Erin Romero
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Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation
Nanci Limbach, the founder and executive director of the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation, says this is one of the busiest years for the organization. The facility is caring for nearly three dozen bears while continuing to care for other Colorado wildlife, including foxes, deer and raptors.
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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. -
Photo of R.L. Maizes by Steve OlshanskyA struggling novelist sets off a social media firestorm in a new novel by Colorado author R.L. Maizes. A Complete Fiction raises sticky questions about who gets to tell someone else’s story. The novel recently won the 2026 Colorado Book Award for fiction.
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Election officials don’t think immigration officials will likely be at voting places though Justice Department plans to send observers. -
Nederland's effort to purchase the Eldora Mountain ski resort has encountered financing problems and opposition from some residents. Town leaders are proposing a new arrangement to attract investors. -
Trips to Las Vegas and Washington D.C., along with national TV appearances, may raise eyebrows, but aren’t a parole problem for the former clerk, according to Colorado’s Department of Corrections. -
Two issues are at the top of the list for voters and many of the Boulder City Council candidates as the Nov. 3 election draws closer: housing affordability and the environment. -
As Boulder County families continue to face high childcare costs and limited options for daycare, voters will soon decide whether to increase property taxes to account for both challenges. -
Poudre School District is proposing to close nine schools due to declining enrollment. Included in this plan are all three of the district's mountain schools. Parents in these rural communities are waiting anxiously for the Board of Education to vote on the matter Tuesday night.
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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. -
Satellites like NOAA and NASA’s GOES constellation have been an important fire science tool for years. Over the summer, the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance launched the first three satellites of its FireSat program, and the first images taken by them were recently released. -
The route traverses across regions of Colorado that touch public lands and are slightly off the beaten path
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