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11-year-olds suspected of setting fire near Longmont lake

LONGMONT â€“ Colorado authorities suspect three 11-year-old boys of starting a brush fire near a lake near Longmont. The fire was reported about 4:15 p.m. Sunday in an area contai...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Do Colorado’s marijuana taxes go to schools? Yes, but probably not in the way you think they do

Since John Sawyer moved to Colorado from Dallas, Texas, he’s been baffled by something. He spends about $200 a month on cannabis. His preferred shop, Platte Valley Dispensary, does a brisk b...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Where does all the marijuana money go? Colorado’s pot taxes, explained

Ever since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis there’s one perennial question that everyone always asks. Where is all the tax revenue from marijuana sales going? Depending on...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

PBS docuseries ‘Native America’ recreates cultures pre-1492

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The story of Native America taught in U.S. public schools usually begins at contact with European explorers. Children then get lessons about Thanksgiving, maybe the Trail...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Home sales slid across Colorado in September

DENVER â€“ Home sales are dropping across much of Colorado. The Colorado Association of Realtors recently reported that the number of single-family home listings sold in Colorado ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voter centers open around Colorado for in-person voting

DENVER – Colorado residents who want to vote in person can now cast their ballots at voter centers around the state. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office says voter centers op...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico school braces for $10M hit as enrollment declines

ALBUQUERQUE – The president of New Mexico’s flagship university is warning state lawmakers that the University of New Mexico could face as much as a $10 million hit to its budget as fewer st...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

To heal the community, Arapahoe High pulls together in the wake of recent suicides

A $2.8 million grant to help address teen mental health in Colorado is renewing attention among state officials on the subject of suicide. The announcement comes after two students at Arapah...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s Loveland, Arapahoe, Wolf Creek ski areas now open

Three ski resorts are now up and running in Colorado, with Loveland and Arapahoe Basin joining Wolf Creek in welcoming snow riders for the 2018-19 season. Loveland Ski Area opened...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver’s Metro State University offers new Men’s Health minor

DENVER (AP) – Men aren’t doing so well in today’s society – or at least that’s what Steve Rissman, a professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, thinks. Men die on avera...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News