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‘New Year’s miracle’: No casualties reported in Marshall fire burning in Boulder County
Footage from Gov. Jared Polis’s aerial survey of Boulder County the morning after the Marshall fire devastated the area. (Courtesy 9News) As of Friday, officials reported no casualties as the Marshall fire continues burning through southeast Boulder County, a feat Sheriff Joe Pelle and Gov. Jared Polis both called “a New Year’s miracle” because of…
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Marshall fire: Aerial view of Boulder County the morning after
Footage from Gov. Jared Polis’s aerial survey of Boulder County the morning after the Marshall fire devastated the area. (Courtesy 9News)
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Gov. Jared Polis takes aim at COVID misinformation, presents 2022-23 budget
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday presented his 2022-23 budget to the Joint Budget Committee, whose members quizzed him on why he isn’t putting more money into higher education and how he intends to address a looming structural budget deficit. The governor also took aim at those spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is causing…
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No fix in sight for tax cuts squeezing rural Colorado
In a Colorado resort town 40 miles south of Rocky Mountain National Park, a steady influx of tourists and residents means more fires for Chief Todd Holzworth to fight. His East Grand Fire Protection District in Winter Park has twice as many emergencies as in 2010, but his budget has been slashed by a quarter…
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Officials: Fire near Boulder, Colorado, may be human-caused
Firefighters made progress Sunday in battling a small wildfire that forced people to flee hundreds of homes in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, and authorities said they believe the blaze may have been human-caused. Light winds pushed the flames in the wooded area a couple of miles west of Pearl Street, the shopping…