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SBA approves disaster loans for Aspen Acres fire recovery
U.S. Small Business Administration
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The SBA approved Colorado’s request for low-interest disaster loans for people and organizations affected by the Aspen Acres Fire and related burn-scar flooding in Pueblo and Custer counties. Eligible homeowners may borrow up to $500,000 for uninsured home damage, renters and homeowners up to $100,000 for damaged belongings, and businesses up to $2 million; working-capital loans are also available to eligible organizations in nearby counties.
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Derek Foss
These loans should help homeowners in Pueblo and Custer counties get back on their feet without high interest piling on.
High school football updates include Eisenhower's 49-34 win in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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High school football coverage this week includes schedules, live scores and updates across El Paso, the High Desert, Stockton, Bucks and Eastern Montgomery counties, and Northern Colorado. Featured Northern Colorado matchups include Fort Collins vs. Fossil Ridge and Loveland vs. Roosevelt, while El Paso’s slate includes Montwood vs. Socorro and Canutillo vs. Jefferson.
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Rachel Meyers
Eisenhower's 49-34 win looks like a real offensive shootout this week.
Colorado Counties to Exclude Ineligible Rail Measure Votes
Politics
— Oct 7, 2026
About 800,000 Colorado voters in parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Weld counties received ballots mistakenly listing Issue 7A, a proposed sales tax to fund expanded Front Range passenger rail. Election officials say voters should complete their ballots as usual and are working with county clerks to ensure only eligible voters’ choices on the measure are counted.
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Officials test voting equipment across states
Politics
— Oct 9, 2026
Election officials in Colorado, Hawaii and Florida are testing voting equipment ahead of the 2026 general election to verify accurate vote counting and build public confidence. Colorado is also training nonpartisan poll watchers to identify and report voting barriers, while officials in Hawaii and Lee County invite observers to monitor testing.
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Pope Leo XIV Discharged From Hospital After Surgery, Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Spencer Lombardo · 3 min · 7h
NetJets plans four-airport terminal expansion
Business
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NetJets is expanding its U.S. private-aviation network with new dedicated terminals planned at Dallas Love Field, Washington Dulles and Colorado’s Rifle Garfield County Airport, alongside a larger replacement facility at Palm Beach International. The projects respond to rising demand, with the Dallas complex also adding a second maintenance hangar.
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
Ranking
College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Rain Delays Roadwork Across Multiple States
Weather
— Oct 7, 2026
Heavy rain and equipment problems have delayed paving and street-improvement work in La Plata County, Colorado, and Knoxville, Iowa. In Fremont County, Iowa, rainfall has pushed the reopening of Highway 2 to October 29, with the detour remaining in place until then.
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Colorado Local Ballot Measures Propose Tax Changes
Politics
— Oct 9, 2026
Pueblo and El Paso County-area ballot measures would authorize new taxes or lift tax limits to fund library revenue flexibility, zoo operations and improvements, fire and public-safety services, new fire stations, and school safety and building upgrades. The proposals include sales-tax increases for Pueblo’s zoo and fire department, a long-term property-tax increase for Elbert Fire Protection District, and up to $80 million in bonds for Cheyenne Mountain schools.
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Crash and Road Closures Affect Multiple Regions
Weather
— Oct 6, 2026
Road and site closures are planned in Massachusetts, Colorado, Thunder Bay, Indiana and La Plata County for water-main, flood-mitigation, streetscape and culvert work. The projects range from short-term traffic disruptions to a CU Boulder South closure lasting up to five years, with officials advising drivers and residents to plan around access changes.
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Boys Golf Tournaments Conclude Across Three States
Sports
— Oct 6, 2026
Greenville finished 15th at the Ohio Division I district tournament, ending a season that included an MVL tournament win and a share of the league title. At Kentucky’s boys state championship, St. Xavier won the team title and Marshall County’s Paxton Carter placed 42nd; in Colorado’s Class 2A tournament, Rye finished second and St. Mary’s Simon Clune took seventh individually.
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Vulnerability is courage, not the weakness culture assumes
Brené Brown’s twelve-year qualitative research gives managers who dodge hard feedback, parents raising resilient kids, and anyone who feels never-enough despite success a plain-language case for why emotional exposure is strength.
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Volleyball Coverage Highlights Teams Across Regions
Sports
— Sep 29, 2026
Volleyball coverage includes photo galleries of Upper Cape Tech vs. Tri-County and Lake Ridge vs. Andrews Osborne, along with a roundup of high school and college results from Texoma. Snow College, coming off two wins over Colorado Northwestern, is set to host Utah State Eastern in a conference series.
