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One ski area was already factoring in higher fuel costs because it started transitioning its fleet of groomers and vehicles to a lower-emission source.
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Courtesy Distortions UnlimitedAn unusual company in Greeley has been in the Halloween business for almost half a century. Distortions Unlimited creates uniquely detailed props and creatures for professional haunted houses, movies -- maybe even a yard near you. -
JJ Starks/Colorado State UniversityThe search for a cure for Alzheimer's disease has long frustrated scientists. But new research out of Colorado State University may offer some new insights – and it involves help from canine companions.
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Communities and officials are still assessing the damage ahead of another storm in the forecast for this weekend in southwestern Colorado -
Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a weekend hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains. The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said late Wednesday that search and rescue volunteers found the bodies of Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon earlier in the day in a basin of West Apostle Mountain, where heavy snow fell last weekend. -
“I will absolutely open this up again because none of it sounds fair,” Marx said during a virtual interview organized by FoxTalk. -
Colorado’s most expensive ballot-measure showdown in the 2026 midterms is a series of fights over several questions with left- and right-leaning groups spending more than $14 million. -
Boulder's tech and county leaders are on opposite sides of a proposed tax hike on Colorado's highest earners. Amendment 87 would replace Colorado's flat income tax with a graduated system, potentially raising billions for public services while fueling concerns about the state's business climate. -
The Poudre School District Board of Education has approved a plan to close at least five schools. The decision came early Wednesday morning after a board meeting that began Tuesday and continued past midnight.
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They bought a triplex to have a community without having to share a kitchen: “We are punks, but we're also adults, and we need to have some personal space.” -
Atrazine contamination is most widespread in the Midwest, but affected watersheds extend into Colorado and New Mexico. -
Oil, gas and coal are rebounding under the Trump administration. In Wyoming, it's a big win for the fossil fuel industry. -
New research finds the Upper Colorado River Basin lost an estimated 4.6 trillion gallons of groundwater during a severe drought, raising concerns about Western water supplies. -
Supporters say it would prevent attempts to limit hunting, while opponents worry it could complicate wildlife management.
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