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Today in History: May 6, kidnapped women found alive a decade later at Ohio home
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (286+ words) Today is Wednesday, May 6, the 126th day of 2026. There are 239 days left in the year. On May 6, 2013, three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their captor's home in Cleveland, Ohio. (Ariel Castro pleaded guilty…...
Naropa students report issues with Title IX process after reporting the same professor for sexual harassment
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1254+ words) When Magdalena De Rosa reported one of her professors at Naropa University for sexual harassment, she thought she was entering a process that might take a few months or maybe an entire semester. Instead, it lasted nearly two years. She…...
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas show why (Opinion)
2+ week, 3+ day ago (727+ words) When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city's first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer incentives for installing low-flow devices....
Critics question feds" plans for future of Colorado River: In years of severe drought, "the system is failing"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1364+ words) The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River system stand at a dire crossroads. As a yearslong stalemate in negotiations persists between the seven states that share the river, it's become increasingly likely that the federal…...
Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (794+ words) During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, Bradley found herself to be the only woman in…...
There's a snake in my bag!' CU Boulder student returns from Costa Rica, finds venomous stowaway
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (686+ words) When Samara Kahan went on spring break to Costa Rica, she didn't expect to come back and get jump-scared by a stowaway in her carry-on suitcase. But one little venomous snake had plans for a spring break trip of its…...
E-motos are illegal on Boulder streets; ending Trump's tyranny will take significant effort (Letters)
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) Boulder Daily Camera There is an abundance of e-motos that have foot rests but no pedals on the streets of Boulder. The minors who have these love to do Wheelies on my street, ride with no hands on the handlebars…...
Data centers aren't to blame for water scarcity; no winners in federal crackdown (Letters)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) With water scarcity rising across the West, data centers have been cast as a new environmental villain. Headlines increasingly focus on the water needed to cool servers and power artificial intelligence, often without comparing those figures to other major water…...
Federal officials pursue own Colorado River management plans as states try to overcome impasse
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1352+ words) Absent a crucial but elusive consensus among the seven Colorado River states, federal authorities are forging ahead with their own ideas on how to divvy up painful water cuts as climate change diminishes flows in the critical river. The Bureau…...
Boulder City Council waiting on pursuing gray water systems
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (170+ words) Anyone hoping to use gray water in the city of Boulder for the next two years may have another thing coming. A laundry-to-landscape gray water system, for example, connects a pipe to a washing machine that transfers that water into…...