Emma Vanden Einde

1 month ago | kunc.org | Emma Vanden Einde

More than a thousand people gathered in Boulder on Tuesday to protest recent job cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They stood along Broadway holding a flurry of signs, reading statements like "Save the planet, keep the scientists," "We need NOAA!" and "Science saves lives, lies destroy lives." Several cars driving by honked in support.

2 months ago | rmpbs.org | Chase McCleary |Emma Vanden Einde |Cormac McCrimmon

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — The first thing that Caroline Turco will say when asked about the penny, is that there is no such thing.  “We have never made pennies in the United States,” said Turco, the of the American Numismatic Association’s Money Museum in Colorado Springs. “We have always made cents.”The future of the one cent coin is currently in question after President Trump announced on social media during Super Bowl LIX that he had instructed the U.S. Treasury to quit producing pennies.

2 months ago | kunc.org | Emma Vanden Einde

Tucked away in a Loveland conference room is a pink and red scene not unlike Santa's Workshop. Trade in the Christmas colors and add in an abundance of red and pink hearts, and you might get a clearer picture of the operation center that is the Sweetheart City's Valentine's Re-Mailing Program. It's a small but mighty team.

2 months ago | rmpbs.org | Emma Vanden Einde |Cormac McCrimmon

GREELEY, Colo. — Sweet smells of apple, cherry and cream fill the air, as 73-year-old Sue Albert rolls out dough. It’s late December. She’s selling her beloved pies for the holidays – using recipes from her restaurant, Fat Alberts. “Just like home,” Albert said, chuckling. Albert has to fill more than a hundred orders by Christmas. It’s a big job, so she enlisted the help of a few volunteers. She has to run a tight ship, though, as just the sight of the batter is quite enticing.

2 months ago | kunc.org | Emma Vanden Einde

A temporary, yet spectacular art show is on display in the streets of Breckenridge, but the medium used by all the artists is the same: snow. Sculptors have finished up their creations for this year’s International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge – and they’re much more impressive than the average snowman. Teams work nonstop for 94 hours to carve and sculpt works of art out of 25-ton, 12-foot tall blocks of snow.