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Colorado's Highest Mountain TownColorado Springs-based Sachs Foundation accepting scholarship applications
A Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that awarded more than $2 million in scholarships in the past year will begin accepting grant applications on New Year's Day.The Sachs Foundation, established in 1931 by Pikes Peak-area resident Henry Sachs, has helped more than...
Colorado trains offer seasonal, holiday rides
There’s something about the gentle rocking of a train.Pair that with Santa visits, hot chocolate and twinkling lights, and you’ve got a straight shot to the land of holiday nostalgia, where snowflakes land gently, gifts bring peals of delight, and every stocking is...
Southeast Colorado Springs park construction reaches halfway mark
Panorama Park in southeast Colorado Springs is about halfway through a long-awaited transformation that will bring bike trails, basketball courts, a playground and numerous other features to what was once a largely flat and mostly vacant property.The 13-acre park...
New Lake County program will help businesses go green
Lake County is set to launch a new program regarded as an innovative way for businesses to finance a variety of energy efficiency and related projects. The Lake County Board recently established the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, or C-PACE, to...
Colorado has finalized its congressional redistricting, but don’t forget about your powerful county commission
Congressional and state legislative redistricting may have grabbed the headlines this year, but Colorado’s powerful county commissions will also need to overhaul their districts after a decade of big population growth. County commissioners are required to reassess...
Colorado confirms first wolf kill in decades
State wildlife officials on Tuesday confirmed the first killing of livestock by a pack of wolves in more than 70 years.Colorado Parks and Wildlife said officers on Sunday investigated reports of a calf killed by wolves on a ranch in Jackson County.“The results of this...
Stunning new building in Colorado to feature multi-story ‘nature trail’
A new building set to appear on the Denver skyline by the end of 2023 will blur the line between nature and civilization.Designed to include a landscaped canyon across 10 of its 16 floors, complete with a 'trail-like' walkway, One River North is sure to attract plenty...
Colorado river outfitters sue over $15 federal minimum wage for contractors
A Colorado river-rafting business is suing the U.S. Department of Labor over a new minimum wage for federal contractors, saying the rule will boost costs and potentially make river trips unaffordable for many families. Arkansas Valley Adventures along with the...
Colorado DA celebrates with grotesque ‘trophy’ after trucker whose brakes failed sentenced to 110 years in prison – American Thinker
Most of us were pretty horrified by the travesty of justice that went down in Colorado, where a 23-year-old truck driver, who lost control of his huge vehicle after its brakes failed and ended up in a fiery crash that killed four people and injured dozens of others,...