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🌱 Wildfire North Of Boulder + BOCO's COVID-19 Up + KBCO's Studio C
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Hello, hello! Brad K. Evans here with your fresh copy of the Boulder Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. Including updates on...
- Crews quickly contain wildfire in Carriage Hills on Thursday.
- Boulder County COVID-19 transmission rates go from medium to high.
- KBCO's Studio C recordings go on sale today at Whole Foods.
Saturday's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 44 Low: 30.
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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:
- Crews quickly contain wildfire in Carriage Hills north of Boulder. Boulder County crews contained a small wildfire that was reported at 10:24 p.m. on Thursday. Emergency responders raced to the scene and were fighting a quarter-acre fire in a wooded and mountainous area, and at the same time, dealing with sustained winds of 25 to 50 mph with gusts of up to 60 mph. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Yahoo!)
- High level of COVID-19 community transmission in Boulder County. Boulder County Public Health Department announced that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have increased from medium to high levels.The CDC data shows about 130 out of 100,000 people have COVID-19 in the county, and 5 percent of the county hospital beds are filled with patients that have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days. (CU Independent)
- Boulder Turnpike is a metaphor for how the relationship between Boulder and Denver has transformed. U.S. 36 from Boulder to Denver was originally built as a toll road, and turned out to be was more popular than anticipated, as bonds used to build it were paid off in 1967, 13 years early. (BizWest)
- KBCO Studio C album goes on sale today. People will gather at area Whole Foods stores this morning to purchase the 34th annual edition of the popular KBCO Studio C recordings. Featured in the collection are performances by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Shakey Graves and The Lumineers. (9News)
- Patch Local Heroes: King Soopers employee recognized for helping keep customers safe. Lance Goehringer is always willing to go the extra mile for his customers and family. (Patch)
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Today in Boulder:
- Online Conversations: In English Saturdays. (10:30 a.m.)
- Holiday Festival 2022: University of Colorado Boulder. (1 p.m.)
- Drop In Tech Help: Boulder Public Library. (1 p.m.)
- Lights of December Parade: Downtown Boulder. (6 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- County Slash pile burning planned. Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff's Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct slash pile burns at Caribou Ranch, Sherwood Gulch, Reynolds Ranch and Walker Ranch, as conditions allow this winter. (BOCO)
- Chautauqua WinterFest. Celebrate Christmas with this annual tradition, which includes tree lighting ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, historic cottage tours, a festive market, guided hikes and more. Dec. 9-11. (Chautauqua)
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