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timescall.com > 01/15/2026 > red-flag-warning-east-boulder-county

Red flag warning issued for eastern Boulder County amid high winds and temps

Red flag warning issued for eastern Boulder County amid high winds and temps1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (118+ words) Red flag warning issued for eastern Boulder County amid high winds and temps'Longmont Times-Call Eastern Boulder County is under a red flag warning Thursday amid high winds, dry conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures. The warning is in effect until 6 p.m. for…...

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timescall.com > 01/15/2026 > wikipedia-anniversary

Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday

Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (980+ words) The online crowdsourced encyclopedia revealed that it has signed up AI companies including Amazon, Meta Platforms, Perplexity, Microsoft and France's Mistral AI. Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of the early internet, but that original vision of a free…...

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timescall.com > 01/13/2026 > pentagon-grok

Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (303+ words) By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and DAVID KLEPPER "Very soon we will have the world's leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department," Hegseth said in a speech at Musk's space flight company, SpaceX, in South Texas. The…...

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timescall.com > 01/10/2026 > boulder-county-weather-dry-hot-warm-record-temperature-longmont-winter-snow

Why Boulder County has seen such warm, dry weather this winter

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (707+ words) Despite the snow on the ground right now, Boulder County is trending warm and dry this winter, setting record-high temperatures and lagging behind its typical snowfall totals so far this winter due to a larger weather pattern affecting the state....

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timescall.com > 01/04/2026 > dave-taylor-how-can-i-prevent-windows-from-auto-updating-while-im-working

Dave Taylor: How can I prevent Windows from auto-updating while I’m working?

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (17+ words) Dave Taylor: How can I prevent Windows from auto-updating while I'm working?Longmont Times-Call...

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timescall.com > 12/23/2025 > fire-boulder-county-fourmile-canyon

Fire in Boulder County’s Fourmile Canyon contained

Fire in Boulder County’s Fourmile Canyon contained3+ week, 2+ day ago   (275+ words) Fire crews fully contained the fire that sparked west of Boulder on Monday night, and the evacuation orders for the area have been lifted. The fire started around 5:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Wild Turkey Trail in Fourmile Canyon, before growing…...

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timescall.com > 12/22/2025 > plane-broomfield-rocky-mountain-metropolitan-autonomous

Autonomous system lands plane at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield

Autonomous system lands plane at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield3+ week, 3+ day ago   (129+ words) A plane's autonomous landing system took over and landed the aircraft at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield on Saturday. The plane successfully landed while being piloted by Autoland, an autonomous emergency landing system made by Garmin International, according to…...

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timescall.com > 12/22/2025 > colorado-pine-beetle-spread-front-range-forests

Pine beetles are poised to decimate Front Range forests: ‘Our ability to stop the spread is very limited’

Pine beetles are poised to decimate Front Range forests: ‘Our ability to stop the spread is very limited’3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1186+ words) Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new federal forecasts show. Aerial surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest…...

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timescall.com > 12/13/2025 > colorado-free-recycling-statewide

Colorado to expand free recycling pickup statewide, adding service to 700,000 homes

Colorado to expand free recycling pickup statewide, adding service to 700,000 homes1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (717+ words) Colorado owns one of the worst recycling rates in the United States, but state leaders and environmentalists hope a new program to expand free recycling services across the state will improve that poor ranking. The Colorado Department of Public Health…...

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timescall.com > 12/11/2025 > colorado-snowpack-below-average-skiing-climate-change

Colorado’s snow season is having an abnormally warm and dry start — boding poorly for snowpack

Colorado’s snow season is having an abnormally warm and dry start — boding poorly for snowpack1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (594+ words) Following an abnormally warm and dry year, Colorado's snow season is off to an abnormally warm and dry start " and not much is expected to change in the near future. "It's early, but man, we could use some snow soon,…...