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The move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern.
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Hugh Carey/The Colorado SunThe Colorado Rockies play their first home game of the season on Friday. And after wrapping up their worst season in franchise history last year, some fans think it might be time to try something different. Today on In The NoCo: how a proposal to use baseballs with thicker seams could make playing at Coors Field a little more successful for future Rockies lineups. -
Courtesy of Dr. Kaylin KlieFewer pregnant women and new mothers in Colorado are dying from accidental overdoses. And one possible reason is an over-the-counter medication that can stop the symptoms of an overdose. That’s according to a Colorado doctor whose unusual specialty is treating pregnant women who struggle with addiction.
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Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia also are being considered for the DNC. -
Congress returns this week to a Washington at war. -
Issues face both the Greeley city government and the developer in the wake of a voter repeal of city-approved planned-unit development zoning for the proposed Cascadia and Catalyst projects. -
A bill sponsored by Senator Cathy Kipp of Fort Collins died at the capitol last week. It was trying to close a loophole that gave Colorado State University the ability to step around local noise and billboard ordinances. CSU had paused its electronic billboard build-out before the proposal was axed. -
Winter can be a lonely time of year, especially in Colorado’s rural mountain communities. Some towns have few places to meet up. But a food pantry in Red Feather Lakes is becoming a community hub. -
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder has died at age 23, according to coach Deion Sanders. Sanders announced Ponder's death in a social media post Sunday.
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The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash funds for centers in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming. -
A group of mostly Western U.S. Senators is demanding answers on why the U.S. Forest Service has fallen behind on efforts to reduce hazardous wildfire fuels. The 12 senators – all Democrats – are from Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and other wildfire-impacted states. -
New Mexico and Wyoming continue to receive the biggest portions of revenue gained from energy development on federal lands. -
New research shows that many rural roads in the Mountain West may be more vulnerable to flooding than people realize. That’s because the culverts and stream crossings underneath them aren’t built to handle today’s storms. -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking for all information to be released regarding recent boat strikes on alleged drug boats -
In addition to a lack of snow, warmer temperatures have thwarted snowmaking.
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