September 18, 2025: Evergreen shooting update, Front Range drought amid climate change, tarantula love journey
Description
An uncle of one of the victims in the Evergreen high school shooting shares more on the student’s condition in the hospital. Plus, an extremism researcher explains what he worries about when it comes to the suspect’s online activities. Then, new evidence that the drought on the Front Range is happening fast, and will cause more tension over water rights in the future. And, your chance to see tarantulas make their love journey in southern Colorado.
This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Rachel Estabrook and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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Read more on the stories in today’s show:
- CPR’s Yesenia Robles reports on Matthew Silverstone’s condition, and the online presence of the shooter at Evergreen High School.
- CPR’s Sam Brasch explains new research on drought differences from Eastern and Western Colorado.
- KRCC’s Shanna Lewis shares how you can see the tarantulas in southern Colorado.
- See details on the Colfax Clean-up here.
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