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Teen mental health rates are improving in Summit County, according to new data from the Healthy Kids Colorado survey.
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Students who miss 10% of school days are known as chronically absent. The problem can lead kids down a precarious path and it’s a big issue in Colorado. Reporter and senior editor Leigh Paterson tells us what some schools are doing about it.
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The town of Breckenridge is building a new neighborhood for local workers. But with just 61 units for sale, only a small group of residents will end up with a home. Plus, Summit County is partnering with the U.S. Forest Service on a ‘first-of-its-kind' housing development that’s been 60 years in the making.
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The housing crisis is tightening its grip on mountain communities. That’s the subject of the new season of KUNC’s The Colorado Dream. Host and creator Stephanie Daniel joins In the NoCo for a series of conversations about the new season. We begin in Summit County.
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There is a housing crisis in Colorado’s mountain resort communities. It’s left longtime locals, like 29-year-old Summit County resident Javier Pineda Rosas, unable to find a stable living situation. A recent survey taken by county residents shows just how dire the situation has become. The county will need over 2,300 rental and for-sale units - at all price points - to meet the housing demand.
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Colorado environment and health reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss what owners of properties in mountain towns are saying as the fight over short-term rentals rages on.
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En febrero, el gobierno de Nicaragua expulsó a 222 presos políticos y los envió a los Estados Unidos. Cuatro de esos ex-prisioneros viven en el condado de Summit. Ahora se están adaptando a la vida en pueblos en las montañas de Colorado con la ayuda de la comunidad nicaragüense local.
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In February, the repressive Nicaraguan government expelled 222 political prisoners and sent them to America. Four of those ex-prisoners are living in Summit County. Now they’re settling into life in the Colorado mountains with help from their fellow countrymen.
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A Colorado judge who pointed an AR-15 style rifle at his adult stepson during an argument has been censured by the state's Supreme Court and suspended without pay for 30 days. The Colorado Supreme Court issued the order Monday regarding District Court Judge Mark D. Thompson.
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Many officials proudly talk up the unique decision-making powers Colorado gives the smallest levels of government. Some bills this session would shift more county and municipal powers to the state, leading to concerns about Colorado’s emphasis on “local control” going away.