Day two of Semafor’s World Economy Summit kicked off Thursday in Washington featuring interviews with leading policymakers and CEOs discussing the role small businesses and entrepreneurs play in local Semafor’s journalists are in conversation with newsmakers including Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer On the US-China relationship: A return to the pre-trade war status quo between the US and China is “inconceivable” under the Donald Trump administration He said the relationship between the two superpowers is “not fixable.” “I don’t see this Chinese government finding its way to yes with the United States anytime soon,” he said “Their senior leadership considers present tariff levels a joke While the Chinese economy “is going to get hit a lot worse” in the near term Beijing will be the primary beneficiary of the US’ “unprecedented acts of geopolitical self-harm,” Bremmer said On Trump’s approach to US allies: “He’s not doing a good job at getting the outcomes he wants in picking fights with everyone simultaneously,” Bremmer said “Even if he had had a level of very significant trust with the Japanese and the Europeans and the Canadians coming in — which he did not — he’s done so much in his power to further erode that trust over the past three months that they’re going to find every which way to say that we are not going to follow you on China,” he said On Trump’s approach to Russia-Ukraine negotiations: Bremmer said that Trump is “unwilling to put sufficient pressure on the Russians” to get them to a ceasefire and is unwilling to blame them for not being able to get the peace deal he has promised is that Trump “walks away from both countries which means no more US aid for the Ukrainians… and no rapprochement with Russia.” On Biden’s and Trump’s foreign policies: “Biden believes a strong EU is in America’s advantage and Trump does not He wants Brexit all over the place,” Bremmer said “I think that permanent damage has been done to the US-EU relationship.” On the US-Indo-Pacific relationship: Despite “the rattling,” he said the relationship with those countries will remain strong “They will still be able to engage economically in ways that are comfortable to them with the Chinese.” On the outlook for US neighbors: Bremmer predicted Mexico will “do everything possible to capitulate to US terms,” but said that Canada believes its relationship with the US “is as strategically as much of a mistake as Germans doing Nord Stream with Russia.” On Trump’s trade policy: Silverman said that independent workers like those on Etsy would become “collateral damage” as the Trump administration’s trade policies focus on large companies “If we’re prepared to make exemptions for Apple shouldn’t we be prepared to look after a single mother working from her home making something and selling it to someone else?” On de minimis exemptions: Silverman said some companies do abuse the de minimis exemption rule to ship low-value goods en masse and that the policy could use some “common-sense reform.” Silverman who met the National Economic Council Thursday to discuss the de minimis exemption said he wants to maintain the exemptions for the “honest small sellers,” as it helps ensure “that we can still allow people to start a business without causing too much friction.” Etsy entrepreneurs need caregiving support: Silverman said that Etsy sellers — 85% of whom are women with one out of four tending a child at home — are asking for more caregiving help from federal and state governments “We need it to be affordable and we need it to be more accessible meaning more trained caregiving specialists,” Silverman said Congress has shown bipartisan interest in supporting caregivers It’s “just a matter of finding the right vehicle to get it through,” he said noting that a budget reconciliation package “might be an opportunity.” On the challenges small businesses are facing: “Cash flow is No “For all of you who run large businesses that have a supply chain that involves small businesses 1 thing you can do to help [is] pay on time.” On artificial intelligence: “Tomorrow’s worker is going to be AI-native “My goal is to bring my workforce along on that journey and have them be among the AI-enabled so they can succeed and thrive.” Silicon Valley: While netting a big-time Silicon Valley investor is still a big mark of success for European startups “We’ve seen a few European companies managing to be global leaders out of Europe,” he said pointing to Spotify and Revolut as examples “you’re going to expand internationally,” including in the US But instead of moving to the US and building a management team there “You’re going to attract maybe Americans or others to build your team in Europe,” he said “and you’re going to continue to develop your capital infrastructure with global money.” “Now we’re starting to create a virtuous circle where the money and the talent will get reinvested in the same place,” he said On funding trends: Funders’ appetite for backing new projects is “growing rapidly,” Taylor said noting that the platform itself draws in “people that are just going to want to support new things.” As a result 80% of the funding comes from organically on the platform.” New projects abound when the economy is uncertain he said: “When there’s tough macroeconomic times people tend to get a lot more creative.” And many people would rather be creators and entrepreneurs than work a traditional 9-to-5 The definition of a successful project has changed a $1 million campaign used to be considered successful On Kickstarter’s culture: The company has a four-day workweek can burn you out even more because you’re trying to fit so much more in a condensed week.” How tariffs could affect startups and their investors: “It’s harder to make the investments if you don’t know the foundation that you’re building on is actually going to be stable,” Prince said “Predictability is what you really need in an investing environment.” On AI changing the game for content: Thanks to AI “we’re going to be in a world where more and more questions are getting answered without you having to go to the original source,” Prince said The resulting reduction in ad traction and content monetization means “there has to be a new business model to exist for those original content creators,” he said “And I think that that is incredibly terrifying to a lot of the publishing industry today.” Prince described his “utopian vision for the future”: “Humans should get back to getting content for free On the intersection of AI and cybersecurity: Prince predicts that AI will make the web more secure “Our machine learning systems take the feed of data of all of the traffic that flows through Cloudflare’s network,” he explained “and are now surfacing new cyber attacks and threats that no human has ever identified before.” On the AI race: AI’s unpredictability puts China at a disadvantage versus the US Beijing “won’t tolerate [AI systems] criticizing the government… that’s always going to make it much more difficult to have real innovation over the long term.” How tariffs could affect startups: The tariffs have “created greater uncertainty and in some sectors starting to increase cost,” Ferguson said “All three of those things are a little bit of a problem for startups and smaller companies.” On how Washington should regulate AI: “First there’s a risk of overregulating before we know exactly what the dangers are.” “It’s going to be hard to regulate knowledge; it’s going to be hard to regulate models per se,” he added “Where you might be able to regulate is the interface between the model and the human being.” On the state of security risks: Verizon’s 2025 data breach investigations report showed that third-party cybersecurity risk for companies has doubled “Most organizations today rely on probably not just one maybe even hundreds — of third parties,” he said “What we find is that that introduces another level of risk that a lot of organizations just haven’t fully cared for.” On the risks security firms are seeing: The crypto industry is used to the risk of theft and companies are “very stress-tested” for ransomware attacks but it’s a lot tougher to guard against risks posed by actual people as opposed to AI “The incentives for a long-term [heist] strategy here are very