Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Mustang roundups fuel deepening debate as drought grips West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US turns to social media influencers to boost vaccine rates
DENVER (AP) — As a police sergeant in a rural town, Carlos Cornejo isn’t the prototypical social media influencer. But his Spanish-language Facebook page with 650,000 followers was exactly what Colorado leaders were looking for as they recruited residents to try to persuade the most vaccine-hesitant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US turns to social media influencers to boost vaccine rates
DENVER (AP) — As a police sergeant in a rural town, Carlos Cornejo isn’t the prototypical social media influencer. But his Spanish-language Facebook page with 650,000 followers was exactly what Colorado leaders were looking for as they recruited residents to try to persuade the most vaccine-hesitant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US turns to social media influencers to boost vaccine rates
DENVER (AP) — As a police sergeant in a rural town, Carlos Cornejo isn’t the prototypical social media influencer. But his Spanish-language Facebook page with 650,000 followers was exactly what Colorado leaders were looking for as they recruited residents to try to persuade the most vaccine-hesitant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US turns to social media influencers to boost vaccine rates
DENVER (AP) — As a police sergeant in a rural town, Carlos Cornejo isn’t the prototypical social media influencer. But his Spanish-language Facebook page with 650,000 followers was exactly what Colorado leaders were looking for as they recruited residents to try to persuade the most vaccine-hesitant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
A fluke or the future? Boebert shakes up Colorado district
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a stretch of ski resorts, national forest, ranches, coal towns and desert mesas the size of Pennsylvania, has long bred low-key politicians.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
A fluke or the future? Boebert shakes up Colorado district
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a stretch of ski resorts, national forest, ranches, coal towns and desert mesas the size of Pennsylvania, has long bred low-key politicians.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
A fluke or the future? Boebert shakes up Colorado district
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a stretch of ski resorts, national forest, ranches, coal towns and desert mesas the size of Pennsylvania, has long bred low-key politicians.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Colorado begins wolf reintroduction plans OK'd by voters
DENVER (AP) — Colorado could have to navigate years of pending litigation over the Trump administration’s delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act as it tries to enact its own voter-approved initiative to reintroduce the predator to the state, top wildlife officials were told Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Remains of 3 found in Colorado, triggering manhunt for felon
DENVER (AP) — Authorities in southern Colorado said Wednesday that they are searching for a suspect in connection with the discovery of the remains of three people near a rural hamlet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Suspect sought after remains of 3 found in southern Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Authorities in southern Colorado said Wednesday they are searching for a suspect in connection with the discovery of the remains of three people near a rural hamlet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Colorado agency says it's planning on wolf reintroduction
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's wildlife agency said Thursday it considers a ballot initiative to reintroduce the gray wolf into the state to have passed after a group that opposes the initiative conceded the race and the agency consulted with the office of Gov. Jared Polis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Colorado agency says it's planning on wolf reintroduction
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's wildlife agency said Thursday it considers a ballot initiative to reintroduce the gray wolf into the state to have passed after a group that opposes the initiative conceded the race and the agency consulted with the office of Gov. Jared Polis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Colorado agency says it's planning on wolf reintroduction
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's wildlife agency said Thursday it considers a ballot initiative to reintroduce the gray wolf into the state to have passed after a group that opposes the initiative conceded the race and the agency consulted with the office of Gov. Jared Polis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
2 Colorado wolf opponents concede; ballot count continues
DENVER (AP) — Two groups opposing a Colorado ballot initiative to reintroduce the gray wolf into the state conceded the race Thursday, even though the race is too early to call because tens of thousands of ballots are still uncounted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Republican Lauren Boebert wins bitter Colorado House race
DENVER (AP) — Republican businesswoman Lauren Boebert, a political newcomer and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, defeated Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch in a hard-fought race for a rural Colorado U.S. House seat in a district that's the size of Pennsylvania.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Republican Lauren Boebert wins Colorado House race
DENVER (AP) — First-time Republican candidate Lauren Boebert defeated Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch in a hard-fought race for a Colorado U.S. House seat in Tuesday’s election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Battle for US House seat in rural Colorado too early to call
DENVER (AP) — A hard-fought Colorado U.S. House race pitting first-time candidate and outspoken Republican Lauren Boebert against Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush was too early to call Tuesday night, with many votes still uncounted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Battle for US House seat in rural Colorado too early to call
DENVER (AP) — A hard-fought Colorado U.S. House race pitting first-time candidate and outspoken Republican Lauren Boebert against Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush was too early to call Tuesday night, with many votes still uncounted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Ideological battle in rural Colorado tops US House races
DENVER (AP) — Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush is a policy wonk who has conducted a virtual Zoom campaign focusing on water, energy, public lands, health care and rural broadband in a vast Colorado congressional district the size of Pennsylvania.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Wolves rebound, lose protections. Now future up to voters
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Wolves rebound, lose protections. Now future up to voters
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some 3,000 firefighters fight to contain Colorado wildfires
DENVER (AP) — It’s a snapshot from hell: A group of firefighters brace themselves against a furious wind blowing dust and debris and fanning flames in a reddish-orange Martian landscape that is all too real for crews battling several dangerous wildfires in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some 3,000 firefighters fight to contain Colorado wildfires
DENVER (AP) — It’s a snapshot from hell: A group of firefighters brace themselves against a furious wind blowing dust and debris and fanning flames in a reddish-orange Martian landscape that is all too real for crews battling several dangerous wildfires in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
More records broken in virus-related Colorado jobless claims
Emilio Fernandez has worked for a restaurant chain for eight years and signed up with Rover, an online dog walking service, to pad his income. Then the coronavirus hit.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado unemployment claims soar 737% amid virus shutdown
Colorado had more than 19,000 unemployment claims last week, a 737% increase from the previous week, as businesses laid off workers amid the widespread economic shutdown because of the coronavirus, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado becomes 22nd U.S. state to abolish death penalty
DENVER (AP) — Colorado became the 22nd U.S. state Monday to abolish the death penalty after Gov. Jared Polis signed a repeal bill into law.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
National parks are free, but some oppose that amid the virus
Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home because of the coronavirus
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado governor sets economic measures amid virus outbreak
DENVER (AP) — In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday an executive order to expedite state unemployment claims, defer state personal and business income tax payments to July 1, allow consumers to defer loan payments without penalty and prevent mortgage foreclosures.
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National parks are free, but some oppose that amid the virus
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home during a pandemic, but despite now being free to visit, people may find it more difficult to enjoy them as parks close visitor centers, shuttles, lodges and restaurants to …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
National parks are free, but some oppose that amid the virus
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home during a pandemic, but despite now being free to visit, people may find it more difficult to enjoy them as parks close visitor centers, shuttles, lodges and restaurants to …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
National parks are free, but some oppose that amid the virus
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home during a pandemic, but despite now being free to visit, people may find it more difficult to enjoy them as parks close visitor centers, shuttles, lodges and restaurants to …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Colorado Democrats preview public health insurance option
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democratic lawmakers previewed highly anticipated legislation Thursday to create a state-run health insurance option that’s designed to drive down prices by making the existing insurance market more competitive.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bernie Sanders wins Colorado's presidential primary
DENVER (AP) — Bernie Sanders rolled to a demonstrative victory in Colorado’s Democratic presidential primary, a Super Tuesday showing that underscored the state’s shift to the left among young voters.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
