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Posted inEducation

Jeffco will shuffle kids from 16 closing elementary schools to ones falling behind in reading and math

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MST on Jan 10, 20236:48 AM MST on Jan 10, 2023

Seventeen schools are preparing for an influx of students impacted by school closures while they also race to raise student achievement across grades

Posted inColoradans

2DRTY4CO: DMV releases list of more than 140 rejected Colorado license plates

by Jennifer Brown 2:49 PM MST on Jan 9, 20232:48 PM MST on Jan 11, 2023

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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Posted inBusiness

Unpaid wages, injuries: The dark side of a celebrated Colorado mushroom farm known for helping migrants

by Shannon Najmabadi 4:24 AM MST on Jan 8, 202312:04 PM MST on Jan 11, 2023

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.

by Tracy Ross 3:00 AM MST on Jan 1, 202310:13 AM MST on Dec 31, 2022

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.

Posted inMarshall Fire

“Air quality issues don’t go away when the fire is out”: Questions remain about long-term Marshall fire health effects

by Delaney Nelson 4:00 AM MST on Dec 29, 20228:33 AM MST on Dec 29, 2022

CU Boulder researchers found elevated concentrations of volatile organic compounds and pollutants inside smoke-affected homes in the weeks after the fire

Posted inMarshall Fire

Teens who lost their homes in the Marshall fire are still trying to heal their mental scars a year later

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MST on Dec 29, 20229:55 AM MST on Dec 29, 2022

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

by Jennifer Brown and Olivia Prentzel 4:10 AM MST on Dec 28, 20229:59 AM MST on Dec 28, 2022

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.

Posted inOutdoors

Colorado’s pioneering content creator Ryan Van Duzer finds success guiding the world to outdoor adventure

by Dan England 3:26 AM MST on Dec 28, 20224:58 PM MST on Dec 28, 2022

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.

Posted inWildfire

A year after the Marshall fire, community is scattered as people try to move home or move on

by Jennifer Brown, Tamara Chuang, Olivia Prentzel and Tatiana Flowers 4:15 AM MST on Dec 27, 20225:47 PM MST on Dec 27, 2022

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.

Posted inMarshall Fire

One year after the Marshall fire, housing advocates call for policy changes to help Colorado’s renters who survive a natural disaster

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MST on Dec 27, 20225:44 PM MST on Dec 27, 2022

Renters whose homes sustained smoke and ash damage found themselves illegally evicted or persuading landlords to clean their residences following the environmental damage

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