high,” he said and in a world where open-source software is increasingly common it’s tough to “filter out who are really the people that are building code for good and who are the ones that are more tricky.” On the prospect of US crypto regulation passing: Richter who said he was in Washington all day and had met with people from the Treasury Department and the Senate He stressed the importance of regulating the industry but they just need to be applied consistently,” Richter said “I think the first batch of rules is going to be good enough” but added that “we’re going to need a couple of iterations.” On tariffs’ market impact: “It has caused a lot of attention and there has been a very volatile market because of it,” Moore said “If we can signal to the American worker and family that you’re going to have sound that should be able to give a lot of confidence to the market.” On raising the debt ceiling: “Minority Leader [Chuck] Schumer would require massive spending increases or concessions in order to do a bipartisan bill that would increase the debt ceiling,” Moore said He noted that some conservative members have promised they’d never vote to raise the limit “but if you’re coupling it with smart spending reform we should be able to get over this hurdle.” On making tips tax-free: “No tax on tips is a large priority for the administration — President [Donald] Trump talks about it a lot and we want to be able to help deliver this for him,” Moore said European markets have suffered from a lack of competitiveness with the US and China with just a handful of tech startups to come out of the continent But countries everywhere are facing similar business challenges as they transition to cleaner energy and chase technological dominance Read more in The Semafor View -> Sign up for Semafor .css-w8sqnb{text-transform:capitalize;}business An official website of the United States government Latest Earthquakes Episode 16 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 12:03 p.m HST on April 2 when high fountaining at the south vent stopped  Fountains from the south vent sustained heights of 600-700 feet (180-210 meters) for over 23 hours then dropped to less than 300 feet (90 meters) at 9:50 a.m These items are in the RSS feed format (Really Simple Syndication) based on categories such as topics You can install and RSS reader browser extension or use a third-party service to receive immediate news updates depending on the feed that you have added they may look strange because they are simply XML code An RSS reader can easily read this code and push out a notification to you when something new is posted to our site Hawaiian Volcano Observatory News Summit View Treatment Services moved its operations to 436 S The newly renovated facility increases Summit View’s operational capacity by 80% and allows them to gradually reduce the wait times for Mesa County residents to receive addiction treatment services from an average of 17 days to less than a week Summit View provides on-site behavioral health treatment for any adult resident of Mesa County seeking help with disorders involving addiction Treatment programs are tailored to individual needs and are designed to account for factors coinciding with addiction and involvement in the Criminal Justice system The facility also offers affordable and safe transitional housing that supports residents as they readjust to independent living in the community.  Summit View’s new location was refurbished to further its goal of helping people who struggle with substance abuse and other challenges to get on a sustainable path to recovery and reclaim their lives. Learn more about Summit View Treatment Services — The Douglas County School District Board of Education unanimously voted on Tuesday to consolidate six Highlands Ranch elementary schools Saddle Ranch Elementary will consolidate into Eldorado Elementary Heritage Elementary will consolidate into Summit View Elementary and Acres Green Elementary will consolidate into Fox Creek Elementary The consolidation will begin with the 2026-27 school year several board members said it was one of the most difficult decisions they've faced during their tenure "From the superintendent down… I’ve literally spoken to custodians and they’ve all been considered," said DCSD Board of Education member Brad Geiger "I have a lot of hope that this is going to make better opportunities for our students and our families and I will work to make sure we’re able to live up to the promises that have been made," said fellow school board member Susan Meek Following the vote, DCSD issued a release, saying the decision came "after nearly two years of careful planning and evaluation" in order to address declining enrollment in Highlands Ranch. The schools were selected based on criteria outlined in this district policy hoping to sway the board from its final decision "Losing the vibrance of children playing outside and a community gathering place is going to be a profound loss for us," said Cali Wolf Other Heritage Elementary School parents expressed concerns about class sizes ahead of Tuesday's vote "We’ve been told there’s 22 classrooms at Summit View and there’s 22 classrooms at Heritage yet we’re going to have more students at Summit View," said Katie Bibler Summit View and Fox Creek will receive "any necessary building improvements" ahead of the consolidations The district said it also plans to continue maintenance at Saddle Ranch Heritage and Acres Green so the playgrounds and other spaces are available for community use DCSD said the three closing schools will house district programming The school board said Tuesday that the closed schools will be used as bus stops following the consolidation The school board and district officials cited unequal growth in Douglas County as the reason for the consolidation communities like Sterling Ranch are booming as families with young children move to areas other than Highlands Ranch Data from DCSD shows 10,484 students were enrolled across Highlands Ranch's 18 elementary schools in 2014 that number is expected to plummet to 6,476 students across the schools the school board on Tuesday approved changes to the way the district classifies Highlands Ranch sixth graders Sixth grade will be moved to middle school beginning in the 2026-27 school year This will only affect Highlands Ranch elementary schools that feed into Cresthill Mountain Ridge and Ranch View middle schools the school district said it is looking to create a timeline for moving sixth graders throughout the district to middle school The district is also making "minor elementary school boundary adjustments," which will take effect ahead of the 2026-27 school year Denver7's Claire Lavezzorio contributed to this report Denver7 is committed to making a difference in our community by standing up for what's right lending a helping hand and following through on promises – Warren County Public Schools has announced the name of its newest school being build on Dillard Road the district announced the school will be called Summit View Elementary In September 2024, the 20 acres where the school will be located was approved to be rezoned to allow the construction to take place The land is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Dillard Road and Bettersworth Road News 40 will continue to provide updates on the upcoming elementary school as they become available  Watch WNKY Live President Donald Trump said Friday he’s committed to making the U.S a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had been unfair attacks on digital assets by the previous administration Watch Trump’s remarks in the player above “I thought it was very important that we stay in the front of this one,” Trump said at the first-ever White House “Crypto Summit.” Trump has warmly embraced an industry that’s shown him significant love in return and spent heavily to help him win last year’s election “It’s truly wonderful to see how things have changed and how the pendulum has swung back,” Cameron Winklevoss the co-founder of the crypto exchange Gemini The summit included crypto company executives many of whom took turns raving about Trump’s leadership on digital assets The emboldened industry said it was unfairly treated by the Biden administration and helped Trump