- Workers haul away debris from the Boulder CareConnect office that was swamped by recent flooding. [Photo: Boulder CareConnect/Laura Upham] By Pat Mack A nonprofit that usually helps others found itself in need of help, when flooding swamped the Front Range last week. The brand new offices of Boulder County CareConnect were badly damaged.
- Water levels on Boulder Creek are falling but still high. [CPR/PMack] By Pat Mack The City of Boulder is trying to get back to normal, even as rescue operations continue in rural parts of northern Colorado. Businesses are reopening, and residents are facing the task of cleaning out their soggy homes.
- Damage on Hwy 36 north of Lyons. Sept 15, 2013. [Photo: Colo. Dept of Transportation] By Mike Lamp The full extent of the flood damage to Colorado highways won’t be known until the high water starts to recede. Inspectors and repair crews have been turned back from some spots that are still too dangerous.
- Flooding in Estes near Riverside and Ivy, Sept. 13. [Photo: Kevin Beaty / Flickr – Creative Commons] By Nathan Heffel, KUNC Rain has finally begun to subside across areas ravaged by historic floods in Colorado. Some communities and residents remain cut off, though, with limited supplies due to washed out roads.
- Flooding on Boulder Creek, southeast of Jamestown. [Photo: CPR/PMack] The tiny town of Jamestown, northwest of Boulder has been hit especially hard by Thursday’s flooding. Martha Russo lives about five miles from the center of town, which also means her house is about 1500 feet higher than the flooded areas.
- State Sen. Angela Giron (D-Pueblo) addresses supporters. [Photo: Shanna Lewis] By Ben Markus and Shanna Lewis Gun rights groups scored a huge electoral victory Tuesday night, unseating two Colorado state Senators. Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Senator Angela Giron of Pueblo championed gun control legislation earlier this year.
- Smoke from the Black Forest Fire on Wednesday. [Photo: CPR/BMarkus] Story by CPR’s Ben Markus Several fires are raging across the state, and the most destructive is the Black Forest fire northeast of Colorado Springs. The blaze is now at around 8,500 acres. Officials still say it’s zero-percent contained, and it’s expected to grow.
- Taylor Lobato of Center, CO, one of the lead plaintiffs in State v. Lobato, talks with Center School District Superintendent George Welsh Tuesday. [Photo: CPR/JBrundin] By CPR Education Reporter Jenny Brundin Colorado lawmakers will not have to come up with billions more dollars for the state’s public education system after all.