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Local Leaders Go To War With Colorado’s Sanctuary Law After Cop Who Helped ICE Resigns
Colorado
— Sep 6, 2025
One of Colorado’s biggest counties is taking on the state’s “unconstitutional” sanctuary law after it was used to crack down on a sheriff’s deputy who helped federal immigration authorities. The Board of Mesa County…
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Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Dem Run County Enacts 5 Ordinances that Create the Perfect Storm for Mass Shootings
Reporting
— Aug 5, 2022
This Colorado county is taking gun control to an entirely new level. The Boulder County Board of Supervisors passed five different gun control provisions in a Tuesday public hearing. The county now bans anyone under the…
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'It Had To Be Me': Colorado Woman Recounts Stunning Rescue From Frozen Pond
Reporting
— Jan 13, 2022
On Sunday, Dusti Talavera of Arapahoe County, Colorado, looked out the window of her apartment and saw several kids on the ice of a nearby pond. The siblings were out together playing, not realizing how precarious a…
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Two Planes Down Over Colorado After Mid-Air Collision
Reporting
— Sep 18, 2022
Two planes collided with one another on Saturday morning. All three passengers on board the two planes were killed. According to KDVR , the accident occurred in Boulder County, Colorado, and was witnessed by a man at…
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2026 Is The Gasoline Price Election, Not The Data Center Election
David Blackmon · 5 min · 7h
Family with 2 Children Rescued After Getting Stranded Atop Colorado Mountain
Reporting
— Nov 28, 2023
A Chicago family was rescued in the Greenhorn Mountains during a hiking excursion gone wrong over their Colorado vacation. According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office , the family of three adults and two children…
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Support Trump vs Support Democrats
Yourlist
— VS Battle
Every executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.
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SCOOP: Colorado Could Be In Hot Water With Feds For Punishing Election Official
Colorado
— Jun 1, 2026
A conservative group is asking the federal government to criminally investigate Colorado officials for throwing 2020 election skeptic Tina Peters in prison. The state targeted the former county clerk and President…
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Colorado’s Dem Governor Commutes Tina Peters
Donald John Trump
— May 18, 2026
Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis sparked a political firestorm Friday after granting clemency to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, the Trump ally convicted in connection with a voting system security breach tied…
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Stolen Car Crash Leaves 5 Dead, Including 3 Children, on Colorado Highway
Colorado State Highway 83
— Nov 25, 2025
Five people, including three children, were killed Monday afternoon after the driver of a stolen vehicle crashed into oncoming traffic on Highway 83 in Douglas County, Colorado. According to Fox News , the collision…
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Trans Activist Displays Complete Lack Of Biology Knowledge At School Board Meeting
Douglas County
— Nov 19, 2025
A self-described mother of “two transgender sons” told a Colorado School board on Nov. 11 that banning biological men from women’s sports was discrimination. Conservatives on the Douglas County, Colorado, school board…
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Books
Happiness fuels success instead of following it
Shawn Achor’s 2010 Harvard-rooted positive-psychology case shows managers, post-goal strivers, and people after setbacks why mood is a performance lever worth building on purpose.
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FBI Investigating After Election Worker Notices Something Spilling Out of Mail-In Ballot Envelope
Reporting
— Nov 4, 2022
What one elections official described as a “concerning unknown chemical” has been found inside an absentee ballot submitted in Adams County, Colorado. The ballot was at the county clerk’s office in Brighton — about 40…
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'All These Other Guys Are Cheating': Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Forging Missing Wife's Ballot
Reporting
— Jul 24, 2022
A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to a forgery charge involving his missing wife’s 2020 election ballot. Barry Morphew pleaded guilty to forgery in a Thursday hearing in Chaffee County hearing, according to KKTV-TV in…
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Trump approves federal aid for Colorado wildfire and flood recovery, individual aid pending
Donald John Trump
— Sep 4, 2026
President Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration and public-assistance funding for Colorado communities affected by the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires, including subsequent flooding and debris flows, to cover debris removal and repairs to public infrastructure. Colorado officials say individual assistance and hazard-mitigation funding are still under review, with broader recovery efforts ongoing across Pueblo, Custer, Dolores, and Ouray counties.
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Rachel Meyers
Good to see federal help finally coming through, hope Dolores and Ouray counties aren't left waiting too long for their share.
Weiser selects Dahlkemper running mate Colorado
Congressional Democrats
— Jul 23, 2026
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, has chosen Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as his running mate, highlighting her record on opioid funding, infrastructure, and public safety. The campaign portrays the pick as a move to ensure local governments have a seat at the table, while Republican Victor Marx has not announced a running mate as the race shapes up for November.
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Blue State Suffers Setback In Fight To Defend Gun Tax
Colorado
— Jul 29, 2026
A Colorado judge on Monday refused to dismiss El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen as a defendant in a suit challenging a 6.5% tax the state placed on firearms.
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Army Bets $464,800,000 On Drone-Killing Lasers That Cost Under $10 A Shot
Simon August · 5 min · 8h
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