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The Denver City Council will postpone a mountain retreat planned for next week after drawing scrutiny for its nearly $27,000 cost in the wake of large-scale layoffs of city workers. Council President Amanda Sandoval announced the decision in a statement Wednesday afternoon but didn’t specify whether dollars already spent would be transferred to a future date or if the costs …

Ten of Denver’s 13 city council members are planning to attend a $26,000, two night, one day retreat in Colorado’s foothills next week for team building and professional development, at the same time the city is laying off workers and trying to find ways to cut costs and save money. “We signed this contract prior to knowing of any budget …

A band competes against more than 100 others in the bluegrass band competition during the 89th Annual Old Fiddler’s Convention on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at Felts Park in Galax, Va. Allison Isley/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Allison Isley/for NPR GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices …

Fed Chair Faces Scrutiny — and Bats — at Major Policy Speech in Mountain Forum  The New York Times BofA’s Hartnett Sees Profit-Taking in Stocks After Jackson Hole  Bloomberg.com Fed Chair Powell to speak Aug 22 amid speculation on rate cuts, replacement  Reuters Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech: The Huge Stakes This Year  Barron’s Barclays says new data unlikely to shift Powell’s hawkish stance  Investing.com Source …

A mountain lion bit an 11-year-old girl outside her home in Malibu on Sunday and then proceeded to chase her mother and sibling before it was killed by authorities, according to state wildlife officials. The girl was doing her chores near a chicken coop on the property in the 32500 block of Pacific Coast Highway when the mountain lion pounced, …

Authorities say a mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family’s home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared off MALIBU, Calif. — A mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family’s home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared off, authorities said Monday. The girl …

Researchers were shocked to discover that a weather station at the top of the Greenland ice sheet had registered temperatures approaching the melting point in mid-July, according to MKweather.com. With 8% of the world’s freshwater locked in its ice, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet would result in a cataclysmic 24 feet of sea level rise around the world, …

UPDATED with the latest: By 8 p.m, the fast-moving Canyon Fire in Castaic north of Los Angeles had scorched 1,700 acres. With homes threatened, containment was still at 0%. Thousands of residents were under Evacuation Orders. By sunset, Evacuation Warnings had been expanded to the east of the fire to the edge of the 5 Freeway, the main artery leading …

The Mountain West’s conference realignment legal fight gained a new layer Thursday when three departing schools accused the league of improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars — including Boise State’s College Football Playoff money — and misleading them about a covert plan to speed up the addition of Grand Canyon University as a member. Those complaints are from an …

Two Legendary U.S. Bike Brands Just Teamed Up on Dream Mountain Bikes  Bike Mag Source link