economic outlook | Colorado trade partners | What 2,333 Coloradans think | June unemployment rate drops | Renters need $36.79 an hour Higher tariffs, or the threat of them, on global imports and exports have had an impact in...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approves over $130,000 to compensate ranchers for wolf-related losses, sparking debate over what is fair
Post Independent - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday meeting approved over $130,0000 to compensate two Western Slope ranchers for wolf-related livestock losses. The vote and hours-long debate emphasized a divide in the commission over what...
This Affordable Colorado Springs Lookalike Has An Epic Canyon And Historic Small-Town Vibes
The Travel
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July 19, 2025
Brick and stone boldly account for the bygone era. Many are two-story buildings built in the Classical Revival and Late Victorian architectural styles. Some have been repurposed into mom-and-pop shops, art galleries, antique stores, and quirky...
Colorado's wolf restoration program costs exceed $8 million over 5 years
The Gazette - Colorado
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Colorado has now spent more than $8 million over five years on the wolf restoration program, according to a presentation made at Thursday's Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in Grand Junction. Justin Rutter, the assistant director for...
Colorado Indigenous Group Wants State to Halt Psilocybin Therapy
Westword - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
A state-mandated report released last month by an advisory group of tribal members and Indigenous people recommends that Colorado halt the implementation of regulated psilocybin therapy and refrain from creating similar therapeutic offerings for...
Crews slow spread of Colorado fires
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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DENVER – Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday. The largest fire of the bunch – the Turner Gulch fire near Gateway – is now 34% contained, a sharp improvement...
Colorado's Newest National Park Is An Underrated Alternative To The Rocky Mountains
The Travel
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July 18, 2025
When it comes to national parks in Colorado, Rocky Mountain National Park seems to get a lot of the attention, and for good reason. But with Rocky Mountain National Park being so heavily visited and causing a stir by reinstating a reservation...
Alongside unlikely team, Colorado Springs teen in wheelchair summits Pikes Peak
The Gazette - Colorado
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As day broke last Sunday, a train of people in purple shirts rose through the treeline of Pikes Peak, onward to the tundra and most critical juncture of a two-day journey. There were more than 50 of them, mostly strangers from Colorado Springs and...
Counties with the most tornadoes in Colorado
KRDO - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
Canva Counties with the most tornadoes in Colorado It’s been a busy year for tornadoes in the U.S. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as many as 1,155 twisters have touched down across the country since the start of...
Counties in Colorado with more precipitation over the past year than average
KRDO - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
ND700 // Shutterstock Counties in Colorado with more precipitation over the past year than average During the past winter, parts of California experienced massive amounts of rain and snow. Though it momentarily eased the frequent drought periods...
The number of registered hunters in Colorado
KRDO - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
l i g h t p o e t // Shutterstock Hunting is one of the oldest forms of human activity. Over the centuries, hunting has largely evolved from necessity to sport—although many hunters in the U.S. do process hunted animals for food. As hunting gained...
MSU Denver launches 'Mariachi Performance and Culture' degree program
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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Metropolitan State University Denver is launching an Individualized Degree Program in Mariachi Performance and Culture this fall — the first of its kind in Colorado. The new program combines a variety of disciplines including music performance,...