Before it burned to the ground earlier this month, the Caribou Village Shopping Center was an important part of life in Nederland. Now, two weeks later, those businesses are navigating what comes next.

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Driving through the mountains on I-70 can be difficult for anyone – but for drivers behind the wheel of a giant semi, one mistake can have devastating impacts. We talk with the owners of a trucking school in Colorado that that teaches commercial truck drivers how to safely navigate mountain highways.
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Fifty years ago, over 10,000 Vietnamese refugees settled in an area of southwest Denver that became a hub for Asian life and culture. A new exhibit at History Colorado highlights the past and the future of Denver’s Little Saigon neighborhood.
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The Democratic state representative’s advocacy in the animal agriculture arena dates back to at least his time as an undergraduate student. He has pushed for a transition to plant-based food.
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More than a dozen Democrat-led states found a coalition to share public health data, best practices, and more.
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2024 saw the most children ever killed in one year from domestic violence incidents.
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The document was submitted as part of a lawsuit to stop the layoffs of government workers during the shutdown.
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The federal government provided Colorado more than $6 million annually to use on educational programs like the one offered in the 600-student school district located in the San Luis Valley.
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Since Colorado began its wolf reintroduction program two years ago, wildlife officials have worked to find non-lethal ways to stop wolves from attacking livestock. One promising strategy encourages more ranchers to use very large dogs called Turkish Boz Shepherds to guard their flocks and keep wolves away.
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Democratic lawmakers push back saying workers are victims of politics
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The Trump Administration is using revenue from recreation fees to keep bathrooms clean and trash tidy at national parks during the shutdown. But parks are not charging fees at this time.
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The American West has seen the number of structures lost in wildfires more than triple in recent decades. But new research shows that home hardening measures can significantly increase a home’s chances of survivability during a wildfire.
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That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Zombie trees may look alive but are in the process of demise weakening them and increasing risks to people and property
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A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery.
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