The Waldo Canyon Fire burning on Courtney Lane in Colorado Springs in 2012.
More than 49,600 homes across Colorado are at very high risk for damage from a wildfire, according to a new report by the analysis firm CoreLogic. That places Colorado second highest across 13 western states topped only by California. More here.
Drillers praise Oil and Gas Task Force
Audio: Gov. John Hickenlooper talks with Ryan Warner about oil and gas taskforce
Hashing out Vail Valley poverty in high school
Brie Yao, a senior at Eagle Valley High School, wipes away tears as she talks about living in poverty in the Vail Valley.
Audio: CPR’s Andrea Dukakis reports from Gypsum
Charting the growth of weed sales
Nearly 5 million units of marijuana edibles and about 148,000 pounds of marijuana flowers were sold legally in Colorado in 2014, according to an exhaustive report the state of Colorado released Friday. The Marijuana Enforcement Division's first annual update offers detailed statistics on sales and license information about the state's nascent legal marijuana industry. More here.
Artists cozy up with marijuana industry
Andrew Wilkes plays Jimmy Harper in Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center's production of “Reefer Madness.”
Audio: CPR’s Stephanie Wolf reports on Colo. arts organizations partnering with the pot industry
Hispanic-owned businesses are borrowing less
Audio: CPR’s Ben Markus reports on Hispanic businesses in Colorado
Look, up in the skies, a light pollution battle
The Milky Way stretches across the sky in southern Colorado's Wet Mountain Valley near Westcliffe and Silver Cliff. This long exposure is similar to what someone might see after they allowed their eyes to adapt to the darkness.
Audio: John Barentine of the International Dark Sky Association speaks with Ryan Warner
Batok and beyond with banjo picker Jake Schepps
Audio: Jake Schepps talks with Ryan Warner
What to do this weekend? Here's some hand-picked ideas
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Audio: CPR’s Chloe Veltman highlights events for the Feb. 26-March 1 weekend
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