Colorado Won't Be Issuing Drone Hunting Permits, After All

Colorado Won't Be Issuing Drone Hunting Permits, After All

Sorry, Coloradans. Despite the national press attention and evident demand, the measure to introduce drone hunting permits in the tiny town of Deer Trail has been rejected by voters. It wasn’t even close.

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The marijuana economy in California, battling obesity in Oklahoma City, the real underground in Lond

The marijuana economy in California, battling obesity in Oklahoma City, the real underground in London, plus buildings that used to be Pizza Huts, and much more, all in this week’s urban reads.

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Have a Blast Preparing for the End Times in This Luxurious Compound

Have a Blast Preparing for the End Times in This Luxurious Compound

At first, this 4,000 square-foot cabin in Colorado seems like nothing more than a gorgeous high-elevation getaway. But then you start to notice a few things—signs that this place is for more than just maxing and relaxing. The helicopter pad. The UV cannons. This is some serious prepper porn.

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Sriracha, Shade, and Other Cities: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Sriracha, Shade, and Other Cities: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week

It’s time for another edition of What’s Ruining Our Cities! This week: a factory that pepper-sprays its neighborhood, Canada’s favorite crack-smoking mayor, dreary urban shadows, and rural towns banding together to secede from their big-city brethren.

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Demand for Drone Hunting Licenses Overwhelms Tiny Colorado Town

Demand for Drone Hunting Licenses Overwhelms Tiny Colorado Town

Back in July, everybody chuckled a little over Deer Trail, Colorado’s half-baked plan to issue drone hunting licenses and pay a bounty to any sharp shooter who bagged a flying robot. Some took the opportunity pretty seriously, though, leading to over a thousand applications and a big headache for city hall.

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Colorado Town Wants to Issue Drone Hunting Permits

Colorado Town Wants to Issue Drone Hunting Permits

Do you like drones? No? Do you want to shoot them out of the sky sometimes? Yes? Do you feel like you need the government’s permission to do so? Maybe? Well, head on over to Deer Trail, Colorado where drone-hunting dreams come true.

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The Terrible Colorado Fire Scar Seen From Space [Image Cache]

This is the scar left by the terrible Waldo Canyon Fire that burned through 18,247 acres (74 square kilometers) in Pike National Forest, three miles west of Colorado Springs. With 346 homes incinerated, two lives lost and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, it was the most destructive fire in Colorado history. More »