- Colorado Takes the Lead in College & University Education Reform Effort
DENVER (AP) – Governor Polis signed a bill Tuesday making the state a leader in the nationwide effort to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities. Prateek Dutta, Colorado Policy Director for Democrats for Education Reform, says it’s the first state he’s found to have enacted such a law. The bill prohibits public higher ...
- SAT & ACT Scores no Longer Required
DENVER (AP) – Public colleges and universities in Colorado are no longer required to consider SAT or ACT scores for first-time freshmen during the admissions process under a newly signed law. Governor Jared Polis signed a bill on Tuesday that preserves the option for an applicant to submit test scores when they apply to an ...
- Independence Pass will be Closed to All Users Next Week
ASPEN—Before Highway 82/Independence Pass can reopen for the busy summer travel season, a great deal of rockfall mitigation work has to be done. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation say Independence Pass will be completely off limits to all non-motorized use including cyclists and pedestrians next Monday through Friday (May 17th-21st). Non-motorized use will ...
- Pitkin County Plans to Relax COVID Restrictions
ASPEN—More education and personal responsibility and less regulation…that’s the direction the Pitkin County Health Department is taking with regard to COVID-19. However, don’t take off that mask just yet. The less restrictive regulations won’t go into effect until Friday, May 28th at the stroke of midnight. While the number of COVID cases in Pitkin County ...
- Parachute Murder Victim Identified
PARACHUTE—The man that was found murdered in a vehicle Tuesday night near Parachute suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 60 year old Wayne Moore. Authorities say the car was parked alongside Highway 6 in a wide area of the shoulder. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is working with the District Attorney’s office ...
- Garfield County Grant Money Awarded
GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Some local non-profits will receive the full amount of grant money they asked for while other will have to settle for a little less. Due to the ever-shrinking budget, the Garfield County Board of Commissioners was forced to cut back a little when awarding the second quarter discretionary grants. Close to 30 thousand dollars ...
- COVID Still A Concern In Colorado
DENVER—State health officials are issuing a warning about COVID-19. They say pandemic is not over despite the state’s average infection rate falling by nearly a third since April. The big concern is the climbing rate of hospitalizations. Colorado was averaging 1,731 newly confirmed COVID cases each day in late April-the most since January 19th. Since ...
- Dismal Snowmelt Outlook
BASALT—As we get closer to peak runoff season in the valley, officials with the Roaring Fork Conservancy are very concerned. They say stream flows in the last week have dropped to “alarmingly low levels.” Today the snowpack in the Roaring Fork Watershed is only 61 percent of normal for this time of year. One week ...
- Woman’s Body Found North of Rifle
RIFLE—A woman’s body was discovered north of Rifle Wednesday afternoon. According to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, the body was found in a field about 100 yards west of Highway 13 near mile marker 3. Garfield County Coroner Robert Glassmire is conducting an autopsy to determine cause of death. Once positive identification is made and ...
- South Bridge Project Endorsed by Colorado Congressional Delegation
GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Glenwood Springs’ effort to secure funding for the South Bridge Project received some critical support from Washington, D.C. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper along with Third District Congresswoman Lauren Boebert offered letters of support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the city applies for the Building Resilient Infrastructure for Communities (BRIC) ...
