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Denver City Council preview: Public hearing on proposed 27th and Larimer tax increment areas
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The Denver City Council will examine a proposal that would impose a moratorium on mobile home parks as a way to preserve affordable housing, and they’ll listen to the public regarding the creation of an urban redevelopment area (URA) in the 2700 block of Larimer Street in Five Points. If approved, the redevelopment would be…
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No new trial for man convicted of pushing wife off cliff, judge finds defense was effective
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A man convicted of murder for pushing his second wife off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park will not receive a new trial, after a federal judge rejected claims that his defense lawyer at trial was constitutionally ineffective. Harold Henthorn is serving a life sentence after a jury found him guilty in 2015 of…
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Record spending reported at Colorado’s national parks in 2021
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Visitors spent more money than ever at Colorado’s national parks in 2021, according to a government report. The annual report determined 7.8 million parkgoers collectively spent an estimated $560 million, with most of that going toward lodging, eating and filling up the gas tank. Those expenses and more supported 7,570 jobs in and around Colorado’s…
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RMNP to stay closed after most acres burned in its history
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All of Rocky Mountain National Park will remain closed after nearly 29,000 acres burned, the most in its history, officials announced Friday. The Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires have burned 7,485 and 21,307 acres of the park, which was established in 1915. Officials said they don’t know when the park will reopen but, when…
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Rocky Mountain National Park closes roads, restrooms amid shutdown
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ESTES PARK – Rocky Mountain National Park officials say they are closing restrooms and locking up trash bins in many locations, citing human waste and other concerns during the partial shutdown of the federal government. An update on the park’s website posted Sunday said park officials had concerns about wildlife and public health but provided…
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Congress considers more leases of historic buildings in national parks
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WASHINGTON – A congressional committee on Monday discussed possibilities for a new approach to reducing the nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog in national parks that has touched Colorado deeply. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider a broad expansion of leasing historic buildings in national parks to private entities like businesses. Some…
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Interior Secretary Zinke cites Colorado’s advantages in BLM move
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke gripped two hiking poles, citing a gimpy knee from his years as a Navy SEAL and a college football lineman, as he wandered deeper into Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday. “There’s no reason a trail can’t begin on Forest Service property and go into…
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Bennet plans town hall meetings in Steamboat Springs, Granby next week
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will listen to the concerns of constituents in northwest Colorado next week and possibly get in some fishing. Colorado’s senior senator, a Democrat from Denver, announced town hall meetings in Steamboat Springs and Granby Friday. Tuesday he will field questions and share his perspectives of issues concerning Colorado, including financial support…
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Not a done deal yet: Interior extends comment period on park admissions hike
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Those concerned about a 250 percent hike in admission cost to 17 of the nation’s most popular national parks have another month to lodge a comment, after the Department of Interior heeded a request from Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and others to give people more time. While Gardner, a Republican from Yuma, is asking people…
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Insights: Hiking national park fees picks winners and losers
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Teddy Roosevelt, the Republican father of our national parks, said it in 1906. “The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books,” the old Rough Rider said. That’s why you find Teddy Roosevelt, and not Franklin Delano Roosevelt, creator…