and other Republicans score wins in the last election Trump reiterated his eagerness to help the crypto industry with friendly legislation and light-touch regulations Friday’s summit was the latest in a series of actions the new Trump administration has taken to try and boost the crypto industry that’s included the Securities and Exchange Commission dropping several enforcement actions against large crypto companies including those whose leaders were at Friday’s summit Trump signed an executive order establishing a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve,” which essentially bars the U.S government from selling bitcoin – currently valued at about $17 billion – it has acquired through criminal and civil asset forfeiture The order also allows the Treasury and Commerce Departments to come up with “budget-neutral” plans for the government to acquire additional bitcoin though no details of what those plans might look like have been released The order is a significant boost for bitcoin’s credibility and legitimacy The oldest and most popular cryptocurrency bitcoin has gone from an experiment by libertarian cryptography enthusiasts to an asset worth $1.7 trillion in less than two decades the Trump administration’s “crypto czar,” told reporters Friday Trump’s order also creates a “Digital Asset Stockpile,” where the government will hold seized cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin Trump sent crypto prices on a short-lived surge after a surprise announcement that he wanted the government to hold lesser-known cryptocurrencies XRP It’s unclear why Trump named those specific cryptocurrencies and not others His announcement caused a stir in the crypto community about whether the government would pick winners and losers among various types of cryptocurrencies said it’s clear the Trump administration wanted to avoid getting dragged into that kind of fight with the way the executive order was worded from yesterday has been quite neutral,” she said Trump’s foray into crypto has included backing a personal meme coin and other ventures to enrich himself and his family Those moves have drawn swift criticism from Democrats and even some crypto enthusiasts who support Trump Sacks told reporters Friday that Trump’s personal crypto-related projects were “irrelevant” to the administration’s work related to the industry the world capital in crypto through fair and clear regulations that promote innovation while still protecting investors Sacks added his role was not to try and convince Americans to buy crypto “You should do your homework because this is a very volatile industry,” Sacks said © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins Day 3 of Semafor’s World Economy Summit got underway in Washington featuring interviews with leading policymakers and CEOs discussing how artificial intelligence will transform businesses and empower consumers Semafor’s journalists are in conversation with newsmakers including Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Nasdaq chief Adena Friedman On Fortune 1000 companies innovating with AI: Bigger players have been acquiring AI startups “as a way of amplifying the innovation,” Krishnamurthy said The trend makes him confident there will be more M&A: “It will break the deals winter we’ve been kind of going through to drive the change that we are looking at.” On keeping up with AI innovation: Krishnamurthy said there can be tensions between keeping up with the pace of AI innovations while maintaining long-term corporate vision “but they don’t need to be necessarily the paradox that we have thought about in the past,” he said On whether he feels vindicated about CoreWeave’s stock price being higher than its IPO price: “No “We took the company public for some very specific reasons and we are bringing a new business model to the market and the validity of that model is being debated every day.” He said the vindication will come two to five years from now “when people understand what we’re doing… and value the company as they see fit.” On DeepSeek: “I’ve never seen an experience where there was a severe dislocation with the interpretation of the financial market and the physical underlying infrastructure” until Deep Seek emerged He said the “abject panic” in the markets revealed the extent to which the Chinese startup’s AI model “rattled the foundations of technology investment.” On tariffs: “We didn’t wake up on April 2 or November 6 and think that we weren’t gonna be in some form of trade challenges,” Frenzel said Most of Xcel’s equipment is domestically sourced but the company still has “some international exposure.” The “largely Chinese-dominated” battery supply chain is “relatively fluid and dynamic and can relocate itself predominantly outside of China,” Frenzel said He specifically mentioned Southeast Asia and the US as possible locations saying domestic production would be more feasible “if we had some tariff and trade certainty.” The solar energy supply chain has “dramatically shifted” to these regions in recent years On whether coal is coming back: President Donald Trump’s executive orders on energy “recognize the fact that the country needs as much electricity as we can get right now,” said Frenzel but he doesn’t expect coal to see a big resurgence Xcel itself uses 40 gigawatts of coal generation but that will be retired over the next five years as the company needs nearly 400 gigawatts of new generation Coal “just scratches the surface… for a short period of time until we can get the supply chains for either natural gas or wind or solar or storage ramped up to meet the demand that we see on the horizon,” he said On wildfire litigation and risk: Frenzel said wildfire-related lawsuits raise the cost of capital for companies “We are hyper-focused on our cost of capital,” he said and need “to mitigate risk as an industry.” Building resilient grid infrastructure to lower the risk requires public-private partnership including involvement of federal and state governments On fewer travelers visiting the US: While the travel industry globally is up since 2019 the number of people visiting the US is actually down Having heard from customers that they are now hesitant to visit the US he believes the brand of the US “has been tarnished.” On how AI affects the workforce: AI’s impact on the travel industry has been severe, said Fogel, citing data showing a “70% reduction in the number of human travel agents” between 2000 and 2021 so what are those people doing now who used to be travel agents?” Fogel said As generative AI continues “accelerating” efficiencies the resulting job elimination is “going to have incredible ramifications for our society,” he said “I’m not sure how many people really recognize how fast this is happening.” On investors wanting predictability: Global investors won’t necessarily stop investing capital in US markets — but they’re looking for predictability and dividends “They will go to where the returns are over time “It’s a matter of just making sure that the US economy delivers those returns,” she said She said investors are especially looking for “some level of predictability,” which is “what really drives the economy forward.” On AI: Banks and financial regulators can deploy AI to spot criminal activity calling the technology “a game changer for defense in addition to being a game changer for the criminals.” She said Nasdaq uses its “very advanced” AI-enabled Verafin platform to detect criminals as well as automate its workflows On the government driving innovation in the private sector: Today the space economy has “a thriving commercial ecosystem,” Ekblaw said “The cost to get to space in the last 15 years has dropped dramatically noting that with SpaceX the costs are “like FedEx — if you can ship something around the world Now “ambition [is] what we need the government’s help with,” she said how can we do large-scale infrastructure in-orbit for the public good?” Achieving “that scale of ambition” calls for public-private partnerships,” she said On funding cuts to research: “When we cut science funding at this scale there are really massive impacts to aviation,” Ekblaw said “I’m optimistic that [NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman] is going to be able to find a way to negotiate within