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  • DU report: Stop flow of illegal immigrants, and grant path to citizenship for those who are here

    Greeley Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 7:15 pm ET  

    DENVER (AP) - Millions of undocumented people in the U.S. should be given a path to legal status after the country finds a way to stop illegal immigration, business and government leaders said in a report Wednesday. The University of Denver report argues that legalizing as many of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants as possible could strengthen the economy and national security. But ... Full Story »

  • New data available on CDE Web site SchoolView

    Greeley Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 7:15 pm ET  

    Parents and community members will now have a chance to view more information on the performance of Colorado's students. SchoolView, which is a Web site run by the Colorado Department of Education that includes Colorado Student Assessment Program and Growth Model results, will now include new information, according to a release. The Web site will now also feature disaggregated growth and ... Full Story »

  • Dick Bond appointed to serve on concurrent enrollment board

    Greeley Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 7:15 pm ET  

    A man deeply ingrained in the higher education landscape of northern Colorado has been tasked with helping teenage students continue their education at the college level - often, while still in high school. Dick Bond, who is the former president of the University of Northern Colorado and a former board member of the Aims Community College Board of Trustees, was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter ... Full Story »

  • Fort Morgan farmer jailed over water rights violation

    Greeley Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 6:15 pm ET  

    A Fort Morgan man was jailed this week in one of the state's most unique thefts- water - and was released Wednesday after paying a $100,000 fine. Craig Kroskob, 44, is a farmer in Fort Morgan, and was accused of stealing water from the South Platte Water Basin. According to District Water Engineer Jim Hall, Kroskob was pumping water from the South Platte Basin from his five wells. He does not ... Full Story »

  • Shoe benefit for Woman's Place this weekend

    Greeley Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 5:15 pm ET  

    Residents are invited to help out A Woman's Place by buying shoes this weekend. Hearne's Footwear and Clothing in Greeley and New York-based distributor Yaleet have teamed up with NAOT, an Israeli-based company that is a worldwide leader in fashion footwear, to sponsor the Stomp Out Domestic Violence Shoe Benefit for Friends of A Woman's Place from 1-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at Your Place ... Full Story »

CBS4 Denver

  • Vail Begins Work To Regain Top Magazine Ranking

    CBS4 Denver – 12 mins ago  

    When Vail Resorts dropped to 3rd on Ski Magazine's annual rankings this year, the company said there was no need to panic. But not everyone in the Vail Valley agrees as some townsfolk say they should work harder to earn that top ranking. Full Story »

  • Baseball Community Helps Out One Of Its Own

    CBS4 Denver – 31 mins ago  

    The Denver-area baseball community is pitching in to help one of its own. A star at the University of Northern Colorado, Jeff Knabenshue went on to play for the Milwaukee Brewers. Over the years, no man could stop him, but on Nov. 12 a machine did. Full Story »

  • FAA: Overshot Flight Was On Canadian Frequency

    CBS4 Denver – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

    CBS4 has learned the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 were first in touch with Canadian air traffic controllers after losing radio contact for more than an hour raising the possibility their cockpit radio had been tuned into the wrong frequency. Full Story »

  • Family Loses Home In Fire, Viewers Pay It 4ward

    CBS4 Denver – 1 hr 26 mins ago  

    The positive attitude of an Aurora family prompted viewers and firefighters to ask CBS4 to pay it forward $1,000 to the Mitchells. There was nothing dramatic about the Sunday afternoon house fire on South Moline Street in Aurora. The inside of the home and the contents were damaged, but the family escaped safely. Full Story »

  • Colo. Farmer Jailed Over Allegedly Stolen Water

    CBS4 Denver – 1 hr 28 mins ago  

    A Fort Morgan farmer believed to be the first sent to jail by a Colorado water court on allegations of stealing water is now free but owes penalties to the state. Water in Colorado is first come, first served. To protect senior water rights holders, wells in the South Platte Basin cannot be pumped unless there is first an agreement with the state to replace the water. Water authorities say 44 ... Full Story »

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Vail Daily

  • Deep freeze in Summit County - and not much snow

    Vail Daily – 50 mins ago  

    FRISCO - The latest winter storm left Summit County out in the cold. Southern parts of the state measured snow totals in feet, while local ski areas reported only about 3 inches of accumulation from the storm. "This was a whopping storm coming off the Pacific," said state climatologist Nolan Doesken. "But it came in from the southwest, and a number of good mountain ranges snitched all your snow ... Full Story »

