Courtesy of Kimberly Overholt
A potential partnership to operate a new overnight homeless shelter in Loveland fell apart this week after non-profit Bridge House pulled out. That prompted Loveland to scrap its plans to purchase property for the shelter.
element 5 digital
/
unsplash
Leigh Paterson
/
KUNC
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
-
Courtesy of Darlene Rooney-KellerForest bathing can be a powerful way to reduce stress and connect with nature. Here’s where to beginThere are lots of techniques people use to de-stress these days. But one unusual way to unplug is the practice of “forest bathing.” Users immerse themselves in nature and tap into all five senses as a way to slow down and reset. And there's no bathtub needed.We get some advice for how to try forest bathing for yourself. -
Courtesy Serena Saunders / SPCAIPeople who decide to get in-patient help for substance abuse or mental health issues often face a dilemma: While they get treatment, who will care for their pets? Today we hear about a Colorado program that offers foster care for pets of people in recovery.
Colorado News
-
More than a thousand people gathered in Denver today to protest ICE. -
Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Boulder County Democrat, was convicted by a Denver jury of attempting to influence a public servant and forgery. -
The team has emerged as among the top in the league and are hoping to duplicate their success of the 2022-23 championship campaign. -
“It’s already come here. We’ve already seen the violence,” a Durango immigrant rights advocate says. -
Colorado’s Senators want Homeland Security funding pulled from a minibus government funding bill after federal immigration agents shot a Minneapolis man this past weekend. -
A federal judge temporarily blocked an order from the Trump administration.
Mountain West News
-
Across the Mountain West, where drought and shrinking reservoirs are putting pressure on already limited water supplies, decisions about who uses how much water often hinge on imperfect data. A nonprofit collaboration called OpenET hopes to change that. -
The majority of justices upheld abortion access in Wyoming. How did we get here, and what’s next? -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s looking for ways to make hundreds of wildlife refuges and dozens of fish hatcheries more efficient. -
Jeff Davis resigned from the Colorado agency last year instead of being fired as part of a settlement agreement. -
Report: State legislators should learn from counterparts across the region as insurance crisis growsAs many homeowners face a growing insurance crisis, state leaders across the region are considering reforms. Two groups have recommendations for them as state legislatures begin convening again. -
Large farms in parts of the Colorado River Basin are paying little — and in some cases nothing — for federally supplied water, even as cities and residents are being asked to conserve, according to a new report.
Sign up for our weekly newsletter!
Get top headlines and KUNC reporting directly to your mailbox each week when you subscribe to In the NoCo.
* - required field
NPR News
Western Water