the constraints that he’s gonna be put under and be able to find a way to protect some of that funding.” On MGX investments in the US: MGX plans to invest $8-$10 billion a year in artificial intelligence infrastructure and companies “We remain optimistic that the technology will revolutionize the way we create value in the economy and the United States continues to be at the bleeding edge of this technology.” While MGX hasn’t disclosed the overall size of its fund — estimates put it at $100 billion — Osman said the firm will invest between $1 billion and $2 billion per deal He said MGX is taking a 5-10 year view and is “deploying capital in order to support that build-out growth.” On data center demand: “The demand is still very high,” he said Global installations are still expected to be around 60 gigawatts but he thinks that capacity needs to grow to 200 or 300 gigawatts over the next handful of years On the difficulties of scaling AI: “There needs to be a clear way to demonstrate benefit at scale across the company,” Parekh said “Most of these companies are built from acquisitions and so there are various components to these companies not a uniform set of structures that allow AI to be deployed Companies need a strong data infrastructure On safety in self-driving cars: These cars have to be close to 10 times safer than human-driven cars He said that while pedestrian behavior is likely to be erratic in cities like New York “AIs now are acting in much more human ways You will see autonomous drivers who drive more and more like a super safe human.” On Elon Musk’s desire to dominate the robo-taxi business: “I don’t think that there will be a winner-take-all,” he said “There’ll be plenty of room in the industry We’d love to work with them.” Khosrowshahi said he owns a Tesla himself and called its self-driving ability “delightful,” but added that he has “to take over every once in a while.” On whether proposed tariffs can help the US catch up to China on EVs: Tariffs that are supposed to protect domestic companies “Sometimes that protection removes the need for vicious competition,” he said “If the tariff policy results in companies who have it easier and rest on their laurels On the FTC’s lawsuit against the company: Khosrowshahi said the Federal Trade Commission’s recent lawsuit against the company related to its Uber One service was a “head-scratcher.” The FTC alleged the subscription platform charged consumers without their consent and made it difficult to cancel “We make it incredibly easy to sign up for Uber One,” Khosrowshahi said On a potential economic downturn: He said Uber is “recession-resistant,” because its revenues and expenses both fluctuate based on GDP the cost of Uber will come down because to some extent Artificial general intelligence seems imminent with increasingly capable robots coming along for the ride but it remains unclear how increasingly powerful computers will impact the world’s knowledge workers The billions of dollars companies are pouring into AI have not paid off Read more in The Semafor View -> technology has reshaped how we live and work from electricity and automation to the internet and mobile But Generative AI isn’t just another shift — it’s a seismic technology transformation unfolding faster than ever it’s gone from experimental to fundamental we’re moving just as fast to harness this technology across our global brands we’re reimagining how we serve customers and empower our teams to advance our mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world Decades of working with technology and data provide a natural advantage but we must continue to look beyond the horizon to remain at the forefront of innovation As a world leader in digital travel technology we know that the velocity of innovation demands adaptability and a continuous need to challenge the status quo Thriving in the AI era means continuously investing and collaborating across the industry to unlock new opportunities for the benefit of all USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists captured aerial photography during a helicopter overflight on March 14 to map tephra deposits and other changes of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Volcano Hazards Program News — The Douglas County School District on Monday released a list of Highlands Ranch elementary schools it is considering consolidating Saddle Ranch Elementary would consolidate into Eldorado Elementary Heritage Elementary would consolidate into Summit View Elementary and Acres Green Elementary would consolidate into Fox Creek Elementary The Board of Education will vote on the recommendations at its April 22 meeting the consolidation would begin with the 2026-27 school year In its announcement Monday, DCSD said the recommendations come "after nearly two years of careful planning and evaluation" in order to address declining enrollment in Highlands Ranch. The schools were selected based on criteria outlined in this district policy In November 2024, Denver7 spoke to Brad Geiger who cited unequal growth as the reason for change While communities like Sterling Ranch are booming families with young children are no longer moving to areas like Highlands Ranch "We have an odd situation where we’re building schools in one area and combining schools in another," Geiger told Denver7 at the time The school district is also looking to change the way it classifies Highlands Ranch sixth graders DCSD said it is recommending that sixth grade be moved to middle school beginning in the 2026-27 school year This would only affect Highlands Ranch elementary schools that feed into Cresthill It is also recommending some "minor elementary school boundary adjustments," which would be made ahead of the 2026-27 school year DCSD said these changes would "ensure that the newly consolidated schools remain efficient and sustainable for years to come." DCSD’s priority remains the same: ensuring that every child has access to an exceptional education and a very bright future," the school district said On Tuesday, Denver7 brought parents' concerns to the superintendent. You can read more in this story. Semafor’s World Economy Summit kicked off Wednesday in Washington featuring interviews with leading policymakers and CEOs discussing the transformational power of digital infrastructure Semafor’s journalists are in conversation with newsmakers including Kentucky Gov On unplugging: Sampath said that in his home cell phones aren’t allowed at the dinner table You have to put your phone down,” Sampath said “I think having a balanced and a healthy relationship with your phone and the digital internet is super important You have to make space for other things in life.” On the future: Sampath has a positive outlook despite challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and “I think the next 20 years in America is really the greatest 20 years ever in the world We’re going to have some of the greatest advancements in health care We’re going to have the greatest advancements in AI On tariffs’ effects on US automakers: Barra said General Motors is “very much aligned” with US President Donald Trump’s goals of establishing “a strong manufacturing base in this country and a strong auto industry.” Barra pointed to the work that GM did following the COVID-19 pandemic to bolster its supply chain resilience to have less “global complexity.” GM wants the Trump administration to understand the auto industry and how it operates so that US carmakers will “not be put at a disadvantage to our foreign competitors.” On the US electric vehicle market: Barra noted that barriers to EV ownership remain with price and charging capacity chief among them Most EV owners also own traditional combustion engine cars for longer journeys and “we’re making good progress,” Barra added On artificial intelligence: Schroeter said that while many people are scared of AI the majority of Kyndryl’s customers are already deploying it in some way “I don’t think we’re in a hype cycle,” he said almost half are already at the point of seeing a “great” return on their investment On consumer spending: Miebach said that Mastercard’s internal data do not yet show significant changes in consumer activity resulting from economic worries and market turmoil “The consumer today is an