Tag: Louisville
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The Big One: Is Metro Denver prepared for L.A.-strong conflagrations?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As fires rage in California, emergency officials from metro Denver warily eye the mountains. Especially during windy days. With the right equipment, smart placement and plenty of water, Colorado’s seasoned firefighters are prepared to confront wildfires. But if winds are kicking at 100 miles per…
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Winter weather causes hundreds of flight delays, slick roads
Another snowy Saturday saw temperatures plummet in metro Denver with sticky precipitation clogging roadways. A winter storm moved through the area late Friday and Saturday morning, dropping temperatures to the high teens and leaving behind snow. Most areas in the metro saw between 1 and 2 inches by the afternoon. A winter weather advisory was…
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Marshall Fire victims on edge as cruel winds return Monday on third anniversary
Monday’s screaming winds and dry conditions have many Marshall fire victims terrified that their number is up … again. Three years ago, Dec. 30 was much like this year. That day, wind gusts of 100 miles per hour whipped through unincorporated Boulder County, Louisville and Superior and ignited a wildfire that left more than 1,000…
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Louisville, Colorado claims to be first city in America with 100% green trash collection
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Louisville will be the first in the nation to use a 100% electric fleet of trash and recycling collection vehicles after renewing a contract with Republic Services. But you likely won’t hear the new vehicles coming until they slam a neighbor’s waste…
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Jefferson County airport sued for noise, lead contamination
More than 400 residents of Superior’s Rock Creek subdivision filed a lawsuit against neighboring Jefferson County, owner of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, complaining that noise and alleged pollution from leaded aviation fuel are affecting their well-being and devaluing their homes. The residents of the subdivision claim in the lawsuit that increasing use of the…
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‘It’s our Grand Slam’: The National Western Stock Show finally arrives in Denver
Nick Cragen stood next to his daughter, Amelia, and their Miniature Hereford cow on Saturday morning, preparing to show the small cow off to a panel of judges. Amelia was born with Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), a neurological movement disorder that drops a person’s average lifespan to eight or nine years. Amelia is 12, and…
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Wins and losses two years after the Marshall fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only a fraction of families who lost homes in the Marshall fire have rebuilt, even as litigation is gearing up against the energy company that some blamed for the disaster. Colorado’s most devastating wildfire tore through Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County two Decembers ago,…
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3 dead following separate Thursday, early Friday crashes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three people died in Denver-area vehicle crashes in three separate crashes late Thursday and early Friday. One person died in a crash at northbound Interstate 25 and Yale Avenue around around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, according to a social media post by the Denver Police Department.…
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Colorado scientists to lead $177 million mission to make weather forecasting more reliable
Tired of the nebulous possibilities of weather reports in Colorado? Well, hear me and rejoice: Researchers at Colorado State University will lead a NASA mission to provide never-before-seen data that should make weather forecasting more reliable. The mission is called the Investigation of Convective UpdraftS (INCUS) and will be the third NASA Earth Venture mission.…
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Colorado scientists to lead $177 million mission to make weather forecasting more reliable (copy)
Tired of the nebulous possibilities of weather reports in Colorado? Researchers at Colorado State University will lead a NASA mission to provide never-before-seen data that should make weather forecasting more reliable. The mission is called the Investigation of Convective UpdraftS (INCUS) and will be the third NASA Earth Venture mission. It will cost $177 million,…