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WEBMillion-dollar payouts and manhunts. Then a Colorado crop fraud got really crazy. The sordid story of two ranchers who conspired to falsify drought numbers by tampering with rain gauges on the plains of Colorado and Kansas, resulting in millions in false insurance claims. The Colorado Sun is part of The Trust Project.
Colorado wildfires tracker: Major fires currently burning - The ...
WEBJul 27, 2023 · The Spruce Creek Fire, located 11 miles northeast of Dolores in Montezuma County, was sparked by lightning May 14. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) 100% of the perimeter contained as of June 1. Started: May 14, 2024. Size: 5,699 acres. Location: 11 miles northeast of Dolores in Montezuma County.
Denver mayor's race results: Mike Johnston beats Kelly Brough
WEBJun 7, 2023 · Mike Johnston embraces a supporter June 6, 2023 at Union Station in Denver. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America) Johnston and Brough emerged as the top two vote-getters among a 16-candidate field in Denver’s April municipal election. Because neither received more than 50% of …
What happened to Centura Health? Why the name is disappearing.
WEBAug 19, 2023 · The Centura brand name lifted off only a year after Denver International Airport did. And it will disappear in the coming months. A news release earlier this month announced that the Centura name, logo and brand “will be retired over the next year.”. The reason for its demise is due to the divorce of the two separate health systems whose ...
The true story behind the conspiracy-ridden murals at Denver ...
WEBJul 7, 2023 · The murals at the airport, now temporarily in storage, depict the terrors of war and pollution. Among the chaos is a group of sleeping children. From their minds extends a grey mist that turns into a rainbow, leading to a portrayal of an ideal world, entitled “In Harmony with Peace and Nature.”. Despite the effort Tanguma, Darlina, and ...
Inside Buc-ee’s, the big, beloved convenience store opening its …
WEBMar 17, 2024 · Buc-ee’s has the traditional signs of a fandom: Facebook groups, reddit subs, a dedicated community willing to debate the limits of their loyalty.Like with many avid followings, people’s behavior surrounding this cheerful beaver with an overbite is perplexing from the outside looking in.
6 important things to know about Denver’s migrant crisis
WEBMar 13, 2024 · Almost 40,000 migrants have come to Denver in the past 15 months, a number that’s become hard to comprehend. “To put that in context, that’s Coors Field on a Saturday night in July when the Dodgers are in town,” said Jon Ewing, spokesman for Denver Human Services, during this week’s Colorado Sun virtual event on the migrant crisis.“You look to your left, you look to your right, up ...
All the new minimum wages in Colorado that kick in Jan. 1
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Colorado’s is tentatively increasing 39 cents to $14.81, from $14.42. The state’s official new wage will be announced around Labor Day, according to state labor department officials. A Flourish table. Edgewater is on track to raise its minimum to wage to $16.52, from $15.02 this year.
Colorado's 8 new gun laws passed in 2024 - The Colorado Sun
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Gov. Jared Polis signed into law eight bills passed by the legislature this year that tighten Colorado’s gun statutes. Colorado Ceasefire, a nonprofit that calls for tougher gun regulations, says that’s a legislative-session record for the state. The laws impose new requirements on people obtaining concealed carry permits, the way firearms ...
Everything you wanted to know about the Colorado River but …
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Each year, Colorado can use up to 51.75% of the river’s available water supply for the Upper Basin states. If the basin’s full allocation of 7.5 million acre-feet of water was put to use, Colorado would receive about 3.85 million acre-feet of water. But, the Upper Basin states have never used their full allocation.