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Colorado stargazers can witness ‘dueling’ meteor showers this month with up to 30 shooting stars per hour

Colorado stargazers can witness ‘dueling’ meteor showers this month with up to 30 shooting stars per hour

Colorado residents and visitors who tilt their heads skyward after dark this July will witness awe-inspiring astrological phenomena, including three meteor showers. Astronomy guide Mark Laurin — better known as Astro Mark — said warm temperatures...

$4 million in federal funds released for Upper Colorado River Basin watershed restoration

$4 million in federal funds released for Upper Colorado River Basin watershed restoration

Millions of dollars in federal funding have been released to continue restoring lands and streams in the fire-scarred Upper Colorado River Basin watershed in and around Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park. The roughly $4million was frozen...

Artists' collective near Colorado Springs works to keep art of indigo dye alive

Artists' collective near Colorado Springs works to keep art of indigo dye alive

A vat of indigo dye contains the magic of chemistry and the history of ancient civilizations. It’s also the reason your denim jeans are blue. At a recent Blue Hands event, textile artist Melanie Audet slips a square of white fabric into a large...

Does Colorado law bar police from encrypting communications?

Does Colorado law bar police from encrypting communications?

Despite recent efforts by Colorado lawmakers to limit the use of encrypted communications by police agencies, the state has not banned the practice. State legislation introduced in 2018 and 2019 sought to limit encrypted communications by law...

The ‘skinny’ Farm Bill included in Republicans’ tax and spending package brings mixed relief for Colorado producers

The ‘skinny’ Farm Bill included in Republicans’ tax and spending package brings mixed relief for Colorado producers

This year’s fruit crop has contained some highs and lows for Harrison Topp. “We had a little bit of a leaner cherry crop, but looks like a pretty darn good peach crop and then sort of a mixed bag when it comes to apples,” he recently told CPR News...

City of Colorado Springs parks made more than $90 million in economic value last year

City of Colorado Springs parks made more than $90 million in economic value last year

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The City of Colorado Springs announces that economic data revealed that the city's parks, trails and open spaces generated more than $90 million of economic value from 22 million annual visits in 2024. According...

Climate Pledge Arena developer indicted on bid-rigging charges

Climate Pledge Arena developer indicted on bid-rigging charges

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted the co-founder of Oak View Group, developer and co-owner of Climate Pledge Arena, for allegedly rigging a bidding process for an arena project at a public university in Austin, Texas. The indictment,...

Cyclopure Joins Colorado PFAS Test Program for Second Year

Cyclopure Joins Colorado PFAS Test Program for Second Year

EVANSTON, Ill., July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyclopure is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) to provide PFAS water testing services for private well users in residential...

Denver7 | Your Voice: Westminster is a tapestry of positive experiences with some underlying concerns

Denver7 | Your Voice: Westminster is a tapestry of positive experiences with some underlying concerns

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Denver7 | Your Voice aims to amplify local voices across Colorado, understanding what communities cherish, worry about, and believe needs coverage. Recently, Denver7's Jaclyn Allen visited Westminster, engaging with locals and...

Colorado State University has lowered its 2025 hurricane season forecast

Colorado State University has lowered its 2025 hurricane season forecast

Colorado State University lowers 2025 hurricane season forecast The latest forecast from CSU is in and has a slightly lower forecast for the remainder of the season FROM GAZA. 1217 LET’S GET A CHECK OF THAT FIRST WARNING WEATHER FORECAST FOR YOU....

Denver science museum discovers dinosaur deep beneath its own parking lot

Denver science museum discovers dinosaur deep beneath its own parking lot

Home Denver news Denver news We have Jurassic Park at home. The fossil found beneath the Denver Museum of Nature and Science was from a plant-eating dinosaur like the Thescelosaurus, pictured here in an artist’s depiction. Courtesy of Andrey...

Colorado River declared positive for zebra mussels after second detection by CPW

Colorado River declared positive for zebra mussels after second detection by CPW

On Thursday, July 3, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and staff from the agency’s Aquatic Nuisance Species division discovered a large number of adult zebra mussels in a privately owned body of water in western Eagle County. During the survey, staff...

Colorado’s economy may be slowing, but it’s not a time to panic (Opinion)

Colorado’s economy may be slowing, but it’s not a time to panic (Opinion)

The headlines are loud again, full of warnings about economic slowdown, falling business confidence, housing anxiety, tariff threats and more. It’s no surprise that many in Colorado are feeling jittery — tempted to make significant changes to...

Cam Johnson & Nuggets Star Promise to Solve Denver’s Biggest Issue After Bold Nikola Jokic Statement

Cam Johnson & Nuggets Star Promise to Solve Denver’s Biggest Issue After Bold Nikola Jokic Statement

How has Denver’s business flown this far under the radar? It’s wild. Michael Porter Jr., a loyal Nugget for seven years, gets the boot right after turning 27—and barely anyone blinked. But the front office wasn’t sleeping. They snagged a motivated...

Woman, 75, crawls through rural Colorado for 14 hours after breaking femur in side-by-side crash

Woman, 75, crawls through rural Colorado for 14 hours after breaking femur in side-by-side crash

MCCOY, Colo. — Don't be fooled by Charlene Kirby's kindness and laughter; the 75-year-old woman is full of remarkable grit. Just look at her career as a first responder and emergency room nurse, or her work on a remote piece of land in McCoy,...

Colorado State issues slight decrease in hurricane forecast; landfall chances still above-average

Colorado State issues slight decrease in hurricane forecast; landfall chances still above-average

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State University issued a slightly decreased storm forecast Wednesday, calling now for 16 named storms and 8 hurricanes -- one less in each case from initial forecasts -- and a slightly above-normal 2025...

Fewer people — by tens of thousands — are moving to metro Denver, study says

Fewer people — by tens of thousands — are moving to metro Denver, study says

In 2015, roughly 44,000 people moved to metro Denver. A decade later, that number has dropped to about 13,000. The nearly 70% decrease in net migration between 2015 and 2025 holds ramifications for the region's economy and offers a worrying...

Colorado Democrats Protect Public Health, Safeguard Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

Colorado Democrats Protect Public Health, Safeguard Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

Editor’s Note: Press releases are provided to Yellow Scene Magazine. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2025 DENVER, CO – Colorado Democrats passed legislation this...

A child fell from a sliding glass door at a Denver shelter. Why was it open?

A child fell from a sliding glass door at a Denver shelter. Why was it open?

Denver’s Tamarac Family Shelter off Hampden Avenue. July 9, 2025. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite An 11-year-old girl fell five stories from a sliding glass door on Monday, suffering serious injuries, at the Tamarac Family Shelter in Denver. The...

Same-Day Appliance Repair in Denver: What You Need to Know

Same-Day Appliance Repair in Denver: What You Need to Know

It’s a blazing July afternoon in Denver. Your fridge stops cooling. Or maybe your washer decides to flood the laundry room right before guests arrive. Sound familiar? When appliances fail, it’s not just inconvenient—it’s stressful. That’s where...

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