Marshall Fire

The EV fast charging station in Julesburg, Colorado

The Catch Up: Universal pre-k applications, expanding EV charging stations, and USPS concerns

The Catch Up helps you stay up to date on all things impacting Coloradans. The weekly article highlights the biggest stories from our newscasts through each week.

A trailhead showing areas where mine fires are being controlled is an aerial view with the highway running alongside a trailhead with mountains in the background.

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Boulder County officials working to contain coal fire that's been burning for over a century

Tim Drugan, Boulder Reporting Lab

A coal fire has been burning for over a century in Boulder County under the Marshall Mesa trailhead. It's been the subject of increased scrutiny since the Marshall Fire, although officials concluded it likely didn't contribute to the 2021 tragedy. Tim Drugan from Boulder Reporting Lab reports on the plan to extinguish the fire this fall.

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In The NoCo

Cities across the Front Range have a secret weapon to prevent wildfires: A herd of 300 goats

Brad Turner

Preventing wildfires seems like a never-ending battle in Colorado. Now cities across the Front Range have a secret weapon 鈥� herds of goats that graze on dense brush before it becomes fuel for fires. We hear more about this innovative approach on today鈥檚 episode of In The NoCo.

A bird鈥檚 eye view of homes burnt to the ground by a wildfire in a neighborhood. Several trees and shrubbery are blackened throughout the composition.

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GoFundMe donations to disaster survivors disproportionately go to the wealthy, study finds

A new study shows GoFundMe donations to disaster survivors often benefit people with high incomes, not those who need it most.

The dark outline of mountains below a bright orange sun under and orange sky.

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Report: West particularly hard hit by hotter fall temperatures

New data from Climate Central shows fall temperatures have increased across the country by an average of 2.4 degrees, with even more dramatic rises in the West. Vast swaths of our region have seen jumps of 3.5 degrees or more.

Ryan Partridge sits outside on a wooden bench between his mother, Shelley, and father, Richard, with green grass beneath them and the side of a beige house with a green-trimmed window behind them.

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暗黑爆料 brief with Boulder Reporting Lab: Separate lawsuits reckon with mental illness, Marshall Fire

Desmond O'Boyle

KUNC Programming and Operations Manager Desmond O鈥橞oyle and Boulder Reporting Lab Senior Reporter John Herrick discuss a civil rights lawsuit about the treatment of mentally ill people in the Boulder County Jail and the legal repercussions Xcel Energy is facing following the release of findings about the cause of the Marshall fire.

The Marshall fire in Boulder County, Colo., burned an estimated 6,000 acres and displaced 35,000 people. About 1,000 homes were lost.

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Model charts map of a wildfire鈥檚 likely path in a community

Emma VandenEinde

When wildfires burn, it seems like the flames go everywhere and it can be difficult to predict their path. Engineers from Colorado State University developed a model to help with those predictions.

More than 3 months after the Marshall Fire, clean up is only beginning near Louisville, Colo.

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Xcel Energy faces legal firestorm understanding the Marshall Fire lawsuits

Tim Drugan, Boulder Reporting Lab

A plane releases slurry over the Fourmile Wildland Fire in 2010

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暗黑爆料 brief with Boulder Reporting Lab: Fire-prone areas lose insurers and an Xcel lawsuit update

Nikole Robinson Carroll

Boulder Reporting Lab Reporter Tim Drugan joined us to talk about insurance carriers rethinking their coverage offerings in fire-prone Colorado and the latest in Marshall fire-related lawsuits against Xcel Energy.

An aerial view of the 2018 Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles.

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Community reporting of Woolsey Fire provides lessons in preparedness post Marshall Fire

Michael Lyle

Independent journalist Adriana Cargill shares how the experience and knowledge she gained from covering the Woolsey Fire might be helpful for Colorado residents during wildfire season.