Good morning, Colorado. Hope you’ve loved this autumn-feeling week of winter climate, as a result of the weekend is meant to get just a little extra season-appropriate.
Then once more, you by no means know in relation to unpredictable Colorado forecasts. With a weekend journey to Boulder deliberate to see a pal, I’ll be packing method an excessive amount of simply to arrange for no matter temperature every day brings, snow or no snow.
As you do your personal preparations, meet up with in the present day’s information from The Solar.
TRANSPORTATION
Industrial autos could be prohibited from touring within the left lane on Interstate 70 between Morrison and Glenwood Springs if Senate Invoice 100 is handed, Jesse Paul studies. The invoice — which is meant to lower wrecks alongside the closely trafficked route within the excessive nation — would make an exception for a semitrailer passing a car going beneath the velocity restrict. However the trucking business has considerations with the proposal.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Colorado district attorneys are involved that as a result of “anomalies” present in DNA testing by a former forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, over 1,000 prison convictions might have been based mostly on shaky proof, Brian Eason studies. To deal with the fast penalties, the Joint Finances Committee final month authorized an additional $7.5 million to the state finances for this 12 months, which may lead to elevating taxes.
SOCIAL SERVICES
Share of youngsters locked up for greater than a month after being judged eligible for launch who’re Black
Share of Colorado youngsters who’re Black
A report for a state committee tasked with discovering options to juvenile incarceration exhibits that 27 of the 94 youngsters who remained in custody greater than a month after a court docket declared them match for launch had been Black. And a big proportion of the youngsters saved longer than a month previous their launch eligibility had been in El Paso County. Jennifer Brown has extra.
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Want Lantern Competition. January can really feel like a giant breath of recent air after the vacation crush. However by the point February comes round, cultures all over the world are able to get again to the festivities.
In Mexico, and different international locations round Central America, Feb. 2 is Dia de la Candelaria, or Candlemas Day, a non secular day sometimes celebrated by lighting candles and gathering for a giant feast of tamales.
Across the identical time of 12 months, folks all through Asia have fun the Lunar New Yr, a weekslong vacation that additionally consists of numerous good meals and spending time with household. Lunar New Yr culminates in varied celebrations and often features a lantern competition.
And in Silverthorne, the defining attribute of early February is darkness. So town determined they needed to have fun mild — particularly, the midpoint between Winter solstice and Spring equinox, which occurs this weekend.
Now, stir all of these issues collectively and also you get the Want Lantern Competition, a multicultural and multimodal celebration of sunshine, meals and gathering taking place in Silverthorne tomorrow evening.
At this annual occasion, guests can begin their evening on the Silverthorne Pavilion the place free salsa dancing classes will happen alongside lantern adorning stations. At 6:45 p.m., the lanterns will probably be despatched down the Blue River in a neighborhood lantern float (Summit County Water Rescue will probably be ready downstream to gather them). Lunar New Yr crafts will probably be accessible at Purple Buffalo Espresso & Tea till 7:30 p.m., and a second salsa dancing session commences after the float. Meals and drinks supplied by La Perla will probably be accessible for buy.
Free; 5:30-7:30, Feb. 2; Silverthorne Pavilion, 400 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne
Get pleasure from another 60-degree day, Colorado.
— Kevin & the entire workers of The Solar
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