Colorado opened its first Buc-ee’s store today at the Interstate 25 Johnstown exit. Crowds swarmed the opening event, leaving visitors struggling to find parking.
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A lot of us might be on board with the idea of a passenger train along the Front Range. And that plan could finally be moving ahead. We learn more about the project today on In The NoCo.
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At the core of the childcare crisis is a lack of workers. It’s a tough job and the pay doesn’t always reflect that, which makes it hard to find staff. Today on In The NoCo, we visit with a nonprofit provider that serves low- and middle-income families to see how it’s trying to address the shortage.
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A total solar eclipse is coming to North America. On April 8, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds.
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One of the High Country’s only victim advocacy centers for child abuse might have to close its doorsThe organization has served nearly 500 children and hundreds of families in Summit, Eagle, Lake, and Clear Creek counties.
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A major storm dumped over 4 feet of snow in northern Colorado before ending Friday, leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service says between 10 and 20 inches fell in the Denver area and the foothills got 2 to 4 feet.
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Thousands in Colorado were without power as authorities closed highways and schools during a winter storm that pummeled the Denver area and threatened to drop another half foot there. The severe weather on Thursday and continuing into Friday morning shut down a stretch of Interstate 70, the state's main east-west highway, in the mountains for much of the day, stranding some drivers for hours, mainly because of trucks that got stuck in the snow.
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Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands didn’t have electricity in 2022, according to federal data. The Biden administration is making new investments to address the issue.
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New research shows cattle grazing can coexist with one of the most iconic and threatened birds in the West.
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The White River National Forest relies on a tried and true method of getting around in the wilderness — the horse. At a three-day February clinic in Rifle, Forest Service workers got a chance to get a little more experience on horseback to help make 10-20 mile days a little easier.
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A national center for Native radio and TV broadcasters is leading an effort to establish a national alert code for missing and endangered adults.
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More than 100 years ago, a professor in the Mountain West invented a tool and technique to measure the amount of water in a snowpack — a discovery that still lives on to this day.
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