
Yes, It Really Is Quieter When It Snows. Here’s The Science Behind The Calm After The Storm
It’s all about how sound waves travel (or, more accurately, don’t travel) through snowflakes.


We’ve Known For Years That Most Women Don’t Need Pelvic Exams Before 21. So Why Are Millions A Year Still Getting Them?
The exam can be scary and uncomfortable for some patients, and may even result in them avoiding visiting the gynecologist out of fear.

CSU Is Building A Research Center With A $1.5 Million Gift From An Alumna To Study Cannabinoids Beyond CBD And THC
“Everybody knows about THC and CBD, but there’s all the other cannabinoids.”

Lake County Dispatchers Settle Undersheriff Sexual Harassment Suit For $875K
The settlement does not include an admission of guilt or liability from county commissioners, the sheriff’s office or former undersheriff Fernando Mendoza.

Sustainable Funerals, Water Cremation, Human Composting: Colorado Is All About Alternative Burials
Potassium hydroxide and water break down your body, turning your remains into fertilizer for plants.

Colorado Burned And Cleared Tens Of Thousands Of Acres In 2019 To Mitigate Wildfires
The nationwide goal to prevent wildfires was set in an executive order from President Donald Trump in December 2018.

Which Food Is Colorado’s Most Iconic? Your Chosen Winner Is… Green Chile!
Rocky Mountain Oysters? Nope. Cheeseburgers? Sorry, ‘fraid not. Denver omelet? Get outta here.

Women Who Stop Smoking While Pregnant Not Only Benefit Their Babies, They Save Colorado Millions. This State Program Helps Them Quit
The Baby & Me Tobacco Free program in Colorado has been funded by the state since 2012. Since then, it’s served nearly 5,000 people.

What Two Reporters Discovered About A Rangely Police Shooting
Months of reporting by Susan Greene from the Colorado Independent and Niki Turner from The Rio Blanco Herald Times found there was much more to the story of a man shot to death by police.

You Tell Us: What Is The Most Colorado Food?
What’s the signature Colorado food? We got a head start, but the rest is up to you.

Travelers Rush To Denver International Airport To Beat The Thanksgiving Snowstorm
Travel tips still apply. Get to DIA two hours before your flight. Check your flight status, too.


Staring At Screens All Day Hurts More Than Just Eyesight. Here’s What To Do To Keep Your Vision Healthy
Teens spend, on average, seven hours a day on their phones, tablets and computers.

Banned Tech From China Could Mean Rural Telecoms Lose Millions
Broadband is available to 86% of rural Colorado households, but many of the telecoms that provide the service use technology from a Huawei and ZTE, both of which are Chinese […]

This Antonito Teen Was Honored For Shining A Light On Foster Children — Literally
Mia Garcia, 17, raised money to buy night lights to comfort foster children adjusting to a new home.

Do Coloradans Like Their City’s Rate of Growth?
The November elections in Colorado were about more than sports betting and taxes to fund roads and schools. Ed Sealover, reporter at the Denver Business Journal, said the elections boiled down to one question: Do Coloradans like their county, city or town’s rate of growth, or did they vote to slow or change that trajectory?

‘Til Death Do We Jam: Colorado Roller Derby Couple Duel For Who Gets Newlywed Naming Rights
When Samara Pepperell and Hilary Buscovick got engaged and started making wedding plans, they got stuck on whose name they should take. So, Altar’cation was born.