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Another death on Lake Pueblo, prompting alerts over Colorado water safety amid uptick in water-related deaths this year
Two people died on Lake Pueblo last week. If the cause of death turns out to be drowning, that would put Colorado at 24 drownings so far this year. The record is 34.
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Parking at Denver airport will soon be a little more expensive
Rates were last increased in 2019
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Colorado weather: Flash flooding could affect I-70 near the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar Tuesday
The Grizzly Creek burn scar surrounds I-70, making it easy for debris and mud to spill onto one of Colorado’s busiest highways.
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Ssssssnake sssssseason is back. Here’s what to do when you see them on the trail or in your backyard
Make sure to give them plenty of space.
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Polis announces grants to help pools hire more workers, raise pay through the summer
Pool workers could receive pay raises, overtime benefits or signing bonuses funded by the new grant program.
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Clela Rorex, a pioneering LGBTQ+ ally from Boulder County, dies at 78
Rorex issued marriage licenses to six same-sex couples before the state’s attorney general stepped in and stopped her.
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Straight red: Denver eliminated from 2026 World Cup host city contention
The World Cup won’t be too far from soccer fans in Colorado, however — Dallas, Houston and Kansas City will be the central U.S.
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Will Denver host a World Cup match in 2026? We’ll know by the end of the week
It’s a big if, according to soccer analysts.
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Several hundred wild horses near Meeker will be sent to Utah due to overpopulation
The round-up was moved up by several months due to the “poor condition of the horses and range conditions coming out of the winter.”
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Pawmp and circumstance: After two years of training, these service dogs are ready for the world
Graduating dogs are taught a wide variety of skills, like providing stability for those with mobility issues or identifying signs of distress.
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Smoke filling Colorado skies is coming from an Arizona wildfire
Denver and its surrounding area is reporting moderate levels of particulate matter in the air, according to public health officials.
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Colorado State University president Joyce McConnell is stepping down
McConnell became CSU’s 15th president and the first woman to hold the office in 2019 after spending over two decades at West Virginia University.
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Colorado expands Medicaid access to undocumented pregnant people and their babies
Pregnant undocumented immigrants and their children will be eligible for Medicaid starting in 2025 under a new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis Tuesday.
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Colorado higher education workers will have to wait another year to see collective bargaining change in legislature
The University of Colorado is not obligated to recognize United Campus Workers Colorado, but communication between the two parties exists and has resulted in some change. That success has inspired organizations outside the CU system to organize.
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Crews recover body in Rocky Mountain National Park avalanche. 2 people rescued, 1 dead
Three climbers were caught in an avalanche Sunday. The Colorado National Guard was brought in for rescue operations. Two climbers survived.
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“We were simply tired of going to student funerals.” Golden High School grapples with the mental health crisis, AG Weiser meets with students
Attorney general Phil Weiser spoke a Golden High School, where three students committed suicide in 2015, to discuss the youth mental health crisis.