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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…
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Colorado mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mosquitos collected in Weld County tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, marking the first confirmed case of the disease so far this season statewide, the department reported. The infected mosquitos were discovered during a…
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BREAKING: Gov. Jared Polis ends use of emergency orders tied to pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 16 months under a declared state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday Gov. Jared Polis lifted that order and all other health rules tied to the emergency. The original emergency declaration was…
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Polis signs ban on single-use plastics into Colorado law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Denver’s fees for single-use plastic bags went into effect on July 1, it will be 2024 before Colorado’s law to ban those bags and polystyrene food containers goes takes hold. In a ceremony Tuesday…
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Colorado drought conditions still critical for Western Slope
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A July 1 declaration of a drought emergency for Western Colorado by Gov. Jared Polis opens up federal and state dollars to help those most affected by the lack of moisture. As of July 1, the US Drought Monitor lists 18 counties as being in…
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Colorado drought conditions still critical for Western Slope
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A July 1 declaration of a drought emergency for Western Colorado by Gov. Jared Polis opens up federal and state dollars to help those most affected by the lack of moisture. As of July 1, the US Drought Monitor lists 18 counties as being in…
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Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT COLLINS — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the drought, boisterous children and guides bob along as water splashes into their…
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Denver man arrested in connection to shooting of police officer
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Pedro Juan Gallegos has been arrested in connection to the shooting of a Denver police officer late Saturday night, the Denver Police Department said Monday. Gallegos, 40 and a Denver resident, is being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and first-degree criminal trespass. Division Chief Ron…
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Mexican Supreme Court ruling opens the door to Colorado potatoes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A ruling by the Supreme Court of Mexico could mean an improved situation for potato farmers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. The April 28 5-0 ruling lifts a 18-year-long restriction on U.S potatoes that until…
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CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are…