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‘Downwinders’ exposed to radiation through U.S. nuclear tests press Congress to renew health care program

· Sep. 25, 2024

Life and Culture

This Southern Colorado bluegrass festival is a finalist for an international music award. Hear about legendary performers and how it helps kids

By Shanna Lewis

· Sep. 25, 2024

Government and Politics

Massage parlors focus of anti-human trafficking bill from Rep. Lauren Boebert

· Sep. 25, 2024

Pac-12 files lawsuit against Mountain West over ‘poaching’ penalties for Colorado State, other schools

By The Associated Press

· Sep. 24, 2024

Government and Politics

Colorado’s first Latina Supreme Court justice on life, law and making history once again

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Monica M. Márquez

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Fall aspens along Highway 40 near Berthoud Pass

When and where to find peak leaf peeping in Colorado this fall

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Isidro Hernandez pours a bushel of chiles into a roaster

Colorado Wonders

Why are green chiles roasted?

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Boulder King Soopers shooter guilty of 55 felony counts, including first-degree murder, receives 10 life sentences

By Allison Sherry and Ben Markus

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Simpich dolls return to Colorado Springs and the world through an official online store

By Andrea Chalfin

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Humans cause most of Colorado’s wildfires, but a lack of investigative resources means few are held responsible

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