Leadville Colorado
Colorado's Highest Mountain Town
Colorado Climbers Break 20-Year Speed Record on ‘Casual Route’
Dean Potter set the previous record in 1999. Over 20 years ago, renowned free climber and base jumper Dean Potter set a speed climbing record of the Casual Route on Longs Peak — by free soloing in 3 hours 59 minutes. And until this week, the record remained totally...
Colorado Militia Member Appears to Threaten Fellow El Paso County Statehouse Candidate – Colorado Pols
Three Percenter militia sniper, Colorado Springs BLM protest, June 6. Photo by Heidi Beedle, Colorado Springs IndependentA Three Percenter militia Facebook page that appears to be run by Libertarian statehouse candidate Nathan Foutch posted threats against retired...
Many Colorado restaurants have closed. The ones still open aren’t sure how long they can weather coronavirus.
On normal summer nights, the lines are out the door at Beau Jo’s in Idaho Springs. The original location of the Colorado mountain pizza chain just doesn’t have enough seating in its scattered dining rooms for more than 600 people. With the coronavirus pandemic, there...
First Colorado Springs schools to reopen have faith in ability to keep kids safe
Sitting at a desk that replaced picnic-style tables in the lunchroom of Coperni 3, a public charter school in Colorado Springs, Amira Young-Flora, 10, polished off her bean burrito and banana lunch Thursday and had time to lean over and chat with a classmate 6 feet...
Colorado State football in chaos over alleged coronavirus ‘cover-up’
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State president Joyce McConnell says she will launch an investigation into how the athletic department handled COVID-19 safety protocols amid a report that players were told not to reveal symptoms. The investigation stems from an article...
Salt Lake County Black Democratic Caucus withdraws support of District Attorney Sim Gill
Black Democratic leaders are adding to the voices speaking out against District Attorney Sim Gill’s decision to file felony charges, with possible life sentences, against protesters who painted the streets and smashed the windows of his office building.The Salt Lake...
These Colorado school districts are welcoming students back for in-person learning this fall. Here’s why they feel it’s safe.
School district leaders in Holyoke fully anticipate having to shut down schools for a few weeks this fall in response to the coronavirus, but that’s not stopping them from opening classrooms up and starting the school year with in-person learning. COVID-19 IN COLORADO...
Ashamed Yet? Aurora PD Handcuffs and Holds Black Colorado Family at Gunpoint | stupidDOPE.com
How many times must we be traumatized before the shame of racism affects empathy, and change? After the smothering death of George Floyd, and policemen shooting the promising Breonna Taylor 8 times as she slept, America still wants people to stop proclaiming Black...
Colorado authors finding readers by book boming Little Free Libraries
454 Shares Colorado authors Harper McDavid and Melissa Payne are not inclined to view their weekend activities as trailblazing do-goodery. “Retail sales are not great right now and, like any product, books are suffering,” McDavid said this week between visits to...