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Horsetooth marina prepares to close due to low water levels
| 10 months agoA hot, dry summer has lowered water levels in Horsetooth reservoir to just over 60 percent full. According to the Northern Colorado Business Report: Water levels are dropping so fast that owners of about 300 boats docked at the Inlet Bay Marina at Horsetooth Reservoir will have to remove their vessels earlier than normal. The [...]
Missy Franklin takes gold in 100m backstroke
| 10 months agoMissy Franklin, the 17 year old Olympic swimmer from Colorado, took home her second medal Monday after placing first in the women’s 100 meter backstroke. She secured her first medal on Saturday, a bronze in the 4×100 freestyle relay. Franklin also swam in the 200m freestyle semifinals on Monday, securing the last spot for the finals after a swim lasting 1:57.57. http://storify.com/canihavepie/missy-franklin
One of the highest tornadoes ever touches near Mount Evans
| 10 months agoOne of the highest tornados ever recorded touched down at 11,900 feet near the summit of Mount Evans on Saturday. According to AccuWeather the tornado fell just 100 feet short of the record for the highest tornado ever recorded at 12,000 feet. http://storify.com/canihavepie/one-of-the-highest-tornados-ever-touches-near-moun
Aurora shooting suspect charged with 24 counts of murder
| 10 months agoAccording to the Denver Post, James Holmes was formally charged with 24 counts of first-degree murder in a hearing Monday morning. He has also been charged with 116 counts of attempted murder, one count of possession of an explosive device, and one sentence enhancer for a crime of violence for a total of 142 counts. The Post also reports that: The [...]
Base camp of lost Boulder, Colorado climbers found
| 10 months agoGil Weiss and Ben Horne were supposed to go on a 7-10 day climbing trip in Peru. After their families had not heard from them in nearly two weeks, they contacted the pair’s guide. A three man rescue team found Weiss and Horne’s tent at 16,700 feet as well as tracks and evidence from an [...]
Colorado paleontologist to lead Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
| 10 months agoThe nation’s largest and most popular museum will now be lead by a Colorado man. The Smithsonian named Kirk Johnson the director of the National Museum of Natural History on Thursday. Jonson currently serves as the chief curator and vice president of research at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and led an excavation of mammoth [...]
64th annual Burro Days celebrates ‘haulin ass’ in Fairplay Colorado
| 10 months agoMost animal races involve humans riding the animal. In the World Championship Pack Burro Race, the humans drag a burro 29 miles and up 10,000 vertical feet. Fairplay, Colorado will be hosting the 64th World Championship Pack Burro Race July 28 and 29 as part of Burro Days. In addition to the weight of the donkey, [...]
ESPN’s live coverage of Denver Broncos training camp all because of Peyton Manning
| 10 months agoIt seems like any time you turn on Sportscenter in the past two days, they’re hyping up the fact that they’re live from Englewood at the Broncos training camp. The Broncos opened camp Thursday with a full team of anchors and reporters in tow, including former Bronco Tom Jackson. ESPN reported that 4,371 fans attended the first [...]
A list of things to do on Colorado’s birthday
| 10 months agoDon’t worry, I didn’t know this factoid either. But according to Karl Isberg at the Pagosa Springs SUN, Colorado was brought into the union on August 1, 1876, meaning that it’s almost time to celebrate our state’s 136th birthday. Colorado was created in a successful effort to assure more votes for that year’s Republican Presidential candidate, [...]
It’s not right that an Aurora shooting survivor is suing Warner Brothers
| 10 months agoI’ve focused on keeping coverage of the Aurora theater shooting to the victims and pertinent information since the tragedy took place late last week. It just doesn’t seem right to post about the political battles regarding gun laws that arise after these types of events, or to wade into connections this shooting may/may not have [...]