empowered consumer that will stick to what they want to do: They still want to make that trip,” he said On artificial intelligence: Artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize the way consumers shop for things like travel by automatically processing data like rewards and loyalty program balances you have a smart agent that knows all your preferences and all of your balances and all of that and will book this thing in two minutes,” he said “The world isn’t designed around this today but you can see a world where you have five On Donald Trump’s economic policies and cuts to government programs: Tariffs and spending cuts are causing pain and upheaval “I’ve never seen anything in politics more attributable to one person and one person alone,” the Democratic governor of Kentucky said “His tariff decisions are devastating the economy,” Beshear added while “rural health care will cease to exist if they do major cuts” to Medicaid The administration’s hardline approach will also come with political costs the governor suggested: “This will cause the American people to nearly revolt if they make these cuts.” along with the politicization of initiatives such as green energy manufacturing noting the significant investments in electric vehicle battery plants in Kentucky “We really need him to rethink this tariff policy.” While 95% of all US bourbon is made in Kentucky who is leading a bid to purchase TikTok from its Chinese owner said that he did not establish Project Liberty specifically to buy the China-owned app “The TikTok bid was serendipitous,” he said “The fundamental point of Project Liberty is not that the tech is bad … The point is that we should each own and control our data because our data is our personhood On how USAID cuts will affect Africa: “We’re talking of replacing an economic order that has been there for 100 years,” Mwangi said referring to the billions of dollars in development aid slashed by the Trump administration Private investment can close some of the gap while a supply of minerals critical to the energy transition and a youthful labor force point to optimism for the continent “Africa is in a very good position to reorganize the global market,” he said On how artificial intelligence and social media are different: Midha said the regulatory challenges facing AI are different from those faced by social media platforms Social media gives individual users the ability to amplify their intentions whereas [AI] models don’t have agency or intentions It’s literally matrix math that you’re running on large pieces of data.” On the US tech race with China: Midha called AI “as transformative as electricity,” and said it is a critical piece of national infrastructure That’s why when it comes to competing with China On the allure of digital collectibles: People are spending more time in the digital world and some of the activities they enjoyed in the physical world “They just want to do it in a place where they’re spending most of their time,” he said “Sports fans in particular just want to connect with their sport through ownership.” On connections with his company’s virtual character: The digital persona has drawn millions of young female followers “You’d be surprised that a digital character in a digital world can make people open up a lot more” than in the physical world Shared experiences and the “connection she creates with people helps them open up express themselves in a new way,” he added On investing in Africa: Maasdorp said it’s time to rethink the global development financing system and he agreed that private capital can replace some of the funding that used to come from governments He wants to partner with major investment firms to help mitigate risk “We need to mobilize third-party money from pensions funds from the institutional investor community,” he said On tech regulation: Spiegel said there’s a feeling in his industry that US President Donald Trump is more receptive to technology overall “A lot of what we’ve seen from the [Trump] administration is encouraging investment in AI trying to take a lighter-touch regulatory approach until we have more clarity on the areas where there are real risks that do need to be regulated,” Spiegel said On how artificial intelligence could impact the workforce: Spiegel said businesses need to think now about what AI could mean particularly for the white-collar workforce “If you look at America today it’s very clear that blue-collar workers have been impacted by globalization “I think we could see a similar phenomenon with white collar workers… I think it could be highly disruptive.” But I think it’s mission critical that we adopt AI that we benefit from those productivity gains But the transition… I think could be quite challenging.” CEOS need to be fluent in emerging technologies but artificial intelligence will become as ubiquitous as did mobile and digital But as AI becomes embedded in organizations CEOs will need a more nimble approach to project management Read more in The Semafor View -> Chief Executive Officer - Verizon Consumer America’s digital infrastructure is the most important competitive advantage to ensure future prosperity. According to Verizon’s 2024 Consumer Connections Report the average American household has 18 connected devices demonstrating how connectivity continues to influence and improve the ways Americans live This connectivity translates into a tangible competitive advantage for the U.S If our communities are digitally vibrant and interconnected we foster a dynamic environment where innovation flourishes It’s about making sure every corner of America has the tools to participate fully in the digital economy Cybersecurity is inextricably linked to the importance of digital infrastructure investment cybersecurity was a game of defense where companies had to be right every single time while a hacker only needed to find one vulnerability the hacker cannot afford to be wrong even once AI strengthens our overall digital infrastructure ensuring that America’s interconnected world remains secure Episode 12 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ended at 10:37 a.m HST on March 5 after just under 22 hours of continuous eruptive activity Fountaining from the south vent ceased at 10:35 a.m at the same time summit deflation changed to inflation and tremor decreased.  This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page KQED Live EventsPRX Podcast Garage EventsEvents Around the Bay AreaMember Benefits with KQED LiveVideos from KQED LiveWatch recordings of recent KQED Live events FeaturedThat's My WordAn ongoing exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from this month’s KQED 9 Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift Visitors take in the expansive view from the top of Mount Diablo.  (Asal Ehsanipour/KQED)Read a transcript of this episode. This story was originally published March 26 Mount Diablo is one of the Bay Area’s grandest landmarks and often the first glimpse of home you might see after a long drive The mountain sits on the eastern edge of the Bay Area and its peak is visible from most spots around the Bay Mount Diablo stands apart from other mountains nearby but because of the legends that surround it listener Mark Isaak heard a rumor about the view from Mount Diablo’s summit: “I’ve heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land — not just ocean but actual land — is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro But that the summit of Mount Diablo comes in second “The view when you come up here is really amazing,” says Sharon Peterson Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter “How it compares to Kilimanjaro is up for debate but I’m partial to the view from Mount Diablo and I think most people are pretty amazed by it.” At the Mount Diablo Summit Museum and trailhead viewing deck Peterson says that 40 of California’s 58 counties are visible on a clear day As little as 1% of some counties can be seen “You can see the Golden Gate Bridge today,” says Peterson “You could see both towers with the naked eye Peterson points out the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers merging to form the California Delta she describes a sweeping view of the Diablo Range and Livermore/Pleasanton where through the haze