25 Colorado counties are ‘maternity care deserts’
Getting prenatal care for her first child was a relative breeze, Cheianne Pogline said: the hospital where she would deliver the baby was only about seven minutes from her house. …
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Pilot lone survivor in Nepal plane crash that killed 18 others
A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. Authorities have pulled all 18 …
China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side
China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon, in a global first. The probe landed in the Inner Mongolian …
Southern California crews hampered by strong winds in first major wildfire of the year
Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it …
Breckenridge finds pineapple, Invisalign during 2024 ski season cleanup
If you’ve ever ridden a chairlift, you know it’s easy to drop things and perhaps never recover them. The folks who help clean up ski mountains once the snow melts …
Climate change is making turbulence worse, although deaths are still rare, experts say
Most people who have flown have likely felt their stomach drop when the “fasten seat belt” sign switches on during a bumpy flight, but turbulence can be severe and experts warn …
Colorado’s 3rd District race is Adam Frisch against a Republican field
Since U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert opted to change her address to one clear across the state late last year, the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has fallen out of …
Mexican farmers take on avocado growers in fight for water during drought
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams …
Ouray, Colo. named Men’s Journal No. 1 vacation spot for 2024
Coloradans looking for travel recommendations don’t need to go far to hit the nation’s top spot. That’s according to Men’s Journal, which this week released its list of the 50 …
No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch
Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, …