The Oscars Of Livestock In The Mile High City
The single largest cattle show in the United States, the National Western Stock Show, is now under way in Denver. Fans roar overhead, keeping the air cool and the odors at bay, as Jeanette Fuller...
View ArticleCurtain Rises On Colorado Caucuses
Colorado holds its Republican caucuses on Tuesday. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have focused their attention there recently. The state will also be a key battleground in the general election...
View ArticleIn Denver Taxis, Extra Eyes On The Street For Police
Some days, it would be easy to mistake the Metro Taxi dispatch center in Denver for a police station. Traffic and crime incidents are recorded in a special logbook, as drivers call in descriptions and...
View ArticleJobs Abound In Energy Industry's New Boom Time
Part of a seriesEconomists say many industries are looking up this year. But perhaps none has a better outlook than the energy sector.New drilling technologies and rising fuel prices have generated a...
View ArticleDrilling Boom Strains State Regulatory Agencies
Cash-strapped states are embracing the millions of dollars in new tax revenue coming from shale oil and gas development. But there aren't enough inspectors to make sure the sites aren't polluting. The...
View ArticleMassive Wildfire Burns Out Of Control In Colo.
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: In the southern Rocky Mountains, several destructive wildfires are burning across a vast stretch of parched land and firefighters are struggling to gain control. In...
View ArticleAfter Shooting Rampage, A Community Looks To Heal
President Obama is in Aurora, Colo., on Sunday, meeting with the families of the victims of the deadly theater shootings that killed 12 people and injured 58 more. He'll also attend a memorial service...
View ArticleIn Colorado Wildfires' Wake, Survivors Live In Limbo
When the Waldo Canyon Fire roared over the hill behind the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June, nearly350 homes were destroyed. The blaze reduced this affluent...
View ArticleAurora Shootings Come Into Play In Colorado Races
Last month's deadly theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., are starting to play front and center in at least two hotly contested U.S. House races in the swing state.The conservative lobbying group Compass...
View ArticleColo. Gov. Hickenlooper To Address Convention
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is considered a rising stary in the Democratic Party. He will address the Democratic National Convention in prime time Wednesday night. So far, the former Denver...
View ArticlePro-Romney SuperPAC: 'Enormous Opportunity' In Western Swing States
Some well-funded pro-Mitt Romney superPACs and other advocacy groups are pulling their TV ad dollars in Pennsylvania and Michigan and are doubling down on efforts in what they consider to be more...
View ArticleNew Politics Emerge In Aurora, Colo., After Shooting
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish.The deadly movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado has...
View ArticleObama Backers Battle For Dominance On Denver Airwaves
Watching the first 20 minutes of Saturday Night Live's season premiere in Denver, I counted at least four ads by the Obama campaign and liberal groups backing the president.
View ArticleBeing 'Better Off' May Not Be Enough To Win Colo.
Colorado is a good venue for a presidential debate focusing on domestic issues. The first of three highly anticipated debates between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, will...
View ArticleBeyond Hot Air: Political Blimps Take To Swing-State Skies
How do you reach an audience of more than 200,000 people a day in an important swing state without buying an expensive TV ad?If you're Sid Overton, you build a blimp and fly it alongside one of...
View ArticleFitness Boot Camps May Get The Boot In Santa Monica
If you haven't been to Palisades Park — the famous oceanfront park in Santa Monica, Calif. — chances are you have seen its swaying palm trees and sweeping ocean vistas in movies and commercials.Running...
View ArticleSequestered Spring Means Fewer Rangers, Services At National Parks
Spring has come early to the Yosemite Valley, and the melting snow makes for a spectacular rush of water off the granite face of Yosemite Falls, the tallest in North America.Early March is when park...
View ArticleOwens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court
In the West, fights over water last a long time.It's been almost 100 years since William Mulholland stood atop an aqueduct along the Owens River and said, "There it is, take it." He was referring to a...
View ArticleA Turning Point For Talking About Suicide And Guns In Wyoming
Guns are a big part of everyday life in Wyoming, and many residents have been directly impacted by a suicide in which a gun was used. The state has the highest suicide rate in the nation, and...
View ArticleIn Gun State, Suicide Prevention Aims For Firearm Safety
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