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SPACESHIP Earth can bring up a plasma shield to protect itself from solar storms.

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The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins will host the internationally acclaimed Ladysmith Black Mambazo for one performance on March 12. It has been nearly 50 years since Joseph Shabalala, a farm boy turned factory worker, formed the a cappella vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo in his home town of Ladysmith, South Africa.

We suspect they're watching. Some believe they visit earth regularly. Is it possible that the worlds of sci-fi and technology have overlapped to produce today's most sophisticated techniques in surveillance and intelligence gathering? "Technology and Surveillance - Is Resistance Futile?" is the subject of an expert panel discussion this Friday, ... (more)

For days, customers have been drifting from The Trident Booksellers and Cafe on West Pearl Street into the Classic Facets jewelry store next door.

Police arrested a Boulder man today on suspicion of hitting another man in the head with a brick after a fight at Nitro Club early Monday morning.

The new concertmaster for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is not only expected to have a "profound influence" on the sound of future concerts, but he also hopes to be a stronger bridge between the city's symphony music community and the University of Colorado.

IRISH EVENING IN BROOMFIELD: Colcannon, from left, Mick Bolger, Jean Bolger, Brian Mullins, Cynthia Jaffe and Mike Fitzmaurice, will perform in celebration of St. Patrick's Day at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Broomfield Auditorium.

A University of Colorado student accused of killing a raccoon with a bat last year received a minimum three-month deferred sentence after pleading guilty to Boulder municipal charges Monday.

A University of Colorado student accused of killing a raccoon with a bat last year received a minimum three-month deferred sentence after pleading guilty to Boulder municipal charges Monday.

In Engelbert Humperdinck's 1893 opera, "Hansel and Gretel," a fence of traditional gingerbread-cookie-shaped panels surrounds the witch's gingerbread house.

PonoMusic, an online music store and a playback device conceived by Neil Young, is finally coming to market.

Boulder Police said they arrested a man accused in a series of high-end bicycle thefts from the downtown Denver and Boulder areas.

Boulder police used a Taser and a stun gun to subdue an Arvada man Saturday night after they were called to a disturbance outside the Fox Theatre.

Joey Gallerani, 9, holds his dad's award as Boulder police officers Vinnie Galleriani, right, and Michael Heath were given the Award for Excellence for their actions during last year's flood, during a ceremony at the Public Safety Building on Monday.

Len Barron, 80, seen here in a 2010 file photo and known around the region for portraying physicist Albert Einstein in one-man show, is a lifelong walker, who last year re-discovered running while walking on the treadmill on a winter's day in the East Boulder Recreation Center.

Whether you wanted paper or plastic, it started costing $.10 each at the grocery line six months ago when a new city initiative began requiring grocery stores to charge a fee per disposable bag.

When Alison Klayman began filming artist and activist Ai Weiwei for a short introduction to be included with one of his exhibitions, the filmmaker had no idea it would become the beginning of a feature documentary about the controversial Chinese figure.

Colorado Department of Transportation workers Paul Guajardo, at right, and Mark Petersen directs traffic at a roadblock on Monday, March 3, near the intersection of St. Vrain Road and U.S. Highway 36, also known as the Foothills Highway, in Boulder County.

Colorado Department of Transportation workers Paul Guajardo, at right, and Mark Petersen directs traffic at a roadblock on Monday, March 3, near the intersection of St. Vrain Road and U.S. Highway 36, also known as the Foothills Highway, in Boulder County.