PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado’s coal-dependent communities are facing major changes as the state pushes toward cleaner energy. A newly passed bipartisan bill could bring critical relief to towns like Pueblo and Craig, where power plants have long been …
At the monthly art gallery hop in Trinidad, Colorado, the crowds prove something important: The struggling community was a blank canvas all along. "The art scene is absolutely the focal point," said Mayor Karen Griego, a fourth-generation …
Colorado Senate Bill 25-037 streamlines funding for communities impacted by coal plant closures, like Pueblo, which faces a $25 million annual tax revenue loss when Xcel Energy's Comanche 3 plant shuts down. The bill sets a 90-day deadline for grant …
“Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell…” Jimmy Dean – Big Bad John The mountains around New Castle, Colorado, gateway to the Western Slope, harbor secrets both fascinating and grim, with tales of fiery landscapes, labor struggles, and mining …
The first locomotive owned by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad steamed into Grand Junction on November 22nd, 1882. It was one of the key factors that helped turn a Western Slope settlement into the largest marketplace between Denver and Salt Lake City. …
For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to their wheels churning. Often, he’s waiting at an …
An Illinois woman was sentenced Friday to 72 months in federal prison for attempting to arrange a murder-for-hire using ‘interstate communications’ and financial services. Autumn Jeanine Carianna Markley, 30, Coal Valley, received the sentence in a federal …
Diesel-powered trains will thunder west from Denver through the Continental Divide to Granby starting late next year, marking the first stage in a multi-year effort to launch inter-city passenger rail service in Colorado. The state-funded Mountain Rail …
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