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Governor issues disaster declaration for Glenwood Canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday he has issued a disaster declaration for Glenwood Canyon. The canyon has been closed since around 9 p.m. on July 29 due to mudslides that have caused extensive damage to…
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Smoky air will impact Denver, Front Range for foreseeable future, experts say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Heavy smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and Canada will adversely affect the air quality in Denver and along the Front Range for the foreseeable future, officials said Thursday. Smoke carried by winds originating…
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Japan making women’s basketball history with coach from Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Tom Hovasse spoke of the unthinkable when he was hired as the head coach of Japan’s women’s basketball team. The Durango, Colorado, native, who speaks fluent Japanese, wasn’t misquoted when he…
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Fire-triggered mudslides could plague Glenwood Canyon for years to come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even as shuttered Interstate 70 remains mired in 10-foot-deep debris in Glenwood Canyon, mudslides could be a problem for the next five to 10 years. It could take days or even weeks before the Colorado…
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Polis to seek disaster declaration for Glenwood Canyon; highway could be closed for weeks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Monday said he would ask the federal government to declare Glenwood Canyon a disaster area after mudslides on I-70 caused extensive damage last week. The canyon has been closed since around…
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Thousands of new homes in Colorado in imminent danger as wildfire protection plans languish
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire chief Jay Teague discusses the wildfire preventative measures for the Four Mile Fire Protection District. (Video by Skyler Ballard and Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Wildfire prevention with Four Mile Fire Protection District”, “description”: “Fire chief Jay Teague discusses…
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State water task force says monsoons coming, drought lessening in southwestern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While much of Colorado is still in extreme drought, June and July rains have lessened some of the shortfalls in southwestern Colorado. That’s according to members of the state’s Water Availability Task Force, who met…
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Amber English of Colorado Springs wins skeet gold for U.S. after coming up short twice
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TOKYO (AP) — Amber English erased the disappointment of barely missing the two previous Olympics by winning a gold medal. Vincent Hancock made history about an hour later, becoming the first skeet shooter to win three golds. Two shotgun events, two American golds, one sweet skeet sweep. “It sets the tone of what can happen…
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A citizen historian reveals a personal history of Estes Park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Escaping from the sweltering summer heat of their home of Borrego Springs, Calif., Nancy Burke and Oscar Ødegaard set their sights toward the Rocky Mountains for their yearly adventure. Given their destination was Estes Park,…
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PUEBLO’S TOWN JEWEL | Born of tragedy, the Riverwalk offers city a bright future
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RIVER TOWNS: PUEBLO | Giving and taking on the Arkansas River Pueblo had a curse and a blessing in 1921, the former being obvious and the latter taking decades to unfold. A flood that destroyed the downtown left a channel for the Arkansas River in…