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EVs aren’t more likely to ignite, but Colorado firefighters are adapting to the challenge of burning batteries
With the rise of EVs, first responders are adapting to fighting a new kind of vehicle fire.
![A man in a winter hat speaks to a circle of people bundled up as if for winter, in a warehouse.](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/240814-UNIVERSITY-OF-COLORADO-DENVER-FEDERAL-CENTER-LAKEWOOD-USGS-NATIONAL-SCIENCE-FOUNDATION-ICE-CORE-FACILITY-CLIMATE-CHANGE-SCIENCE-MEDICINE-KEVINJBEATY-05.jpg)
How one Colorado program is training health professionals on the front line of the climate crisis
The University Colorado School of Medicine’s Diploma in Climate Medicine Program links health issues and a changing climate.
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Garfield County voters oust school board member who backed conservative ‘American Birthright’ standards
Voters recalled a former school board president who pushed for conservative social studies standards.
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Property tax compromise passes key legislative hurdle, moves to state Senate
The Colorado House passed the tax cut, 45-18. It now heads to the state Senate.
Indie 102.3’s September Local 303 Meetup
Join us for an in-person hang at Globe Hall as we celebrate the September Local 303 lineup. What is the Local 303?
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Aug. 28, 2024: COVID & flu shots – what to know
The flu shot and a fresh round of COVID vaccines are coming. What’s the ideal timing to get them? How much protection can we expect? We ask Dr. Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, a leading family physician in Aurora. We also discuss long COVID, which is personal to him. Plus, the journey of an opera singer back to the stage after she, too, got long COVID. And as the Paralympics begin in Paris, we re-share the story of a veteran who led the way for other athletes.
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As COVID cases tick up, vaccines arrive soon in Colorado
According to state health data, wastewater samples from across Colorado indicate there’s been a “steady increase” in COVID-19 infections. As fall approaches, new vaccines have been approved for the coronovirus and for the flu.
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Recent livestock attacks force Colorado officials to relocate wolf pack as reintroduction effort stumbles
The move comes only a week after state officials touted three pups born to the Copper Creek pack, which formed after 10 of the predators were released in December over bitter opposition from livestock groups.
![Para Rifle specialist Madison Champion at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/240202-paralympics-madison-champion-para-rifle-hv-002.jpg)
For Paralympic hopeful, sport taught her about life and pushing to achieve
Madison Champion lives and trains at the US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
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The 101 on goalball, the coolest sport you’ve probably never heard of
Colorado teens with visual impairments are already goalball pros. Now you can watch the sport in the Paris Paralympics.
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Colorado Springs mayor, city staff will meet with operators of Ford Amphitheater after widespread noise complaints
A city councilmember who lives near the venue said residents “are speaking truth.”
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2024 Paralympics: How to watch, the Colorado athletes competing and more
The Paralympics start Wednesday, Aug. 28, and several Coloradans are competing.
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Investigators hope missing Doberman puppies help find Idaho Springs dog breeder’s killer
Doberman breeder Paul Peavey was found dead on Aug. 24, and investigators are working to track down as many as 10 of his puppies.
![The four Wells family children and their cousin pose outside a sign in a community in Mexico.](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/Worldschooling-4-e1724796893540.jpg)
Aug. 27, 2024: Worldschooling encourages families to use the world as a classroom
Imagine living abroad, or even in another part of the country for a few months or longer, with your family in tow and using the world as your classroom. It might not be as far-fetched as you think. Three Boulder moms wrote a book on how to do it: “Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling.” Chandra Thomas Whitfield spoke with co-author Julie Frieder, as well as a Denver family who took up the adventure.