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Jun 12, 2024 · New requirements for concealed carry permits. Starting July 1, 2025, the requirements for obtaining a concealed carry permit will change. House Bill 1174 mandates that training classes to qualify for a concealed carry permit offer at least eight hours of instruction, including a live-fire test where participants shoot at least 50 rounds. Passing the live-fire test, as well as a written exam ...

Dec 31, 2024 · PUEBLO — Imagine slipping into a sleek capsule at a train-like station in Pueblo and arriving in Denver 11 minutes later. Regardless of the weather. That’s the vision that drives Swisspod Technologies as it works to complete a one-mile, full-scale hyperloop test track on the grounds of the former Pueblo Army Depot in southeastern Colorado.. In November, Swisspod unveiled 25 steel tubes ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Thursday launched a 2026 campaign for governor, becoming the first major Democratic candidate to jump into what’s expected to be a crowded contest to replace Gov. Jared Polis.

Jul 27, 2023 · Alexander Mountain fire 100% contained as of Aug. 17 Started: July 29, 2024 Size: 9,668 acres Location: North of Big Thompson Canyon in the area around Alexander Mountain, in Larimer County Cause: unknown, investigation ongoing The Alexander Mountain fire burning on the Roosevelt National Forest north of Big Thompson Canyon and west of The Dam Store was reported around 11:11 a.m. July 29 and ...

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Dec 21, 2024 · Skiers make turns on the fresh groomers at Winter Park, Colorado, Feb. 29, 2024. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)

Nov 5, 2024 · The 2022 ruling left abortion up to states. Two years later, more than 25 million women ages 15 to 44, or about 2 in 5 nationally, now live in states where there are more restrictions on abortion access than there were before, according to The Associated Press. Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom, a coalition of abortion rights groups, is the main issue committee behind the ballot ...

Mar 13, 2024 · Almost 40,000 migrants have come to Denver in the past 15 months, a number that’s become hard to comprehend. “To put that in context, that’s Coors Field on a Saturday night in July when the Dodgers are in town,” said Jon Ewing, spokesman for Denver Human Services, during this week’s Colorado Sun virtual event on the migrant crisis.“You look to your left, you look to your right, up ...

Dec 25, 2024 · To help you get off to a good start, we’d like to share some of our favorite stories from the past year (and, in case you missed it, here’s a link to some of our other favorites that we shared on Thanksgiving). Enjoy. A phone booth, placed by Nancy Brockman, at the Hillside Cemetery, Sept. 5, 2024, in Silverton.