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DA calls for teens and parents to take caution during prom and graduation season
The Longmont Leader received the following column from the Boulder County District Attorney's Office about impaired driving after prom and graduation:. In 2023, Colorado lost 716 lives to traffic fatalities. This includes 218 lives lost to impaired driving, a 23.8% decrease from the 286 impaired driving-related fatalities in 2022. According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's Colorado Crime Statistics, there were 16,259 DUI cases filed in 2023. But there is no data on how many lives we can, and will, prevent from being ruined if we eliminate impaired driving.
Weld Co seeks help finding missing at risk person
Weld County Sheriff's Office is attempting to locate Gwendolyn, or Gwen, White Kater. Kater is 36 and described as having brown hair, green eyes. She is 5'5" tall and around 165 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and grey sweatpants. Kater disappeared after walking away from the...
Wildfire mitigation grants application period open for spring
Boulder County has released the application for the next round of Strategic Fuels Mitigation Grants (SFMG). Project funding is available for local government agencies, fire protection districts, and community organizations to increase the pace and scale of wildfire mitigation across the county. Established in 2023, the SFMG program has awarded...
Boulder officials weigh changes to Central Park homeless services as new day center set to open
Last Tuesday, nearly 100 people gathered in Boulder’s Central Park to receive food, clothing and other necessities for daily life. Feet Forward, a local nonprofit organization, has been organizing these distributions for years to support homeless people. “Folks are accustomed to securing services in a particular spot,” Leanne Wheeler,...
JonBenet Ramsey Case Is ‘Getting Colder’ as Time for Justice Is Running Out
Justice for late beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey took a step backward when a key murder witness died last month, adding to the number of people intricately embroiled in the still unsolved mystery who have perished. Melody Ann Stanton, a Boulder, Colorado, neighbor who heard JonBenét’s bloodcurdling scream in the...
Local nonprofit helps fill homes with furniture
Helping struggling families get furniture can be as challenging as addressing food or fuel poverty according to a local charity. Home Ahead Boulder County collects unwanted furniture items and donates fixtures to those transitioning out of homelessness. Operations Coordinator Eilene Spear said furniture is a cost of living issue in much the same way as other essentials.
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