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Evacuation warnings issued for small wildfire in Boulder County

Evacuation warnings have been issued for a small wildfire in Boulder County on Tuesday morning.
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Boulder’s CU South closing for $76 million flood mitigation project

CU Boulder South is closed for three to five years as flood mitigation work begins. City leaders say it will protect thousands from flooding, while some fear permanent environmental impacts.
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Tuesday morning fuel spill causes extended Interstate 76 closure

A fuel spill has caused an extended Interstate 76 closure, Colorado State Patrol said in a Tuesday morning news release. Colorado State Patrol troopers responded around 7:44 a.m. to a report of an incident involving a semi and a dump trailer hauling asphalt on I-76 east of Arvada, the release said. The semi’s diesel fu
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Northern Colorado communities pause data center growth

Loveland and Berthoud are pausing new large-scale data centers for a year to study water and power impacts, while Weld County residents seek a vote on future development.
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Minor shot by Lafayette man was acting erratically, affidavit says

A minor shot by a Lafayette resident on Thursday was speaking incoherently and acting erratically before approaching the man’s home with a lawn chair, according to an affidavit released Tuesday by the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. The resident, 52-year-old Robert Loesch, was arrested Saturday and charged w
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As a Colorado coal mine closes, solar comes on

This commentary was originally published by Big Pivots. One chapter ended and another began last week in Colorado’s book-length transition from coal combustion to renewable generation of electricity. Both involved Platte River Power Authority, which delivers electricity to four municipalities along the northern Front R
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PRPA celebrates completion of big Black Hollow Sun solar complex

Platte River Power Authority and its partner ContourGlobal cut the ribbon on the largest solar array in Northern Colorado on Sept. 30. The Black Hollow Sun project, located north of Severance, provides power to PRPA and its four owner cities — Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and Estes Park — and their utilities' 73,00
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Iowa AG: One Colorado city shouldn’t set national energy policy

Iowa's attorney general thinks Monday's arguments went well and expects the case to "come down to the Constitution."
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Texas Tech sends two stars to Big 12 weekly award lists

Texas Tech used another huge second-half effort to overcome Colorado 29-7 on the road and that performance earned a pair of Red Raiders recognition from the Big 12.
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Delivery drones are coming to Colorado, and there’s not much local government can do...

Cruising across the sky at up to 60 miles per hour, Walmart customers in the Denver metro will soon be able to get their online orders from an automated drone.

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