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The letter comes after an August roundup in northwest Colorado, where the BLM gathered 894 wild horses. Nine died in the operation.
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Scope Images/Adobe StockThis summer was brutal for Front Range lawns. But according to experts from CSU Extension, tackling a few tasks this fall is a great way to help prepare your yard for next year. -
Alex Hager/KUNCThe price for a one-day lift ticket for skiers and snowboarders has grown by hundreds of dollars in recent years. Now a group of skiers has filed a class-action lawsuit that compares ski resort companies to a cartel – arguing that they’ve been collaborating to artificially raise the cost of a day on the slopes.
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The first ever Colorado Pizza Festival was in Longmont on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. The event let locals grab some cheesy goodness while supporting a good cause. Thousands wound around the block to get in after the festival opened at 1 p.m. -
Berthoud's first inclusive playground opened Saturday. It offers structures that are wheelchair accessible. It was a five-year effort by a child who wanted to be able to play with everyone else. -
Boulder homeowners could benefit by renting during the Sundance Film Festival, but for some, the idea of readying their house feels overwhelming. KUNC talked with three Boulder-area property managers for their tips on how to make it work. -
Utah's Cultural Site Stewardship program gives volunteers the opportunity to protect Utah's most special places, like historic sites and cultural resources, by monitoring them for damage. -
Students at hundreds of schools across Colorado walked out of class around noon Friday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and the agency leading it. -
It’s one of the great film festivals, and unlike most has never taken the celebrity path that turns many festivals into big publicity bashes.
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An unusual pattern of springtime elk deaths for more than a decade in northern Nevada has scientists searching for answers. What they find could shed light on broader questions about wildlife health across the West. -
A federal plan for the Colorado River means big water cuts for Arizona. The Phoenix and Tucson areas will be hit hard. City leaders say they can keep taps flowing, but solutions will be expensive. -
The federal agency's action — published Tuesday — contends that its decision is intended to "encourage energy production" in the midst of Trump's self-declared national energy emergency. -
Mountain West texters are more likely to bring up self-harm in crisis conversations than Americans at large. -
A U.S. representative calls for an investigation into the site that would house Open AI. -
From Spokane, Wash. to Pueblo County, Colo., fast-moving fires have again wreaked havoc in neighborhoods this summer. Now, a network of scientists, fire professionals and other experts have joined forces to seek research-based solutions to the problem.
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