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RTD promised the line in 2004 as part of the voter-approved FasTracks program, but rising costs have delayed the project by decades.

“Witnesses observed the skier fall and slide down the Corona Run at a high rate of speed, then strike a tree,” according to a news release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

Access to Longmont’s land resources helped residents with their mental, physical and emotional health during the pandemic, according to a staff report. The impacts of all that use includes accumulating trash, creation of social trails, trampling and erosion along stream banks and shorelines, and damage to wildlife habitats, the report states.

Have you ever wondered what a school board does? Today marks the fifth installment of an eight-part series focused on what the St. Vrain Valley board does and getting to know its members. 

Lawmakers approved $4 million for minority-owned small businesses as part of last month's state stimulus package that exceeded $300 million. But soon after the program passed, a white man who owns a Colorado Springs barbershop sued Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Minority Business Office in federal court, alleging it is unconstitutional to exclude some business owners from the program because of race.

“If you fear for your family’s health, it is not required that you take your children to school to take the test since this year the ACCESS test is voluntary,” Lucinda Soltero-Gonzalez tells families in a Spanish public service announcement airing on local Spanish-language radio and television. 

“We’re hoping to pay homage to the year that’s passed, the lessons we’ve learned, and to honor Dr. Martin Luther King by not only showing but being the light coming out of the darkness,” said LeftHand Artist Group board member Amy Heneghan.

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruling on lift ticket and season pass waivers -- which release ski areas from “any and all liability” -- could erase resort safety responsibilities outlined in laws like the Ski Safety Act and the Colorado Passenger Tramway Act

The Mountain Pact in a letter urges the Biden administration and the new Congress to prioritize adopting reforms that will reverse the devastating impacts the “energy dominance” agenda has had on Western mountain communities over the past four years.

Chris Campbell, Boulder County Public Health emergency manager and vaccine lead, during the county’s weekly COVID-19 update on Wednesday said the current vaccination plan is state-mandated and that altering the plan could jeopardize Boulder County’s ability to administer vaccines.