we catch a glimpse of the snow-capped Sierra over 100 miles away “With binoculars you can see Sentinel Dome There is a rumor that persists that you can see Half Dome but it’s blocked by one of the land features in between,” Peterson says land conservation director for Save Mount Diablo is adamant that the Mount Kilimanjaro myth has no merit: “It’s absolutely not true that Mount Diablo has the largest view in the world except for Mount Kilimanjaro,” he says Adams has spent a lot of time myth busting the Kilimanjaro claim “I never quite believed it,” he says “It just didn’t have the ring of truth to me because it’s a small mountain Common sense would tell you the taller the mountain Considering the myth has been repeated countless times he says it makes sense people would believe it Adams traced the myth back to the 1850s and ’60s when geologists like Josiah Whitney first surveyed the mountain points on the earth’s surface from which so extensive an area may be seen as from Mount Diablo can hardly be less than 40,000 square miles.” “The view was one never to be forgotten […] Few views in North America are more extensive — certainly nothing in Europe.” An article published in the Contra Costa Gazette on April 18 said that the view from the summit “[showed] more of the earth’s kingdom than is visible from any other known spot on the globe.” The claim about Mount Diablo’s view was repeated for decades when recreation at parks and mountains picked up popularity Mount Diablo became a go-to tourist spot as the Kilimanjaro claim circulated in travel guides and hiking maps by railroad companies and auto associations Even the Contra Costa Development Association published materials in the 1940s describing the mountain as “the world’s greatest view More territory visible than from any point in the world.” As visitors flocked to Mount Diablo for the views “More than half of Mount Diablo was locked up successively by two big real estate land speculators named Robert Noble Burgess and Walter P “Both of them printed brochures by the thousands that included the claim of Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world.” Boasting that claim was a smart business move for Burgess who had bought a portion of the mountain in 1912 and subsequently built the Mount Diablo Scenic Boulevard taking visitors to the summit he had a dream of building thousands of homes on the mountain’s western flank and those amazing views helped push his agenda forward Burgess eventually went bankrupt and the deal flopped “You can definitely credit the brochures for spreading the misinformation but it’s just too good to claim the largest view in the world,” Adams explains “And understand that California was a promoter’s dream.” who had been Burgess’ business partner hired a publicist to help him spread the rumor that Mount Diablo’s view was the greatest on earth which came in handy as he built an 8-foot beacon tower known as the Eye of Diablo the engineers Frick worked with at Standard Oil Company were skeptical of the claim’s validity Using topographical atlases and aeronautical charts Earl set out to determine the viewshed from the summit of Mount Diablo compared to others in North America A viewshed is the area visible from a specific vantage point Mount Diablo’s viewshed is between 13,000 and 21,000 square miles it’s possible to see over three times as much Mount Kilimanjaro soars five times as high as Mount Diablo a mountain as small as Mount Diablo couldn’t possibly have a greater viewshed than Mount Kilimanjaro — even if it is an isolated peak “He conclusively showed the Mount Diablo viewshed claim was bogus,” says Adams with a laugh “But it doesn’t really matter because the claim had already done its work Mount Diablo may not have the largest view in the world but it certainly has the most extraordinary view in the world.” extraordinary can’t be measured with math Olivia Allen-Price: When it comes to size – Mount Diablo is the Bay Area’s grandest landmark It’s often the first glimpse of home you’ll see after a long drive It stands apart from other mountains nearby The Bay Miwok tribe believe the mountain is sacred — that it is the central point of the world’s creation But it’s a different story that caught the attention of listener Mark Isaak Mark Isaak: I’ve heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land – not just ocean but actual land – is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro but that the summit of Mount Diablo comes in second Olivia Allen-Price: Mark heard this legend so long ago he can’t remember where it came from it’s a lot taller than everything else around it So even though there are lots of taller mountains they might not have as big of a view because other mountains get in the way From the top of Diablo you can see from the Pacific Ocean all the way across the state to the Sierra But second biggest view in the world … really Today we’re going to find out if Mount Diablo’s view deserves so remarkable an accolade so we set out to learn if Mount Diablo is in fact numero dos on the list of places on earth where you can see the most land Reporter Asal Ehsanipour takes a winding road to find out Asal Ehsanipour: The mystery of the view from Mount Diablo is a romantic one – steeped in local legend Asal Ehsanipour: From the base of the mountain it takes me about an hour to get to the top Asal Ehsanipour: Mount Diablo sits on the Eastern Edge of the Bay Area – in Contra Costa County But you can see its double peak pyramid from most spots around the Bay the mountain’s view is second to none Sharon Peterson: So the view when you come up here is really amazing How it compares to Kilimanjaro is up for debate But I’m kind of partial to the view here from Mount Diablo and I think most people that come are pretty amazed by what the view looks like Asal Ehsanipour: My tour guide today is Sharon Peterson Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter – which means her job is to tell the story of the park Asal Ehsanipour: Sharon takes me to the summit’s viewing deck you can see 40 of California’s 58 counties from here Sharon Peterson: This is where we walk out into the wind Sharon Peterson: So you can see the Golden Gate Bridge today You could see both towers with the naked eye Asal Ehsanipour: She whips them out and there it is Two towers peeking over Round Top in the Berkeley Hills And you can see the Sacramento and San Juaquin rivers forming the Delta it’s a sweeping view of the Diablo Range and Livermore – Pleasanton Where through the haze we catch a glimpse of the snow-speckled Sierras rising above the Central Valley – over a hundred miles away Asal Ehsanipour (outside): And I heard that you can also see Yosemite from here And with binoculars you can see Sentinel Dome There is a rumor that you can see Half Dome but it’s actually blocked by one of the land features in between here that it feels like I’m looking down at a watercolor The only thing that compares is the view from a plane Maybe it’s possible the myth is true Seth Adams: It’s absolutely not true that Mt Diablo has the largest view in the world except for Mount Kilimanjaro Asal Ehsanipour: Seth Adams is the Land Conservation Director at Save Mount Diablo And he’s spent a lot of time mythbusting the Kilimanjaro claim It just didn’t have the ring of truth to me because it’s a small mountain and common sense would tell you the taller the mountain Asal Ehsanipour: But considering the myth has been repeated hundreds of times Seth traced the infatuation with Diablo back to the 1850s and 60s – when scientists like Josiah [Hosiah] Whitney first geologically surveyed the mountain That’s Josiah Whitney of Mount Whitney – the tallest mountain in the Sierra Nevada points on the earth’s surface from which so extensive an area may be seen as from Mt Asal Ehsanipour: The legend snowballed from there Repeated over and over for decades – through the end of World War II A time when people started experiencing parks and mountains recreationally – and Mount Diablo became a go-to tourist spot The Kilimanjaro claim circulated in travel guides and hiking maps By railroad companies and auto associations Even Contra Costa County described it as quote: “the world’s greatest view Asal Ehsanipour: But as visitors flocked to Diablo for the views