Children and teens from across Colorado and the country convened in Denver Friday and Saturday for the Viva Southwest Mariachi Conference. It was a chance to hone their musical skills while getting to know other young musicians passionate about preserving the traditional Mexican folk music.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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We’re still learning how to live with the effects of a changing climate. In his new book, Colorado journalist Stephen Robert Miller investigates our need to adapt to climate change – and why some of those attempts can backfire.
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The popularity of mocktails is soaring, and while many bars in Northern Colorado have non-alcoholic menus, there’s not yet a completely sober space for people to hang out. Today on In The NoCo, we hear about two mixologists who are trying to create fun spaces for people to explore sobriety.
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The State House recently passed a bill that would ban the purchase, sale and transfer of semi-automatic weapons. The bill passed 35-27 mainly along party lines. It now awaits approval in the Senate. Colorado Sun reporter David Krause spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this complex situation.
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Researchers have found the sound that soot makes under bright light can be used to assess the impact of wildfires.
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Colorado may rank at the top with regard to physical fitness. But when it comes to mental health, Coloradans are struggling. On today’s In The NoCo we discuss how a culture of drug and alcohol use in mountain resort communities can negatively affect the mental health of those who live and work there.
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Airport noise group on verge of cancellation after Louisville ejects over lack of trust and progressCiting frustrations with airport-owner Jefferson County over a lack of progress in reducing or addressing airport noise, the Louisville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to join a growing effort to dissolve the roundtable.
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Governor Jared Polis signed a bill Monday that eliminates discriminatory occupancy limits statewide. Several communities in Northern Colorado will be impacted, including Fort Collins, and residents have mixed responses.
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Tillie Torres is an English teacher in Las Vegas who had more than $80,000 in student loan debt. She tells her students to be careful with loans, and in a bittersweet moment, saw her own child graduate debt-free and become a teacher. When she had her own loan forgiven, it felt like a "huge weight" was lifted.
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Vision Zero is a European-inspired program which aims to eliminate traffic accidents by 2050. Las Vegas a few other cities in our region that are participating in the program.
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For the first time, the federal government is putting limits on “forever chemicals” called PFAS in the nation’s drinking water – a move that will protect communities across the Mountain West.
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A federal judge in the Mountain West recently ruled in favor of wild horse advocates who sued federal land managers for failing to stick to their own rules.
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Solar and wind power is surging in the Mountain West but there’s plenty of room to grow, study findsA new report shows wind and solar power account for more of America’s energy than ever before. Some states in the Mountain West are helping lead the charge.
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