April 2023

Botanists and paleontologists, led by researchers from CU Boulder, have identified a fossil chili pepper that may rewrite the geography and evolutionary timeline of the tomato plant family. The team’s findings, published last month in the journal New Phytologist, show that the chili pepper tribe (Capsiceae) within the tomato, or nightshade (Solanaceae), family is much older and was much more widespread than previously thought.

A Colorado House committee on Wednesday began an estimated 12 hours of testimony from approximately 500 witnesses who registered to testify on a bill that would ban the sale of so-called assault weapons in the state.

Patrons of the Trinidad Carnegie Public Library can expect improved climate conditions at the local library after it completes a project to address deficiencies in its HVAC system. The system, which has reportedly not been replaced since before October 2020, has failed at times, leading to closures of the library for small spurts on extreme cold and extreme heat days, according to Jessica Huffman, TCPL director.

Michael Hirakata remembers monitoring the wind as a boy while he helped his father plant melons on their family farm in Rocky Ford. In the 35 years since he started farming in eastern Colorado, Hirakata can’t remember a season where wind hasn’t been a nuisance.

A video produced by the New Mexico Department of Veteran Affairs is bringing increased light and understanding to the impacts of Japan’s actions ahead of America’s involvement in World War II. “Bataan Remembrance Day Commemorated in Santa Fe,New Mexico (2023),” released April 15, strives to capture the emotions of the annual ceremony, in addition to offering a historical recounting of the Dec.

The Trinidad Tourism Board in its current form has been dissolved and has been replaced with an advisory board with expanded allowances for utilizing the city’s lodging tax. TrinidadCityCouncilapproved the dissolvement of the board, and the creation of the Lodging Tax Advisory Board 7-0 Tuesday, paving the way forward for the city to revamp its efforts to improve Trinidad.