Lahaina’s Wildfire Burned So Hot That Many Dangerous Contaminants Likely Vaporized Scientists, state officials and the Army Corps of Engineers are finding the burn zone may not be as toxic as initially feared. 04/15/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link
Toxic 'forever chemicals' are everywhere. Can you actually avoid PFAS? 4 strategies from experts Although none of us would deliberately put ourselves or our loved ones in harm’s way, inadvertent exposure to environmental toxins may do that very thing. 04/15/2024 - 9:36 pm | View Link
More Evacuations in Russia’s Urals, Western Siberia as Water Levels Rise Authorities in Russia’s Kurgan and Tyumen regions have urged residents to flee as the nearby Tobol and Ishim rivers swelled to dangerous levels. Officials previously forecast that the Ishim and Tobol ... 04/15/2024 - 9:20 pm | View Link
One City's Quest to Rein in Reckless Driving City and state leaders in the Milwaukee area are addressing a spike in reckless driving in a variety of ways, from increasing penalties to redesigning streets. The city has a goal of eliminating ... 04/15/2024 - 5:07 pm | View Link
Douglas and El Paso counties sue to overturn Colorado's 'sanctuary' state laws Two counties south of Denver have filed a lawsuit Monday against the state of Colorado over "sanctuary" statutes that restrict local law enforcement officials from working with federal authorities on ... 04/15/2024 - 4:30 am | View Link
Mapped: The Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. The map above reveals the most dangerous urban areas in the U.S., in terms of how many violent crimes occur for every 1,000 residents. It uses the latest FBI crime data and Census Bureau populations available in 2023. Note: The source only considered cities with a population of 25,000 or higher. 04/15/2024 - 4:29 am | View Website
10 Most Dangerous Cities in the US | SafeWise Here are the 10 most dangerous big cities in the US for 2022: Memphis, TN-MS-AR. Anchorage, AK. Albuquerque, NM. Lubbock, TX. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. Bakersfield, CA. Salt Lake City, UT. Springfield, MO. Corpus Cristi, TX. Learn more about every metro area that made our list. 04/15/2024 - 3:03 am | View Website
Crime In America: Study Reveals The 10 Most Unsafe Cities In ... MoneyGeek compiled the list of most dangerous cities in America and safest places in the US by using the cost of crime per capita, which was based on standardized crime data from the FBI combined... 04/15/2024 - 1:01 am | View Website
Most Dangerous Cities in the World 2024 The ten most dangerous cities in the world, and their murder rates, are: Los Cabos, Mexico (111.3 deaths per 100,000) Caracas, Venezuela (111.2 deaths per 100,000) Acapulco, Mexico (107.0 deaths per 100,000) Natal, Brazil (102.6 deaths per 100,000) Tijuana, Mexico (100.8 deaths per 100,000) La Paz, Mexico (84.8 deaths per 100,000) 04/14/2024 - 11:07 pm | View Website
The Most Dangerous Cities In The World The 10 most dangerous cities in the world mapped. 1. Celaya, Mexico - 109.39 homicides/100K. A street in Celaya, Mexico. With an estimated population of 639,052 inhabitants, Celaya is the third most populous city situated in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato. 04/14/2024 - 10:02 pm | View Website
There are so many fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Colorado, but it’s not always easy to share. It can be alarming to have a mountain biker or horseback rider suddenly interrupt your saunter on a trail (and vice versa).
So here’s a small list of Front Range trails that are exclusively for hikers (not counting the occasional dog or adventure cat).
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
My birthday is close to Memorial Day weekend every year, and I like to take advantage of the long weekend by checking a town off of my Colorado travel list.
In years past, my friends and I have soaked up the San Juan Mountain views in the warmth of the Pagosa hot springs and gone whitewater rafting in Class 4 rapids down the Royal Gorge in Cañon City.
A bill that would have quadrupled property taxes for thousands of short-term rentals in Colorado is set to be significantly watered down next week, according to the bill’s sponsor.
Since Sen. Chris Hansen, D-Denver, proposed the bill in the fall, AirBnB, VRBO and other short-term rental owners have rallied against the idea, saying it would devastate the tourism economy that ski towns rely on.
Senate Bill 33 proposed classifying any property used as a short-term rental for more than 90 days per year as a lodging property beginning in 2026.
After an unusually gray winter, the days are brightening once again, and the extra light has me itching for adventure — which is exactly the thing I don’t have time for at this busy stage of middle life. Some days I’m crunched at every joint by work deadlines, teenage drama, morning carpools, trips to Costco (where does all that food go in two days, anyway?), social obligations, yardwork, PTA meetings … life!
Maybe there’s hope.
A deal for the state of Colorado to purchase the famous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park that inspired Stephen King’s “The Shining” is officially on the table.
The Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority stepped up with a plan to buy the haunted hotel after a deal to sell the Stanley to an Arizona nonprofit fell through, said CECFA Executive Director Mark Heller.
Heller said the authority hopes to wrap up the sale in the coming months, securing the government agency as the owner of the hotel and borrower of the bonds that will help finance 60 new rooms, a fresh restaurant and the construction of the Stanley Film Center.
Instead of selling the hotel to Arizona’s Community Finance Corporation and taking ownership after the nonprofit paid back the bonds, CECFA will create a subsidiary and become the borrower of the bonds directly instead.
Sam Kemmis | NerdWallet
First it was Ubers. Then it was Wendy’s hamburgers (except the fast food chain clarified it was technically dynamic pricing, not surge pricing). But now, the real deal — surge pricing — is targeting your checked bags.
JetBlue quietly (sneakily?) introduced “peak” and “off-peak” pricing to its checked bag fees on March 22, a fact the world was alerted to because my editor happened to check the JetBlue website.