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The Front Range Forecast: Mostly quiet and warm
Late Spring weather settles in with only a weak cold front cooling and bring moisture Monday. Things are quite warm and quiet as we sail through the weekend (Figure 1). There will be a return of wandering afternoon thunderstorms for the weekend. The Longer Range Forecast:. The next 'system' is...
‘Overdue for an extreme-level event’: As Northern Lights glowed over Boulder, NOAA monitored potential blackout risks amid fears of historic geomagnetic storm
The aurora borealis was visible in Boulder on May 11, as the strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades brought the northern lights to town. While many were outside trying to capture the event, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration center in Boulder, or NOAA, were tracking the solar storm for its potential impacts on the electric grid.
Pete Davidson visiting 5 Colorado cities this weekend
DENVER — "Saturday Night Live" alum Pete Davidson will bring his tour to five Colorado cities this weekend. The stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer has tour stops scheduled in Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs. Seven shows in five days will be held Thursday to...
Colorado awards affordable housing, down payment grants across the state
State housing officials announced over $16 million in funding that will go toward affordable housing units and $2.4 million for down payment assistance across Colorado. Members of the State Housing Board, which is part of the Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Housing and advises on housing needs, voted to approve the individual funding requests. […] The post Colorado awards affordable housing, down payment grants across the state appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
Fairview High students upset about police presence to discourage annual tradition
Fairview High Principal Scarlet Chopin warned seniors this spring that the annual tradition of running through the school on their last day wouldn’t be allowed. The “senior stampede” was potentially dangerous and disruptive, according to an email sent to the school community. Seniors also were warned at an assembly that participating could result in a “criminal citation.” Instead of a stampede, seniors were encouraged to attend a new senior fiesta.
Class of 2024 linebacker Trent Hood commits to Colorado, joins cousins
What’s better than two? Three, according to the Colorado football program. Head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes added a third member of the Hood family on Friday, picking up class of 2024 linebacker Trent Hood. He is the cousin of brothers Colton and Brandon Hood, who committed to CU at the end of April. Trent, the same age as Brandon, played his senior season at Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. At 5-foot-11 and 225 pounds, he was named Alabama’s 2024 7A Defensive Player of the Year. He racked up 75 total tackles, two sacks and an interception in 11...
Recent Colorado commit Rashad Amos predicted to flip schools again
Recent Colorado football commit Rashad Amos could soon pull off the rare offseason double-flip. As reported by On3 Friday morning, the 6-foot-2, 234-pound running back visited Ole Miss earlier this week and is currently projected to land with the Rebels. Amos, who played at Miami-OH last season before entering the transfer portal, was committed to Mississippi State for about two weeks before committing to the Buffs on April 26. If Amos does commit to Ole Miss, it would represent the fifth college program of his college career. South Carolina housed Amos from 2020-22, although he only played in 13 total games with the Gamecocks. Amos enjoyed a breakout season at Miami-Ohio this past season, rushing for 1,075 yards and 13 touchdowns on 210 carries. NEW: Miami (OH) transfer RB Rashad Amos has received an expert prediction to flip from Colorado to Ole Miss from On3's @PeteNakos_🦈 He was previously committed to Mississippi State before flipping to the Buffs.https://t.co/Gaooj0Dunp pic.twitter.com/oABUhpdD7j — On3 (@On3sports) May 17, 2024 On3’s Pete Nakos reported that Amos is also hearing from Miami, Ole Miss, UCF, Utah and Virginia. Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
Colorado is launching a teacher apprenticeship program in race to solve chronic staff shortages
LONGMONT — They barely ever stop wiggling or giggling, and yet Deejha Blash-Lopez still manages to teach her kindergarten class how to sound out words and syllables — the same skills she learned decades ago in a classroom just down the hallway. Blash-Lopez, a teacher at Mountain View...
BVSD contractor uses herbicide at 16 schools, alarming parents
High Peaks Elementary School parent Leah Cousin, who helps maintain the school garden through the Garden to Table program and has a background in organic farming, was dismayed to find herbicide granules in the garden over spring break. Cousin said at the Boulder Valley school board meeting this week that...
Lafayette jewelry shop offers classes in metalsmithing, other jewelry techniques
Silver Peak Studio and Gallery in Lafayette aims to make jewelry making accessible and approachable, because whether people are just learning how to tie a simple knot or take up metalsmithing classes, everyone deserves the chance to create a piece that they are proud of. Owner Silver Peak Jenn Lesea-Ames...
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