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What to know for Colorado football's spring game
BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffaloes' second spring football game under Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders will be held this weekend. CU Athletics said its Black and Gold Weekend will feature festivities over multiple days including the spring game, a CU football alumni reunion, a talent show and a concert by rapper Lil Wayne.
In closing arguments of Christian Glass homicide trial, prosecutors say Glass was ‘tortured’ by law enforcement while defense describes an armed man driving under the influence
Prosecutors on Thursday said they didn’t blame Christian Glass for refusing to get out of his own car in the last hour of his life. In closing arguments to a jury in Georgetown in the trial of Andrew Buen, the former sheriff’s deputy charged in the 22-year-old Boulder man’s homicide, Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum compared Glass to an animal in a cage, who was poked, prodded and tortured by law enforcement.
🏕️ Boulder’s camping ban case is paused
It’s Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Good morning, Boulder. I hope you’re well. If you’re not, I recommend getting out in that early morning sunshine. The rays feel kinder earlier in the day, at least to me. As for news, we’re covering the camping ban case at 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.
Best of Boulder 2024: Cannabis
Boulder Weekly readers are big fans of the new kid on the block for its unbeatable deals and expert budtenders. Whether you want to stock up on pre-rolls or find the perfect edible for a hang in the park, Cannabis Depot promises “the best prices. Every day.”. Silver: Space...
Best Life: Following life’s essentials 8′ could slow aging by 6 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Exercising and eating right are key factors in staying healthy. But the American Heart Association says it doesn’t stop there. It says following certain lifestyle habits can not only improve your overall health but also slow your body’s aging by years. “People are...
No one happy with Longmont nonprofit's $100K theft plea agreement
Both sides claimed partial defeat when Loveland arts educator Brittany Grim accepted a plea agreement in Larimer County District Court on Monday. Grim plead guilty to a Class 1 misdemeanor – misuse of a financial transaction device – ending a bitterly divisive case in which she faced two felony charges of stealing up to $100,000 from the Harrington Arts Alliance youth arts academy she cofounded in 2011. Grim was given...
‘Unacceptable:' Front Range residents, city leaders critique Xcel Energy’s planned outage
State regulators launched an investigation this month into Xcel Energy’s preemptive outage that left tens of thousands of customers along the Front Range without power for days in early April. Xcel officials said the decision to cut off power was a precautionary measure taken primarily to avoid a situation similar to the Marshall Fire. That fire destroyed over 1,000 homes at the end of 2021 and was partiallycaused by an unmoored power line managed by Xcel.
When Fieldwork Comes Home
On 30 December 2021, University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) glaciologist Waleed Abdalati drove from the suburbs into the city to meet one of his graduate students. As he remembers it now, the weather was foreboding: Unusually strong winds ripped through the plains abutting Colorado’s Front Range. The sky was darker than it should have been. “The air was just different,” he said.
‘My life, my future, my community:’ Boulder Valley students on taking climate action
Anxiety about climate change is hitting the youngest of us hard. And if you’re too young to vote, it may feel like there’s nothing you can do to change what your future looks like. But students in the Boulder Valley School District proved otherwise this past school year. A group of high school students successfully campaigned for the school board to adopt the Green New Deal for Schools resolution - a policy demanded by the Sunrise Movement.
Broomfield Town Square is on track to start in 2025
The Broomfield Town Square Alliance project around the former Safeway building north of West 120th Avenue and east of Main Street remains on track, with construction expected to start in spring 2025, based on a recent presentation to the City Council. The 39-acre site is expected to include up to...
Longmont police report: April 24, 2024
The Longmont Leader receives a police report from Longmont Public Safety daily. The police notes are published in full with occasional modifications to exact addresses, individual names and spelling. Please note that the category that the crime is labeled as is limited by police software based on the information the dispatcher receives when the call is made. Longmont Public Safety may edit the category as more information is learned about each case.
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