Why NCAR is in Colorado and Why It Must Stay Federal budget cuts are threatening to dismantle The National Center for Atmospheric Research. Here's why that should matters to Coloradans.

"In the high prairie of southern Wyoming, just west of Cheyenne, a glass-fronted building houses one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers." #MarshallFire

Erie Moves First on Irrigation Limits as Drought and Historic Low Snowpack Grip Colorado - Yellow Scene Magazine Colorado is entering spring after one of the warmest and driest starts to a year in more than a century of records., with snowpack across the state far below normal and drought conditions expanding across much of the Front Range.Against that backdrop, the Town of Erie is asking residents, homeowners associations, and businesses to keep sprinkler systems turned off through the end of March as water demand surges beyond what the town’s winter system can supply.Officials say current water demand is about 30 percent higher than typical for this time of year, largely driven by residents turning on irrigation systems weeks earlier than normal.

"Colorado is entering spring after one of the warmest and driest starts to a year in more than a century of records., with snowpack across the state far below normal and drought conditions expanding across much of the Front Range." #MarshallFire

How an Estes Park workforce housing program is rewarding renters There's cash back to close workforce housing gap. Plus: Denver’s struggling restaurant scene, Fort Collins brewery gets a billboard, more!

"What’s Working: How an Estes Park workforce housing program is rewarding renters" #MarshallFire

Xcel defends its Public Safety Power Shutoffs at PUC hearings – KGNU Community Radio Xcel defends its Public Safety Power Shutoffs at PUC hearings – KGNU Community Radio

"Xcel defends its Public Safety Power Shutoffs at PUC hearings" #MarshallFire

Xcel defends its Public Safety Power Shutoffs at PUC hearings – KGNU Community Radio Xcel defends its Public Safety Power Shutoffs at PUC hearings – KGNU Community Radio

"Xcel defends its Public Safety Power Shutoffs at PUC hearings KGNU News By Maeve Conran Xcel Energy has been defending its Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) during a series of recent hearings." #MarshallFire

Xcel Energy's preemptive power shutoffs scrutinized by lawmakers Xcel Energy-Colorado is defending its use of planned power outages to reduce wildfire risk during extreme wind storms. The company cut power along twice along the Front Range in December.

"Faced with a barrage of complaints, Xcel Energy used a legislative committee hearing Friday to explain and defend its decision to preemptively cut power in spots along the Front Range in December to minimize wildfire risks." #MarshallFire

Colorado's Xcel Energy defends December power shutoffs in legislative hearing | Colorado Newsline Xcel Colorado's president said he is “confident that we made the right operational decision for public safety” on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19.

COLORADO: “Xcel agreed last year to pay $640 million to settle claims brought by Marshall Fire victims, though it did not admit fault for the blaze…” coloradonewsline.com/briefs/xcel-... - @coloradonewsline.com

#COFire #MarshallFire #PSPS #Wildfires #XcelEnergy

The Marshall Mesa Fire, four years later – KGNU Community Radio The Marshall Mesa Fire, four years later – KGNU Community Radio

"Marshall Fire 2026 KGNU News By John Kelin There have been some unusually windy days in Boulder County recently, and they’ve put a lot of people on edge." #MarshallFire

#GOESWest and #GOESEast imagery of the #MarshallFire, from the CIMSS Satellite Blog: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl... #COwx

Fire burning grass.

A shell of a van after burning in a fire.

With little chance for rain through the new year on the Front Range of Colorado, @cuboulder.bsky has experts available to answer questions about high winds, grassfire risk, and the Marshall Fire anniversary. More information at this link: buff.ly/bvAMW80 #grassfire #wind #MarshallFire #CIRES #fire

After two Xcel wildfire shutoffs in a week, Boulder weathers the test, but bigger questions loom Improved preparation limited impacts, but back-to-back outages renewed scrutiny of Xcel’s approach to long-term wildfire risk.

"Reporting by Brooke Stephenson, Por Jaijongkit and John Herrick.* *This story was last updated at 9:00 pm on Dec. 19 and may be updated with additional information." #MarshallFire

Louisville becomes 7th Colorado community to get Bird City designation Louisville received the Bird City designation as part of a national program run by environmental nonprofits that recognizes cities or towns that have demonstrated a commitment to bird conservation.

"Louisville is the seventh Coloradan municipality to receive official designation as a Bird City, part of a national program run by nonprofits Environment for the Americas and American Bird Conservancy." #MarshallFire

still ferocious winds in #boulder, temps in the 60ies and bone dry. Fire crews on high alert. Please please no fires. Conditions are exactly the same as during the #marshallfire. Downed power lines everywhere. I guess good thing that much of the power is shut off across the region.

Thousands without power in Boulder as Xcel warns another shutoff may follow Power restoration could take days as weather forecasters warn Friday’s forecast mirrors Wednesday’s extreme winds.

