/tags/douglas-county Douglas County en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-27/douglas-county-marching-band-students-to-perform-in-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade Trading in their black and green marching band uniforms for bright red, three Douglas County students are headed to the Big Apple to perform with the Great American Marching Band in the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-27/douglas-county-marching-band-students-to-perform-in-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade Haley Lena, Douglas County °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ-Press /news/2019-08-14/seven-years-after-legalization-colorado-battles-an-illegal-marijuana-market Earlier this spring, police in Fort Collins seized 420 marijauna plants (yes, 420) that had been illegally grown inside area homes. Also recovered:… Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:00:00 GMT /news/2019-08-14/seven-years-after-legalization-colorado-battles-an-illegal-marijuana-market /politics/2018-10-22/death-and-politics-collide-yet-again-in-this-years-election In counties across the U.S. voters might notice something way down at the bottom of their ballots: the candidates for county coroner. Coroners are in… Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:09:08 GMT /politics/2018-10-22/death-and-politics-collide-yet-again-in-this-years-election Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2017-05-26/douglas-county-enlists-help-of-worlds-largest-air-tanker-to-fight-wildfires Douglas County now has some additional support to fight wildfires: a converted Boeing 747-400 airplane. County commissioners have approved a contract with… Fri, 26 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2017-05-26/douglas-county-enlists-help-of-worlds-largest-air-tanker-to-fight-wildfires /health/2016-02-25/colorados-vices-and-changing-population-are-starting-to-take-a-toll-on-our-healthy-rep Colorado is, overall, one of the healthiest states in the country – but things are starting to change as the population grows and ages. One of the… Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:02:20 GMT /health/2016-02-25/colorados-vices-and-changing-population-are-starting-to-take-a-toll-on-our-healthy-rep Bente Birkeland /health/2015-03-26/in-county-rankings-noco-is-pretty-healthy-dougco-ranks-number-one People in Northern Colorado counties are healthier than in most other parts of the state.That's the finding of an annual report which ranked Colorado’s 64… Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:47:16 GMT /health/2015-03-26/in-county-rankings-noco-is-pretty-healthy-dougco-ranks-number-one /business/2014-11-21/for-colorados-rail-towns-muffling-train-horns-aint-easy Since 2005, the Federal Railroad Administration has required conductors to sound their horns for at least 15 seconds before all public rail crossings.… Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMT /business/2014-11-21/for-colorados-rail-towns-muffling-train-horns-aint-easy Grace Hood /health/2014-03-24/poverty-is-a-barrier-to-well-being-for-colorado-children In 2012, 224,000 Colorado children lived in poverty. That’s one out of every six in the state, according to the annual Kids Count report.Colorado also has… Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:00:00 GMT /health/2014-03-24/poverty-is-a-barrier-to-well-being-for-colorado-children /2012-07-03/preparing-for-the-next-disaster-differing-views-on-evacuation-training The enormous task of evacuating residents from natural disasters like wildfires typically falls to county officials and residents. However, that varies… Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:34:28 GMT /2012-07-03/preparing-for-the-next-disaster-differing-views-on-evacuation-training Nathan Heffel /business/2011-12-01/oil-boom-creates-opportunities-consternation-along-colorados-front-range Northeastern Colorado is fast becoming the site of one of the country’s next big oil booms as new technologies surrounding hydraulic fracturing are… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:00:00 GMT /business/2011-12-01/oil-boom-creates-opportunities-consternation-along-colorados-front-range Kirk Siegler