Author: Kyla Pearce
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‘Westie’ the turtle, ‘Luna’ the python among animal casualties in Nederland fire
Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and Luna, a 5-year-old ball python who taught kids to appreciate snakes, were among dozens of animal casualties in the early morning fire that destroyed a shopping center in Nederland Thursday. Wild Bear Nature Center was one of more than a dozen businesses in the shopping…
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Fire at Nederland shopping center destroys ‘heart of town’
An early morning fire at a shopping center in Nederland destroyed more than a dozen businesses in what residents called a devastating blow to the heart of the town. The fire also prompted an evacuation order in Boulder County Business owners and residents said they worry about how long the recovery would take, and some…
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Rocky Mountain National Park open with limited visitor services amid government shutdown
Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado remains open during the federal government shutdown, which started Wednesday, though visitor services are limited. With prime leaf-peeping season in full swing, the national park’s popular Glacier Gorge Trailhead crawled with visitors on Oct. 1. A lone park ranger answered visitor questions at the trailhead, many of which…
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Robert Redford remembered at Boulder’s The Sink as former janitor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Oscar-winning actor and director Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at 89, was once a janitor at The Sink in Boulder, leaving behind a legacy and a caricature on the wall for all who eat there.…
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Commissioners urged to reject well pad for fracking near Aurora Reservoir
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 400 people filled and overflowed a venue overlooking the plains of Arapahoe County on Thursday to urge the Energy and Carbon Management Commission to reject a well pad for the Lowry Ranch fracking…
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Dairy farm deaths include Weld County high schooler; coroner investigates gas exposure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six men — four of them related — died at a dairy farm in Weld County likely due to gas exposure in a confined space. One of the victims was a high school student in the Weld County School District RE-9, education authorities said in…
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6 found dead at Weld County dairy operation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six people were found dead Wednesday evening at a dairy operation in Weld County, according to a Southeast Weld Fire District news release. Fire crews were dispatched to the dairy operation in the 32000 block of Weld County Road 18, just east of Keenesburg, at…
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Mesa Sheriff’s office sues Polis, Weiser for ‘vague’ law banning police cooperation with ICE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mesa County Sheriff’s Office officials filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser earlier this month, claiming that being unable to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement impacts their ability to do their jobs and has kept their office…
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Alleged Boulder firebomb attacker waives preliminary hearing; could enter pleas to charges in September
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at peaceful demonstrators on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall in early June waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Mohamed Soliman, 45, the suspect in the firebomb attack that killed one person and injured 29 others and a…
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What Trump’s mass deportation plan would look like in Colorado | ANALYSIS
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President-elect Donald Trump identified a Colorado city as the launching pad for what he dubbed “Operation Aurora,” the start of what he promised to be the largest mass deportation in American history. While the city’s mayor expressed doubts that Trump would follow through with his…