  • CSU researchers review Gallagher Amendment

    Vail Daily – 1 hr 20 mins ago  

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. - A draft report from Colorado State University researchers suggests a voter-approved law aimed at limiting residential property tax increases may shift more of a tax burden on businesses, even as the number of Colorado households increases. They say that could affect the state's competitiveness. The Gallagher Amendment, passed in 1982, limits residential property taxes to 45 ... Full Story »

  • Colo. team predicts above-average hurricane season

    Vail Daily – 1 hr 20 mins ago  

    FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Colorado State University researchers are predicting a more active Atlantic hurricane season next year, with six to eight hurricanes, at least three of them major. Philip Klotzbach and William Gray are predicting 11 to 16 named storms in the forecast released Wednesday. They say three to five of the storms will be major hurricanes with sustained winds of 111 mph or ... Full Story »

  • Cold doesn't chill Vail skiers

    Vail Daily – 1 hr 20 mins ago  

    VAIL, Colorado - Vail's wind chill Wednesday, as low as -20, tied the record low temperature for the area in 1919, but that couldn't keep skiers and riders away from the mountain Wednesday. At the base of Vail Mountain in Lionshead, the Vista Bahn chair lift line was empty - it seemed that every skier and snowboarder chose the gondola in order to get to the top without risking frostbite. The ... Full Story »

  • Obama, other Dems praise new health compromise

    Vail Daily – 2 hrs 50 mins ago  

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama as well as Democratic liberals and moderates all found something to like Wednesday in an emerging compromise to expand the role of government in the nation's health care system, raising hopes inside the party that passage of overhaul legislation might be within reach after a struggle lasting decades. The same plan drew critics, though - and the threat of more ... Full Story »

The Aspen Times

  • Hazard trees in Hunter Creek to be focus of forest project

    The Aspen Times – Wed Dec 9, 7:38 pm ET  

    ASPEN - The U.S. Forest Service and the nonprofit For the Forest will team up to cut hazard trees along a number of trails in the popular Hunter Creek Valley near Aspen, the organizations announced Wednesday. Under Forest Service direction, For the Forest will cut dead pine, fir, spruce and aspen trees that pose a potential safety threat to hikers and bikers. Without the nonprofit's help, the ... Full Story »

  • Vail leaders mull vision for the town

    The Aspen Times – Wed Dec 9, 4:38 pm ET  

    VAIL, Colo. - Vail could possibly rise in its ranking among top ski towns if simple things like greeters could reach guests as soon as they arrive in town, some Vail Town Council members said Tuesday. The new Vail Town Council met for a retreat led by Town Manager Stan Zemler Tuesday, and while members bounced around lots of ideas, a theme focusing on Vail's customer service was a common thread ... Full Story »

  • DU panel: Legalization of immigrants beneficial

    The Aspen Times – Wed Dec 9, 1:38 pm ET  

    DENVER - Millions of undocumented people in the U.S. should be given a path to legal status after the country finds a way to stop illegal immigration, business and government leaders said in a report Wednesday. The University of Denver report argues that legalizing as many of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants as possible could strengthen the economy and national security. But it ... Full Story »

  • Vail Resorts withdraws appeal on Breckenridge gondola valuation

    The Aspen Times – Wed Dec 9, 7:40 am ET  

    BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. - Vail Resorts last month withdrew an appeal for Summit County to refund $280,000 in taxes paid over two years on the BreckConnect Gondola. The company had claimed that $6.7 million the town of Breckenridge contributed toward the gondola project, which the county had valued at $15.9 million, to be a subsidy exempt from tax assessment, said Summit County Assessor Beverly ... Full Story »

  • On the hill: Back in the Buttermilk groove

    The Aspen Times – Wed Dec 9, 7:39 am ET  

    ASPEN - My annual ritual of skinning up Tiehack at Buttermilk before work on Tuesday got under way yesterday, and I am happy to report my skinning partner and I persevered despite numerous hurdles. First, my trusty old Subaru is in the shop for a cracked head gasket (words you never want to hear your mechanic utter) so we had to take my buddy's newer, nicer Subaru. Second, it puked snow ... Full Story »

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