Defiant healthcare workers clash with anti-lockdown protesters in Colorado

Healthcare workers clashed with anti lockdown protesters in Colorado on Sunday, defiantly standing in front of the cars of demonstrators who flocked to the state Capitol in their hundreds to urge Gov. Jared Polis to lift COVID-19-induced stay-at-home orders. Protests against state lockdowns implemented to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak continued nationwide this afternoon, as … Read more

Colorado nurse who contracted coronavirus describes how symptoms progressed from sniffles to aches

A Colorado nurse who contracted the deadly coronavirus said her illness has been nothing like she expected. Lisa Merck, 50, from Crested Butte, said it was after returning from a two-week trip to Hawaii with her husband that she began feeling sick. She said it started with sniffles, before advancing to left-side body aches, shortness … Read more

Farming crops to feed cattle is depleting the Colorado River and has put 53 species of fish at risk

53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater supplies to grow water-hungry feed crops like alfalfa A new study shows cattle farms are responsible for 55 percent of the water taken from the Colorado River every year … Read more

Couple buy a new Colorado home only to discover a SNAKE DEN underneath their house

Couple buy a new Colorado home only to discover a SNAKE DEN with 150 of the creatures living underneath their house New Colorado homeowners shocked to discover snake infestation in property An exterminator was called in to rid the house in Elizabeth of its snake den The horrified couple spent thousands of pounds on repairs … Read more

The Colorado River has lost over a billion tons of water due to climate change, study finds 

The Colorado River has lost over a billion tons of water in the past century due to climate change, study finds  The Colorado River’s flow has decreased by 20% from 1913 through 2017 Data shows the flow dipped 9.3% for each temperature rise over 1.8 degrees Global warming is resulting in less snow fall and increasing … Read more

Colorado officials confirm the presence of wolves in the state after analyzing elk carcass

Colorado officials confirm wolves have returned to the state after analyzing scat samples found near an elk carcass, a first since hunters drove the predators out of the state in the 1940s Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed scat samples came from wolves The samples were found near an elk carcass in January Wolves have … Read more