Seventeen schools are preparing for an influx of students impacted by school closures while they also race to raise student achievement across grades
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2DRTY4CO: DMV releases list of more than 140 rejected Colorado license plates
Personalized license plate requests — which have been rejected for being offensive, vulgar and rude — are weeded out by an automatic flagging system
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Unpaid wages, injuries: The dark side of a celebrated Colorado mushroom farm known for helping migrants
Dozens of interviews show hidden perils for immigrants working at Colorado Mushroom Farm, which sold produce at Whole Foods and King Soopers before going bankrupt.
Posted inOutdoors
Mountain lions killed 15 dogs in 30 days near a Colorado town. Attacks continued and now a lion is dead.
People living in neighborhoods around Nederland questioned Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s efforts to stop a rash of dog killings and were told their only recourse was adaptation and protecting their pets. Right as the killings started to slow, one lion was shot.
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“Air quality issues don’t go away when the fire is out”: Questions remain about long-term Marshall fire health effects
CU Boulder researchers found elevated concentrations of volatile organic compounds and pollutants inside smoke-affected homes in the weeks after the fire
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Teens who lost their homes in the Marshall fire are still trying to heal their mental scars a year later
Teens’ trauma will likely stick with them, but their perception of the fire will change over time, a child therapist says.
Posted inHousing
The last few months of 2022 have been particularly deadly for Coloradans who are homeless
Two people were murdered and five likely froze to death last week in what has been a deadly end to an extra deadly year for Colorado’s homeless population.
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Colorado’s pioneering content creator Ryan Van Duzer finds success guiding the world to outdoor adventure
Ryan Van Duzer is a YouTube star on mission to inspire people to “get off the couch and get out there.” More than 165,000 people subscribe.
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A year after the Marshall fire, community is scattered as people try to move home or move on
Fewer than 170 building permits have been issued for more than 1,000 burned homes. Empty lots are sitting for months on the market. Families are in limbo.
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One year after the Marshall fire, housing advocates call for policy changes to help Colorado’s renters who survive a natural disaster
Renters whose homes sustained smoke and ash damage found themselves illegally evicted or persuading landlords to clean their residences following the environmental damage