Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Heavy snow and wind this week is creating some of the most dangerous avalanche conditions of the season. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is warning recreators to stay out of harm's way.
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Photo of Dr. Reiland Rabaka by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado BoulderYou may think of funk music as pure fun. But it has a much deeper history and cultural meaning. A CU professor digs into the overlooked history of funk, and why it spoke to changing times. -
David Zalubowski/APColorado’s tight housing market has created pressure on schools. It’s tough for teachers and other school employees to accept a job in districts with high real estate prices. A state lawmaker has a proposal that would tap into unused land that many districts own to build affordable housing for educators.
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Colorado is developing an online portal where people can sign themselves up for the “do not sell” registry. -
The proposal, brought by an organization called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, would ask voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting process that they enshrined in the constitution less than a decade ago. -
Leaders of environmental groups are issuing fresh warnings this week about the impacts the ongoing gridlock could have in the river basin. -
Legislation in the works would task the state education department with investigating complaints of schools falling short in serving kids with 504 plans, which allow for modifications in the classroom. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Erica Breunlin and then read the entire article at the link below. -
The Weld County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a caller discovered several trash bags full of marijuana leaves. Investigators say it's the second incident in six months. -
A new, stricter federal definition of legal hemp is raising concerns across the $28 billion hemp industry, with producers and retailers warning it could disrupt a rapidly growing market.
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The 16th annual "Conservation in the West" poll by Colorado College revealed that voters across the political spectrum are concerned by the Trump administration's cuts to public land management. -
Negotiators are focusing on a five-year agreement for sharing water from the shrinking river. Experts say that would provide some much-needed flexibility. -
As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, Native families say increased ICE activity is creating fear in their communities, even among U.S. citizens and tribal members. -
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Scott Socha is an executive at Delaware North, a company that contracts with the National Park Service to provide lodging and food at several national parks.
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