Alejandro A. Alonso Galva joined CPR in 2021 as the Afternoon Editor.
Professional Background: Alejandro is a first-generation American and second-generation radio kid from Arecibo, Puerto Rico via Omaha, Nebraska. His tios did Spanish language radio in Miami, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. With those FM dials in his blood, Alejandro started his professional journalism and radio career in Madison, Wisconsin, producing everything from the daily news to public affairs magazine shows to live, on-air musical performances. He was a regular contributor to Isthmus Magazine, Madison’s Alternative Weekly, and WORT News, eventually becoming the WORT Assistant News Director and Executive Producer for the 6 p.m. local news.
Alejandro also publishes fiction, essays, screenplays and stage plays. His second love is the classroom, where he’s taught Spanish, ESL, rhetoric, and creative writing. He thinks The Beatles are pretty cool, and he’s pretty good at spiking a volleyball so long as he stretches first. The middle “A.” stands for Anselmo, his late father’s name.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies & English, University of Iowa.
Master of Fine Arts in Nonfiction Creative Writing, University of Wyoming.
I-70 is closed in both directions through Glenwood Canyon after semi-truck crash. CDOT expects the closure between Exit 133 in Dotsero and Exit 116 in Glenwood Springs to last late into Monday night.
Glass was shot and killed by a Clear Creek County sheriff's deputy after he called 911 for help after his car got stuck on a dirt road near Silver Plume.
Severe thunderstorms containing a lot of moisture around the state are producing torrential rainfall and dangerous flooding that is likely to get worse into the evening. The floods are forcing roads to close.
With gun control bills facing opposition in many statehouses and Congress, the Democratic bastion of Boulder County may soon join several other municipalities taking gun control into their own hands.
UPDATE: Rocky Mountain Gun Owners has filed a lawsuit against Superior over recent gun ordinances.
Colorado scored poorly in substance abuse and mental health metrics with increases in drug and alcohol deaths according to the Commonwealth Fund’s national health care scorecard