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Courtesy of Innbo Shim / Creede, USAA documentary filmed in a former Colorado mining town offers a unique look at how Americans can coexist. Creede, USA explores how conservative residents of Creede, Colorado find a way to get along with their free-spirited neighbors. The film will be shown next week at Greeley's Go West Film Festival. -
Wayne Armstrong/Courtesy University of Denver Lamont School of MusicFor nearly three decades, a unique community organization has focused on performing – and preserving – sacred music originally sung by enslaved Africans in the U.S. centuries ago. This weekend, The Spirituals Project choir brings the music to Loveland.
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The Associated Press called the race Friday morning. -
Propositions 134 and 135 are set to take effect Jan. 1, changing school sports eligibility and restricting certain surgeries and insurance coverage for minors. -
Authorities say an officer in Lakewood, Colorado, has been killed and three others wounded during a firefight aboard a transit bus that ended with police fatally shooting the gunman. -
Fort Collins is abandoning its effort to expand Halligan Reservoir and will sign onto Northern Water’s Glade project. The City Council says the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP)would provide permit certainty and significant cost savings, resulting in smaller rate increases for utilities and water customers. A CSU PhD in Ecology disagrees. -
Jessica Killin pulled off the unthinkable. She defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Jeff Crank to become the first Democrat to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. -
Amendment 82 was pushed by oil and gas and conservative interests. Environmental groups called it a step backward.
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Current forecasts often give warnings about hailstorms 30 minutes in advance. Researchers at Colorado State University say their models may be able to lead to alerts hours or days ahead of time. -
A second round of heavy rain in less than two weeks forced evacuations, flooded streets and closed roads. Now, neighbors are stepping up to help one another. -
Supporters say doulas could help bridge care gaps. They aren’t medically trained, but they provide emotional support and information before, during and after childbirth. -
As wildfires threaten more communities across the West, new research suggests some basic changes to how homes are built could make them safer without significantly increasing the price tag. -
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. -
Feds approve the state’s plan to regulate carbon capture projects
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