After $18 million makeover, Arapahoe County’s Dove Valley Regional Park reopens at twice the size
The largest regional park in Arapahoe County is reopening Monday following a massive remodel that took more than a year.
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Squeegee workers could be cited at Denver intersections or highways
Police in Denver are warning windshield washers that they could be cited at Denver intersections.
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‘It felt like a land grab’: A Western Slope town battles against solar project
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.
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Hotel in Denver, purchased a year ago at $9M price tag for the unhoused, still not open
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.
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Human case of ‘rabbit fever’ found in Wheat Ridge, Jeff Co health officials report
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.
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Court rules Teller County sheriff cannot hold illegals in jail under county’s agreement with ICE
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.
Colorado’s senators share terms as part of effort to protect Dolores Canyons
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.
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Central City residents sound off on planned strip club
Central City residents crowded into City Hall Tuesday night to express opinions on whether a planned strip club should be allowed on Main Street.
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From plastic forks to water bottles to ice cream cups, in Breckenridge it is all banned
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.
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Tri-State set to pay $70M in aid to Craig, Moffat County to offset closing power plant, coal mines
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.