"With thousands still without power in Boulder County, Xcel warns another shutoff could follow" #MarshallFire

Xcel plans power shutoff in Boulder on Dec. 17 amid extreme fire risk While Xcel is still finalizing the outage scope, maps by the utility suggest it could affect around 100,000 customers in Boulder County

"This is a developing story and will be updated. It was last updated at 3:20 pm on December 16. For the most up-to-date information, make sure you’re also subscribed to BRL Today, our newsletter." #MarshallFire

Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St. Menorah Lighting, Movement Gym Workers Allege Unfair Labor Practices, Potential 150-160 Jobs Cut from Jeffco Schools – KGNU Community Radio Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St. Menorah Lighting, Movement Gym Workers Allege Unfair Labor Practices, Potential 150-160 Jobs Cut from Jeffco Schools – KGNU Community Radio

"Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St." #MarshallFire

Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St. Menorah Lighting, Movement Gym Workers Allege Unfair Labor Practices, Potential 150-160 Jobs Cut from Jeffco Schools – KGNU Community Radio Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St. Menorah Lighting, Movement Gym Workers Allege Unfair Labor Practices, Potential 150-160 Jobs Cut from Jeffco Schools – KGNU Community Radio

"Headlines Monday December 16, 2025 Correction: A previous version of this page incorrectly stated that employees of Movement climbing gym filed a lawsuit." #MarshallFire

Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St. Menorah Lighting, Movement Gym Workers Allege Unfair Labor Practices, Potential 150-160 Jobs Cut from Jeffco Schools – KGNU Community Radio Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St. Menorah Lighting, Movement Gym Workers Allege Unfair Labor Practices, Potential 150-160 Jobs Cut from Jeffco Schools – KGNU Community Radio

"Headlines Monday December 16, 2025* - Xcel Warns of Power Outages, Boulder Pearl St." #MarshallFire

Xcel email: “You’re not in the zone but you may still have electricity cut.”

☑️ New phone backup battery
☑️ Extra batteries
☑️ Extra ice for food
☑️ Freezer & fridge temp turned ⬆️
☑️ Beer
☑️ Go bag READY

Honey, I assume the worse ALWAYS now.

#MarshallFire #Colorado

after the disastrous #marshallfire in December 2021, another day of high winds, high temperatures, and extreme drought in Boulder. Xcel Energy is shutting down all power in the area tomorrow. All microscopes are going down. I'd much rather have a snow day! But better save than sorry.

BRACE FOR IMPACT: Our final thoughts as a brief snow squall & hurricane-force winds bear down on the Front Range! Things are about to start rocking and rolling across the Front Range as a potent storm system rapidly races across Colorado early this morning. Here's the latest update on the timing of everything, wh...

Overshadowed by the extreme windstorm that occurred on the day of the #MarshallFire, many forget there was nearly as impressive of a windstorm 2 weeks prior on 12/15/2021 which had 90-105 MPH gusts & a rainbow-inducing squall line.

Our forecast from the day: bouldercast.com/brace-for-im... #COwx

Beginner's Guide for LMS on Raspberry Pi - Lyrion Music Server

Seems extreme, but I live in the #Marshallfire area - when we had to evacuate, I power down everything and just put the live NAS in the trunk knowing everything else was disposable.

There are lots of simple, Linux installs and options to run the server lyrion.org/getting-star...

What happens to people charged with starting wildfires? It’s complicated High-profile wildfires often lead to some punishment … but most fires don’t get the investigative resources to determine their exact cause and origin.

"What happens to people accused of starting wildfires? As one listener recently wrote in to Colorado Wonders : “Do they walk away scot-free?” The answer is complicated." #MarshallFire

How Starbucks tried to quash union organizing at its Colorado stores The National Labor Relations Board has found Starbucks illegally fired workers in Colorado and elsewhere in response to union organizing and engaged in unfair labor practices.

"On February 14, 2022, a Starbucks manager pulled Michaela Sellaro aside for a meeting. Just a few weeks earlier, *Sellaro and a group of her fellow baristas at the coffee shop at 2975 East Colfax Ave." #MarshallFire

Xcel Energy nears completion of Marshall Fire settlements The utility has executed or reached settlements with more than 2,000 plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the 2021 Marshall Fire.

Xcel Energy says it’s nearly finished settling lawsuits over the 2021 #MarshallFire, with agreements reached or executed with more than 2,000 plaintiffs. Lawyers aim to finalize remaining deals and distribute funds by year’s end. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/06/x...

Colorado congressman seeks order to keep state's largest coal plant open Colorado Congressman Jeff Hurd has asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to issue an emergency order to keep Xcel Energy's Comanche coal plant operating.

"Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd asks U.S. Energy Department to order that coal plant stay open" #MarshallFire

Colorado TV news experiment 'The Local' launches pilot The news behind the news in Colorado

"A company behind an effort to reinvent local TV news nationwide has launched a pilot in Colorado." #MarshallFire

School Meal Ballot Measures, Marshall Fire Virtual Meeting, State Denies Boulder Xcel Cleanup  – KGNU Community Radio School Meal Ballot Measures, Marshall Fire Virtual Meeting, State Denies Boulder Xcel Cleanup  – KGNU Community Radio

"School Meal Ballot Measures, Marshall Fire Virtual Meeting, State Denies Boulder Xcel Cleanup" #MarshallFire

A Colorado firm struggling to hire has no job openings — and that’s the new plan It’s an effort to rethink how to find and hire employees who can be the best fit eventually, Mineralife says. Plus: One open job for every unemployed Coloradan, readers on the economy and more!

"More* Mineralife Nutraceuticals, a Colorado Springs manufacturer of dietary supplements, officially has no job openings, even though it really does." #MarshallFire

This is super important because DVDs do fail and increasingly as they age. get a backup NAS, backup the primary, backup the backup to the cloud. idrive has a great annual plan. When the #marshallfire started I knew everything would be safe, I grabbed one any way and threw it in the car