Seth Adams: More than half of Mount Diablo was locked up successively by two big real estate land speculators Both of them printed brochures by the thousands that included the claim of Mt Diablo having the largest view in the world Asal Ehsanipour: Boasting that claim was a smart business move for one developer he had a dream of building thousands of homes on Diablo’s western flank and those amazing views helped push forward his agenda Eventually the developer went bankrupt and the deal flopped Seth Adams: Oh you can definitely credit the brochures with spreading the misinformation It’s just too good to claim the largest view in the world And understand that California was a promoter’s dream Asal Ehsanipour: Which brings us to another promoter… the entrepreneur Walter P who hired a publicist to help him spread the rumor that Mount Diablo had the greatest view on earth Especially as he built an 8 foot beacon tower known as the Eye of Diablo But Frick was working with engineers from the Standard Oil Company… and they were skeptical Seth Adams: Someone for the first time said Asal Ehsanipour: So after that – the 1928 Standard Oil Bulletin added a footnote to their brochure Seth Adams: “Except for a point in Africa.” Clearly being Mount Kilimanjaro the legend shifted from Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world It went on like this until 1994 – when it was officially debunked by an engineer slash mountaineer who did the math but he went by the nickname “7.389056099.” …Math joke Seth Adams: He said ‘I don’t believe this And so what I’m gonna do is I’m going to define the problem and I’m gonna calculate view sheds for lots of other mountains and see how they compare.’ Asal Ehsanipour: Viewshed is “the area visible from a specific vantage point” including land or water Whitney speculated Diablo’s viewshed was about 40,000 square miles But according to Earl’s calculations it’s actually between 13,000 and 21,000 taller mountains you can see more than 3 times as much And even for a total non-mathematician like me – it kind of makes sense Mount Kilimanjaro is 5 times the size of Mount Diablo Diablo couldn’t possibly have a comparable viewshed – even if it is an isolated peak Seth Adams: He conclusively showed the Mount Diablo viewshed claim was bogus [laughs] But it doesn’t really matter because the claim had already done its work Diablo may not have the largest view in the world but it certainly has the most extraordinary view in the world Asal Ehsanipour: And looking out from the summit Voice 1: I noticed a few older homes in Noe Valley/Mission/Glen Park with “Lipton Tea” on the window It looks like they’re old corner stores Voice 2: I would like to know how the effects of climate change in the San Francisco Bay impact the underwater sonic environment Are there any bio-acoustic studies being done locally on this topic Voice 3: What is the history behind Ashland and Cherryland two unincorporated communities in the East Bay What defines an “unincorporated” community Olivia Allen-Price: Head to BayCurious.org to cast your vote for which question you’d like to see us answer next Bay Curious is made in San Francisco at member-supported KQED Our show is produced by… Amanda Font Ana De Almeida Amaral and Olivia Allen-Price To learn more 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The Terraces at Summitview resident choir puts on a Christmas concert every year to share joy with the community my guess is the choir has been going for at least 10 years,” said Cathy Kloster And with each year the choir continues to grow “We have a total of 30 choir singers and then I have some piano players accompany us and some instrumentalists that join us for these programs,” said Kloster At the concert they sang a range of Christmas classics from do you hear what I hear to the little drummer boy Although the choir has a legacy of spreading joy in the community it gives the senior residents a chance to reminisce about their younger years “My wife and I were both in choirs and choruses from the time we got married the Terraces at Summitview resident choir is going to be doing Yakima good for many years to come “We can never underestimate any of god’s children at any age you heard today these people that are 80 to 96 and what they can do in this wonderful community of the terraces and in the Yakima valley,” said Kloster Note: If you don't yet know who won "The Summit," you might want to stop reading now because spoilers await After 14 gruesome days of formidable obstacles and tormenting betrayals, three inexperienced climbers made it up "The Summit." Season one of the new CBS reality competition series concluded Wednesday night with a finale that included moments of euphoria and devastation Premiering in September, "The Summit" follows 16 contestants with no mountaineering experience who must reach a peak in the New Zealand Alps in 14 days the players must carry cash in their backpacks and reach several checkpoint camps If the remaining contestants fail to reach the top by their deadline In every episode the ominous "Mountain Keeper" flies over and drops a bag carrying an ethical and strategic dilemma in the form of a note titled "Judgement Day," only four contestants were left as they inched there way toward the top on Day 14 a spontaneous twist only allowed three to finish what they started including the winner explaining to USA TODAY how they did it 14 days to reach 'The Summit': Why the new competition series is not another 'Survivor' Who made it up 'The Summit?California server Therron Pittman and Columbus Air Force member Punkin Jackson were the final three who made it to the top of the mountain Across the season all three players emphasized a fear of heights that made their mission extra daunting Before reaching the top the trio wrote heartful messages on a flag dedicated to their loved ones at home Then they made their final ascent achieving an elevation of 8,481 feet Nick and Punkin each shouted for the whole mountain to hear and indulged in the wintry view of a lifetime Therron and Punkin each completed the journey Following their rise to "The Summit," Host Manu Bennett revealed that the eliminated 13 contestants would vote for who increases their prize pot to $500,000 Nick Morgan won "The Summit" after receiving votes from Amy Stephens Amy made the deciding vote between Nick and Punkin was the final person eliminated from the competition right before nearing the end despite being deeply afraid of heights The final challenge was for each contestant to fast-rope from a helicopter across a wide gap Punkin opted to go first and later read a note from the Mountain's Keeper revealing one person would be left behind who then had to choose between the other two Nick was immediately crushed by the decision as both Jeannie and Therron were long-term allies thus cutting Jeannie's journey short by less than a day Nick Morgan is sales executive based in Madisonville the 29-year-old former described how unbelievable it was to finally come out on top As a former college baseball athlete he said he always came up in short from never making it to the major leagues or losing in conference championships He's used to his friends and family telling him to "keep your head up You did an incredible job" instead of pure congratulations "I'm getting a lot of people saying they did not see that coming you weren't more surprised than I was,'" Nick told USA TODAY on Thursday Nick explained that he managed to win by playing an under-the-radar game early on and then an aggressive strategic game toward the end "I was always trying to make sure that I had enough numbers at every single vote to ensure that I had nothing to worry about apart from being physically worn out," he said explaining his successful strategic gameplay And despite a brutal betrayal that ended Jeannie's game Nick said there's no longer any hard feelings between the two He added that Jeannie FaceTime called him right before the finale aired to say that "she loves me and she knows how tough of a decision it was." It remains unclear whether "The Summit" will return for season two as CBS has not officially announced a renewal as of Thursday This story was updated to add new information Intro rate $1.99This rate will renew automatically at $9.99 after 