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Paul MinjaresThe cost of housing in Colorado鈥檚 mountain towns is so expensive, many workers can鈥檛 afford rent. One program in Frisco offers an unusual solution 鈥� a parking lot that allows people to park and sleep in their vehicles. -
Melanie Asmar/Chalkbeat ColoradoEducation leaders across Colorado are grappling with how to respond to the Trump administration's immigration policies. They recently got help from a Nebraska superintendent who saw his own community shaken by an immigration raid two decades ago. He shares the lessons he learned, and his advice for educators in the months ahead.
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You might be familiar with talk therapy, art therapy, or even music therapy. But have you heard of cuddle therapy? Today on In The NoCo we鈥檒l hear how cuddle therapy works and how it helps people get more comfortable with physical touch. -
A new bill in Colorado aims to prevent bison poaching after government-sponsored killing of bison nearly led to the animal鈥檚 extinction a century ago. -
Galeton Elementary School will be closed the entire week due to an incident at an oil well in Weld County. -
President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination. The move follows revelations that nominee Kathleen Sgamma, who has ties to Denver, criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
A glut of unused office space in downtown Denver could be transformed into affordable living units. That鈥檚 according to a recent study that looked at converting empty office space to increase the available housing in the city. We explore that proposal, on today鈥檚 In The NoCo. -
A 0.5% fee would be imposed under House Bill 1302 on every home insurance policy in Colorado, unless a house meets certain wildfire mitigation standards
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National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on Saturday, April 19 鈥� just weeks after mass layoffs and court-ordered reinstatements of some park workers. -
The donation is part of a larger effort to return bison to Indigenous lands and stewardship. -
Justices have until mid-August to decide on the future of reproductive rights in the state. -
A recent study looked at undergraduate and graduate college math programs that prepare elementary school teachers and how much instructional time is devoted to teaching basic concepts and how to teach math. Only 1 in 8 programs met certain recommended minimums. -
Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it鈥檚 not necessary. -
New research shows high levels of a toxic byproduct linked to cancer and other health problems polluting drinking water across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. One of the main causes is manure runoff from livestock farms.
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