FLC's football team broke its five-year, 40-game losing streak last Saturday with a win over Arizona Christian, 17-12. Technically, it was the longest losing streak in college football. Sko Hawks.
Woohoo. La Niña is in the house. Granted, this could be really good or really bad for winter in Southwest Colorado. But since we're such optimists, we're going with the "good" scenario.
The Fed cut interest rates by half a point this week. We're not going to pretend we know the foggiest about this economic funny business, but if it means lower rates on credit cards, and home/car/student loans, we'll take it.
Someone recently shot and killed a California condor near Cortez. Since being saved from the brink of extinction in the late 1980s, the giant endangered birds have only been spotted in Colorado once or twice. So, way to go, dude.
Bike theft is on the rise in Durango, according to police, with thieves going so far as to cut locks. Eighty-one bikes have been stolen so far this year, compared to 36 in the first nine months in 2023.
Massive floods have wreaked havoc across four different continents in recent weeks, claiming thousands of lives. Coincidence? Scientists say such events are only going to become more frequent in the new climate normal.
