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Colorado: Regulators hear complaints about Xcel shutting off power

Xcel Energy-Colorado. High winds to reduce the outbreak of wildfires. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is investigating utility's decision and how it handled communications.

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Colorado's 2024 wildfire forecast calls for normal conditions

Colorado residents can expect a normal year for wildfires through July, but state officials on Wednesday warned that doesn’t mean there won’t be large, potentially catastrophic fires.

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Nearly 700 people have signed a petition to stop a concept plan for 310 units along Quail Road from moving forward in Longmont.

Nearly 700 people have signed a petition to stop a concept plan for 310 units along Quail Road from moving forward in Longmont.

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Abandoned mines throughout Colorado to be cleaned up using federal funds

Long-abandoned mining sites throughout Colorado, many of which appear today as little more than dangerous holes in the ground, will be cleaned up and made safer with funds from a federal grant. The U.S. Department...

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Louisville plans to leave airport noise group, says it has no teeth

The Louisville City Council will vote to dissolve the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Community Noise Roundtable at the May meeting.

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Solidarity against sexual violence marked 'Take Back the Night' event

The Longmont community stood in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence at Thursday’s “Take Back the Night” event.

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Xcel power shutoff nearly caused wastewater spill

When Xcel utilized public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) for the first time on April 6, it shut down power to Boulder’s Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF).

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Xcel fields questions from Boulder officials about power outage

Nearly two weeks ago, Xcel Energy executed its first-ever public safety power shutdown in Colorado, cutting power to 55,000 customers ahead of a severe wind storm.

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How an Open Space program is sustaining agriculture in one of Colorado's most expensive counties

A chorus of baaa-ing sheep and the bleats of their newborn lambs nearly drowned out their farmer’s headcount of the babies. “There are about 30 lambs here,” said Alyssa Barsanti, owner of Marigold Livestock Co....

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Colorado Driver Gets Arrested After Asking Police for Directions

You probably shouldn't ask for help from police officers when you are in the middle of doing illegal things.

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