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After $18 million makeover, Arapahoe County’s Dove Valley Regional Park reopens at twice the size
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After $18 million makeover, Arapahoe County’s Dove Valley Regional Park reopens at twice the size

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News The largest regional park in Arapahoe County is reopening Monday following a massive remodel that took more than a year. Dove Valley Regional Park underwent an $18 million makeover that began in March 2023. On Monday at noon, the park will reopen. According to the Arapahoe County Government, the 35-year-old park has doubled in size and now occupies over 90 acres. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Squeegee workers could be cited at Denver intersections or highways
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Squeegee workers could be cited at Denver intersections or highways

By Jasmine Arenas | CBS Colorado Police in Denver are warning windshield washers that they could be cited at Denver intersections.  This scenario has become so normal that drivers can actually count on a handful of people waiting for them at busy intersections. For the windshield washers, their ultimate goal is to make a buck or two. Groups of squeegee workers say Denver Police have stopped by a number of intersections and highways to hand out fliers letting them know that what they're doing is illegal - more specifically walking through intersections and asking for money. However, the groups say this is their only way of making ends meet. From sun up to sun down, groups of squeegee workers can be found at intersections in Denver hoping to make a few bucks. READ THE FUL...
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‘It felt like a land grab’: A Western Slope town battles against solar project
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‘It felt like a land grab’: A Western Slope town battles against solar project

By Mark Jaffe | Colorado Sun It seemed like a good idea. Put a large solar array on 640 acres of sagebrush and cedar about 30 miles northwest of Telluride. There was already a transmission line running through the property and only some cattle poking around in the shrubs and trees. The Colorado State Land Board, owner of the parcel, had made siting renewable energy facilities a priority and even amended the lease on the Wright’s Mesa land to give solar panels precedence over cows. What could possibly go wrong? And so, on a May evening last year, Seattle-based OneEnergy Renewables held a community meeting at the public library in Norwood, the mesa’s only town, to unveil a plan for thousands of solar panels and a 500 megawatt battery. Norwood is home to about 550 p...
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Hotel in Denver, purchased a year ago at $9M price tag for the unhoused, still not open
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Hotel in Denver, purchased a year ago at $9M price tag for the unhoused, still not open

By Brandon Richard | Denver 7 News A former hotel intended to house people experiencing homelessness has still not opened, more than a year after the city purchased it for $9 million. Plans for the hotel pre-date the current Denver mayor. In 2021, then-Mayor Michael Hancock stood in front of the Stay Inn hotel at 38th and Peoria and announced plans for the city buy the hotel and convert it into a shelter for people experiencing homelessness. “This building here behind us represents hope, the transformation that can take place on this project and the transformation that is possible for the people who will call it home,” Hancock said at the time. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Human case of ‘rabbit fever’ found in Wheat Ridge, Jeff Co health officials report
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Human case of ‘rabbit fever’ found in Wheat Ridge, Jeff Co health officials report

By Óscar Contreras | Denver 7 News A human case of tularemia, a bacterial disease that mostly spreads between rodents and insects, has been found in Jefferson County, public health officials said earlier this week. The case was reported in a Wheat Ridge resident and was the first human cause of tularemia in the county in 2024, according to a spokesperson with Jefferson County Public Health. The disease, also known as “rabbit fever,” is caused by the bacterium Fransicella tularensis and mostly affects rodents and rabbits, as well as insects such as ticks and deerflies. It can be transmitted to humans, however, through the bites of infected animals or insects, as well as through the ingesting contaminated water or food and airborne bacteria. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS...
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Court rules Teller County sheriff cannot hold illegals in jail under county’s agreement with ICE
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Court rules Teller County sheriff cannot hold illegals in jail under county’s agreement with ICE

By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun A Colorado sheriff’s practice of holding undocumented immigrants in jail through an agreement with federal immigration authorities violates state law, the Colorado Court of Appeals found Wednesday, reversing a district judge’s ruling. The decision is the latest turn in a yearslong battle between Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell and the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued him on behalf of five taxpayers arguing that Colorado law forbids the sheriff’s office from detaining people accuse of state crimes who are otherwise eligible for release and then turning them over to ICE officers. The case will return to lower court, the ACLU said Wednesday.  Through the county’s agreement with federal immigration authorities, cal...
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Colorado’s senators share terms as part of effort to protect Dolores Canyons
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Colorado’s senators share terms as part of effort to protect Dolores Canyons

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News After visiting the communities surrounding Dolores Canyons over the past few months, U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet released a joint statement on the path forward to protecting the federal lands, citing several principles they intend to follow. “For decades, Coloradans have worked to find a sensible way to protect the Dolores River,” the pair of senators said, noting the years of conversations with residents of the area about whether the Northern Dolores Canyons region should become a National Monument. “Based on these conversations, it is clear that Coloradans care deeply about this landscape and many want it permanently protected. We also recognize there are legitimate questions and the need for further discussion,” the statement...
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Central City residents sound off on planned strip club
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Central City residents sound off on planned strip club

By Carol McKinley | Denver Gazette Central City residents crowded into City Hall Tuesday night to express opinions on whether a planned strip club should be allowed on Main Street.  A couple of television cameras, an uncommon sight at local council meetings, recorded the public comment portion as county residents, both for and against adult entertainment, took to the podium. "We don't want for this town to go downhill," said Echo Moreau, who added that if the adult entertainment company pulls up stakes, Central City is doomed to be a "forever ma and pa town."  The idea of a strip club doesn't bother Deborah Ray as long as it's "not in the historic district.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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From plastic forks to water bottles to ice cream cups, in Breckenridge it is all banned
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From plastic forks to water bottles to ice cream cups, in Breckenridge it is all banned

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado Breckenridge's ordinance banning single-use plastics -- like plastic forks and plastic water bottles -- has entered its second phase as of July 1. A similar ban in Frisco took effect last year before Colorado's statewide ban. Businesses in town are expected to either stop selling plastic water bottles or find alternatives. They are also expected to find different containers for things like plastic ice cream cups or utensils. Jessie Burley, sustainability and parking manager for the town of Breckenridge, said there will still be a few things that need to be removed but are not yet. "A guacamole container for example," Burley said, referencing the single-use fresh guac container at a local supermarket. "Things that should ...
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Tri-State set to pay $70M in aid to Craig, Moffat County to offset closing power plant, coal mines
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Tri-State set to pay $70M in aid to Craig, Moffat County to offset closing power plant, coal mines

By Mark Jaffe | The Colorado Sun Moffat County and the city of Craig are in line for $70 million in aid from the utility shuttering the local power plant and the coal mines that supply it, under a settlement filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Tri-State, which provides wholesale power to 41 rural electric cooperatives in four states, also agreed to locate a new natural gas-fired unit in Moffat County and transfer a water storage right to the county. “This community assistance agreement is a win for our community now and into the future,” Moffat County Commissioner Melody Villard said in an email. The settlement, part of Tri-State’s Electric Resource Plan, must still be approved by the PUC. The electric resource plan lays out the utility’s proposal for deve...
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