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The weather pattern favors dry conditions in the northern Rockies and wet conditions in the southern Rockies with some uncertainty in between.
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Holland Andringa/KUNCMelissa Strong was a rock climber about to open a restaurant in Estes Park, when a devastating accident left her hands badly damaged. The months that followed were filled with pain and uncertainty as doctors worked to help her regain use of her hands. Today, she can climb again – and she credits rock climbing with giving her the tenacity to bounce back. -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteColorado voters comb through a glut of ballot questions during election season. How did we get here?Colorado is one of two dozen states where residents can collect signatures to put questions directly onto ballots. But some political observers worry that the cost of gathering those signatures puts special interest groups with deep funding ahead of grassroots organizations.
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Gary Peterson, a Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE: MTN) shareholder, sued the Broomfield-based ski-area operator and nine members of its board of directors this week, alleging that Vail leaders violated securities laws and breached their fiduciary duty. -
The share of Colorado students who were chronically absent last school year declined from the year before, although the percentage remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by the Colorado Department of Education. -
US says it will honor separate state agreement while it paves way for roads in 44 million acres of Forest Service wildlands. Listen to KUNC host Marty Lenz discuss this story and then read the entire article. -
A construction industry-backed group says a “funding framework” they’ve agreed to with Democrats at the Colorado Capitol will provide more dollars than Initiative 175 would have. -
Fort Collins police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred during the annual Tour de Fat on Saturday. -
Nationwide, since 2024, there’s been a surge of borrowers who have missed nine months of payments, with many more borrowers at risk of ending up in the same spot. The consequences of falling behind can disrupt lives, ruin credit ratings, and mean the debt could be sent to collections.Listen to KUNC host Marty Lenz discuss this story and then read the entire article.
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There were early signs that this fire season could be a big one, especially the record-low snowpack last winter. In Teton County — near the Grand Targhee Resort — that spurred interest in a novel effort: raising money to help hire a local wildfire mitigation coordinator. -
In some parts of the West - like the grass and shrublands of the Idaho-Oregon-Nevada tristate area - closer to two-thirds of burned area is associated with heatwaves. -
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Nevada filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump Administration's new rules drastically cutting the state's access to the Colorado River.
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