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DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law Friday that overhaul state oversight of the funeral home industry after a series of gruesome discoveries, including 190 discomposing bodies in a facility, families being sent fake ashes and the unauthorized sale of body parts. The cases...

Colorado governor signs bills regulating funeral homes after discovery of 190 rotting bodies

COLO – Driving under the influence of impairing substances is a year-round issue for Colorado, where one in every three fatal crashes involves an impaired driver. Colorado State troopers consistently look for driving behaviors that signal potential impairment and monitor trends in fatal crash data. As we enter a holiday weekend, troopers are sounding the alarm that Colorado is trending in the wrong direction.

State 'heading in wrong direction,' CSP says about impaired driving

Douglas County, CO

A Douglas County fifth-grade student submitted a poster that represented Colorado as part of the National Missing Children’s Day campaign sponsored by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Every year the Department of Justice holds a national Missing Children's Day poster...

Fifth-grade students win National Missing Children’s Day poster contest

Fort Collins, CO

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — There's an old joke that mosquitoes are like family: They are annoying, but they carry your blood. Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. And that means bug bites. When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin...

What to look for in mosquito repellents

Warmer with times of sun and clouds; a shower in places in the afternoon.

Good morning, Longmont!

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – CommonSpirit Health is pleased to announce that Andrew Gaasch has been named president for the Mountain Region. Gaasch, who has always demonstrated a deep commitment to our patients, employees and communities, started in his new role on May 20. As Region President, Andrew will lead the...

CommonSpirit Health names new president

Effective May 26, RTD will relocate all bus stops on Eighth Avenue and Coffman Street to Eighth Avenue and Bross Street — across Roosevelt Park. The temporary relocation is part of the city of Longmont’s Coffman Street Mobility Improvements Project that will build a multi-modal corridor through the city.

RTD temporarily relocates bus stops in Longmont

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Colorado already has lots of special districts that levy...

In search of funding for child care, 2 Colorado regions pursue special taxing districts

Niwot, CO

Yash Deshpande and Violet Oliver are graduating seniors at Niwot High School. The two teamed up to participate in the NASA Hunch Biomedical Science competition. They were selected as finalists in Colorado and traveled to Johnson Space Center to receive feedback on their prototype. NASA Hunch Biomedical Science competition is...

Seniors from Niwot get feedback from NASA

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Thanks to a one-time investment last year, Colorado students in...

Colorado’s Class of 2024 gets scholarships and coaching to boost college success

Georgia State

Since 2011, Georgia Boys BBQ, located at 250 Third Ave., has been a Longmont staple when it comes to barbecue. This week it also made a national list on Yelp, naming it one of the top 100 BBQ places in America. “We’re incredibly proud to be recognized by Yelp and...

Georgia Boys named in top 100 BBQ spots on Yelp

Broomfield, CO

James (Jim) Ralph Cook, age 89, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Jim was born in his parents’ home in Gower, MO on August 18, 1934, to Glenn Howard Cook and Martha Lyzette (Anderson) Cook. Jim was an only child and enjoyed playing with his dog and riding his pony. His days as a youth included school, chores and taking care of the numerous farm animals.

James Cook

If you drive past Ollin Farms on the outskirts of Longmont, you might see sheep grazing in the fields as they fertilize the farmland. This is just one of many regenerative farming techniques used at Ollin Farms, techniques which gained the farm recognition at the United Nations earlier this month.

Ollin Farms presents regenerative farming practices to UN

Denver, CO

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to anticipate additional traffic in many areas of the state as summer travel season gets underway with Memorial Day weekend. Heavy traffic is anticipated along the Front Range and mountain highways, especially on westbound Interstate 70 on Friday and...

Memorial Day means start of summer season and lots of traffic

For the past eight years, I have had the pleasure and privilege of writing for the Longmont Leader. Unfortunately, that time has come to an end. Tomorrow the Longmont Leader will close. This is a day I hoped would never come. Having a strong community-focused newsroom is an asset that...

A final goodbye from the Longmont Leader

River Oaks, TX

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This post includes content modified using AI. Garrett Beck could never have foreseen the events that transpired during his Thursday morning shift. The electrician and his colleague were heading south on Interstate 35 when lightning struck their work truck near Basswood Blvd.

Struck by Lightning on I-35: A Close Call

Gillian May

Most of us who engage in heavy alcohol use do so to self-medicate. And we self-medicate because we don’t know how to feel, process, and sit with our uncomfortable emotions. There are many ways to avoid uncomfortable feelings; heavy alcohol use is just one way (among many) to numb out, avoid, or escape. A lot of us who have abused alcohol, myself included, do so to regulate our emotions, or we think we are regulating our emotions through self-medication.

Opinion: Heavy Alcohol Use Increases Emotional Dysregulation

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BEYOND LOCAL: Is hard water bad for you? 2 water quality engineers explain the potential benefits and pitfalls that come with having hard water

The following article, written by Sarah Blank, Iowa State University and Timothy Ellis, Iowa State University originally appeared on The Conversation and is published here with...

BEYOND LOCAL: Is hard water bad for you? 2 water quality engineers explain the potential benefits and pitfalls that come with having hard water

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