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The Home Front

The Home Front: The Breckenridge troll has nearby homeowners ‘fed up’ with troll hunters...

"Breckenridge's troll is a temporary art installation that invites people to venture into the wilderness in search of something special, but its lifespan could...

The Home Front: Colorado’s largest health insurer lost $65 million to ‘skyrocketing hospital prices,’...

"Kaiser Permanente Colorado, the largest insurer in the state, says skyrocketing hospital prices are the main reason it has recorded losses of $65 million...

The Home Front: Some of Colorado’s rural voters ‘may have noticed their mailboxes are...

"Voters in Colorado's rural areas may have noticed their mailboxes are missing an important harbinger of the impending election," reports The Grand Junction Daily...

The Home Front: The ‘largest lithium ion battery in Colorado’ is being installed near...

"United Power officials hope the largest lithium ion battery in Colorado — being installed now just east of Longmont — will pay big benefits...

The Home Front: The feds have ‘finalized a plan limiting daily visitation to Hanging...

"The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a plan limiting daily visitation to Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon through a year-round permit system and implementing...

The Home Front: Russians ‘targeted the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’ with hacking and...

"Russian military intelligence targeted the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Anti-Doping Agency with a four-year hacking and smear campaign, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday,"...

The Home Front: The Animas River ‘appears to have hit an all-time low’ Your...

"The Animas River appears to have hit an all-time low," reports The Durango Herald. "For the past week or so, the river in Durango...

The Home Front: In Colorado, an ‘ever-growing list of mountain towns’ regulate short-term rentals...

"As the short-term rental industry continues to grow in Summit County, the town of Frisco is looking to join the ever-growing list of mountain...

The Home Front: University of Colorado researchers plan to launch a satellite to explore...

"University of Colorado researchers are planning to put a satellite in orbit around the moon to observe what they call the universe's 'dark ages'...

The Home Front: After ACLU letter, Durango has ‘stopped issuing citations to people who...

"The city of Durango has stopped issuing citations to people who camp overnight in public open spaces, excluding parks and sidewalks, city officials said,"...