Breaking news and updates from the Western Slope
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RB Fast's Westwood Academy Arvada faces a thick waiting list, reflecting the broader Colorado child care crisis where demand outpaces supply and parents navigate complex waitlist rules.
Eric Odell, the biologist who tracked Colorado's first natural wolf migrants in North Park, is retiring, leaving a leadership gap in the state's wolf restoration program.
Artemis II astronauts break the Apollo 13 distance record by passing 248,655 miles from Earth, marking a major milestone in the return to the moon.
Pueblo risks losing Proposition 123 funding because its existing affordable housing stock makes the state's required 3% annual growth rate unachievable, prompting legislative fixes in House Bill 1313.
Councilor Bryan Swintek urges colleagues to draft ballot language for a lift-ticket tax as Ski Corp. implements new tiered parking fees, arguing private negotiations are delaying necessary concessions.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates a stable lynx population of roughly 65, with sightings near Aspen and Independence Pass, though fire remains the primary threat to their habitat.
Routt County has activated a new $40,000 backup dispatch center inside the Hayden Police Department to ensure emergency services continue during winter storms when Highway 40 closes.
Pitkin County officials and RFTA conduct a tabletop exercise to test evacuation plans, leveraging new GIS mapping software and coordinated transportation strategies ahead of wildfire season.
Aspen girls and boys lacrosse teams host home playoff games at AHS turf, facing Telluride and Ponderosa respectively, while Roaring Fork hosts Fruita Monument in Carbondale.
Routt County and the Craig Chamber of Commerce urge voters to consider the trade-off between fixing roads and maintaining critical services like Medicaid and K-12 education under Initiative 175.
Rail advocates propose a dedicated ski train to bypass the I-70 bottleneck ahead of Utah's 2034 Winter Olympics, leveraging federal funding opportunities to solve chronic traffic issues in the Eagle Valley.
Steamboat 19-year-old Walker Overstake missed the Olympics by one-hundredth of a second, but the loss triggered a breakthrough season with World Cup podiums and Junior World silver medals by finding his flow.
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