Rae Solomon
Reporter/ProducerEmail: rae.solomon@kunc.org
As newscast reporter I keep Northern Coloradans up to date on all the things they need to know NOW. Whatever’s floating through the zeitgeist at the moment, I’m on it.
Working in public radio is a huge passion that dates back to my youth in the suburbs of NYC, where I was surrounded by a wealth of great public and free-form radio stations. I love the immediacy of radio and I pride myself on quickly gathering information and finding ways to frame stories for maximum impact and engagement.
Before coming to the radio light, I was a licensed architect, practicing in Los Angeles, New York and Colorado. I launched my radio career as an avid volunteer KGNU, community radio for Denver/Boulder.
When I’m not at work, you can find me hiking, camping and making bagels with my son and daughter. I also make an award-winning podcast called Range and Slope, which features creative audio documentary from around Colorado.
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On Wednesday morning, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser shared results of a months-long grand jury investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, who died several days after a violent encounter with Aurora Police in August 2019. The grand jury released a 32-count indictment against two Aurora police officers, a former Aurora police officer, and two Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics. -
According to a new FBI analysis, hate crimes across Colorado have reached their highest level in at least 30 years. And while this rise in hate crimes follows a national trend, Colorado saw an increase that far outpaced the rest of the country. Today on Colorado Edition, we spoke to Jeremy Shaver of the Mountain States Anti-Defamation League, a national group that aims to combat hate crimes. He helped us to understand the rise bias-motivated crimes and advised us on how to address this growing problem.
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NFTs have been in the news a lot recently for the eye-popping prices some of them have fetched from early adopter digital art collectors. But they are still relatively new, and a lot of adults still have a hard time wrapping their heads around the idea. That’s why it’s surprising to see a group of young kids set up at a table at an art gallery in Denver to learn about making their own NFTs.
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Colorado lawmakers passed a series of bills this year addressing how buildings contribute to the state's overall greenhouse gas emissions. One piece of that legislation, sponsored by Democratic state Senate majority leader Steve Fenberg, is meant to encourage Coloradans to ditch their fuel-burning furnaces and water heaters in favor of electric heat pumps.
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As Colorado emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic experts are bullish about the state’s recovery in the coming year. But long before vaccination drives were rolled out, a lot of Coloradans began launching new businesses on their own.
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The “Mile High Shift” is now underway. That’s what the Colorado Department of Transportation has dubbed the massive infrastructure project that will divert traffic off of the old, crumbling sections of I-70 in northeast Denver to a new, underground highway that’s been under construction for years. It’s a significant moment for Colorado’s infrastructure future. But it’s also an interesting moment for the state’s infrastructure past.
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The flowers have all wilted and dried at the fence along Table Mesa Drive, where a temporary memorial stands for the 10 victims of the South Boulder King Soopers shooting. Last week, Kroger announced their decision to reopen the store by the fall, after a complete remodel. The company has pledged to listen to community input on what that redesign and reopening will look like.
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The Table Mesa King Soopers in Boulder where a gunman killed 10 people on March 22 will reopen by late fall after a complete interior and exterior renovation, parent company Kroger announced during a press conference. The company offered no specifics for the plan, but pledged it would listen to community members’ input for the redesign.
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The grocery store at the center of a shooting that left 10 people dead in Boulder remains closed. More than a month later, a memorial around the perimeter of the site still attracts mourners who leave behind flowers and heartfelt notes. What lies ahead for that building is very much an open question. But there is a playbook, of sorts, for communities finding a way to move forward with physical infrastructure that has become synonymous with mass tragedy.
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With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out in Northern Colorado, the state continues to loosen restrictions. COVID-19 cases are down in Colorado and more people are starting to enjoy gatherings, travel and nights out again. But families of children with immune system complications find themselves left out of the party. Many feel as if they are still stuck in April 2020.