30 days First time here? Click to create a yakimaherald.com user account The Safeway grocery store at 5702 Summitview Ave in Yakima is among several in Washington slated to change ownership in a proposed merger between supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons A list of locations set to be divested under the pending merger was released today Washington is suing to block the proposed $25 billion merger between the two supermarket chains In April the companies announced they plan to sell several locations to C&S Wholesale Grocers Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails For information about our privacy practices We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. May 1, 2025: Bollywood’s biggest names descended on Mumbai for the inaugural edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, held at the prestigious Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC). The four-day event, which is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, brings together over 90 countries and thousands of creators, media professionals, and industry leaders. Among the star-studded arrivals were Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, who was seen engaging with organisers and staff members as he made his way into the venue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Press Information Bureau India (@pibindia) Also spotted were megastar Chiranjeevi, Aamir Khan, and superstar Rajinikanth, each making their way through the bustling venue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pinkvilla South (@pinkvillasouth) further adding to the star power of the event which aims to leverage India’s rich spiritual legacy and creator economy for global harmony Connecting Countries,” promises a unique platform for over 10,000 delegates The event will feature 42 plenary sessions the summit will host the Global Media Dialogue (GMD) with participation from 25 countries and featuring the WAVES Bazaar a global e-marketplace designed to connect buyers and sellers locally and globally Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the Creatosphere where he will interact with creators from India’s “Create in India” challenges and visit the Bharat Pavilion WAVES 2025 is setting the stage for an exciting new era in the global entertainment and media industry and in-depth analysis from around the world Your trusted source for unbiased and timely updates The Larimer County and Weld County health departments have a three-tiered health inspection rating Establishments with violations of 0-49 points pass; those with 50-109 points require reinspection; and any with more than 110 points face closure This report is for Dec. 4-10. Full reports and total points for the restaurants included in this story can be viewed at the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment website and the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment website 7-Eleven Masa Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi Bowl Izakaya – West Valley Fire Rescue closed Summitview Avenue west of North Pear Avenue while they respond to a wildfire Officials asked drivers to avoid the area and give crews room to work We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it FOX41 Yakima©FOX11 TriCities© © 2020 FOX11 FOX41.com All rights reserved KFFX Public FCC File KCYU 1205 W Lincoln Ave Yakima WA 98902 • 509-574-4141 FCC Applications KFFX FCC Applications KCYU Client Payment Portal News | May 28 Silverthorne Town Council was given a site tour of a newly proposed 21-unit four-story development on Rainbow Drive as a part of its May 22 meeting.  the development would be one of the only four-story residential buildings in Silverthorne which caused concerns among some council members since the area is considered a “view corridor” by many given its location near Buffalo Mountain and Red Peak. The Planning Commission also shared concerns about the building’s proposed height during its May 14 meeting The site is referred to as “Summit View” and sits between The Pad and Rivers Edge condominiums also developed the nearby Summit Blue residential development The proposed development consists of a mix of one- Doug McDonald with Davis Partnership Architects explained to council that he is keen on keeping parking as hidden as possible which is why the development is proposing an underground lot. Additionally the proposed roof is planned to be utilized as a solar garden The developer would dedicate some land to the Blue River Trail and the river corridor and create a “more functional east-west trail” connection between the Blue River trail and the Recreation Center as community benefits While presenting plans for the development planner Caitlin Jacobshagen told council that they didn’t need to make any decisions now as there is technically no formal application in for the development “The intent is really just to advise the applicant on issues related to compliance with the town code and the comprehensive plan,” Jacobshagen told council noting there were also three questions on the table for them to contemplate mostly related to code variances for building height.  A few portions of the proposed development’s roof are taller than what is permitted in town code which means it would require a code variance The developer also proposed doing some grading work on the site Developers would like the building to be measured from the grade it plans to create through a fill as opposed to being measured from the existing grade that the site currently has. This also would require a variance in town code as town code requires height to be measured from the existing grade of a site not a grade that has been manufactured.  The developer highlighted that the Town Council gave similar variances to the Summit Blue development a few years back as that also exceeded the height limit outlined in the town code and had a similar roof formation.  McDonald explained the variance is only a matter of a couple feet He said that this plot of land is one of the most complicated ones he has worked on in his decades-long career given its grade nearby easements and how water drainage works on the property He added that his firm believes the grade of the land is off because soil was potentially taken from it to help level out the grade of another Silverthorne development over a decade ago Jacobshagen explained to council that some planning commission members showed hesitation at a May 14 meeting when it came to supporting the height variances being proposed many of the planning commissioners favored requiring the fourth story of the building to be “stepped back,” which means instead of having all facades of the building on the same plane the top story would be pushed back in order to give some visual relief to the height of the building Council shared similar sentiments to that of the planning commission’s about the building’s height While this isn’t the only four-story residential development in Silverthorne some council members felt it could be perhaps the most imposing four-story residential development in the town.  Council member Erin Young voiced concern over the development bringing a more city-like especially with the height of its neighboring properties She said she is an advocate of keeping the “town feel” to Silverthorne and that the site’s location mixed with the building height of the proposed development might not fit that She pointed to the Summit Blue development as feeling less imposing she would like to protect the “view corridor” in the area and ensure people can still see Buffalo Mountain and Red Peak without a building impacting the view.  Council members Kelly Baldwin and Amy Manka agreed about the “imposing” feel of the proposed development Council member Tanecia Spagnolia argued that the area already has buildings that are similar and this wouldn’t take away from the “small town feel.” Manka worried about putting another relatively tall building in between two other relatively tall buildings noting “I’m really on the fence about it.” The developer offered a potential solution to the height problem The developer said the grade could be manipulated through a berm which would impact the slope of the plot of land and in turn impact the building’s height from a visual perspective it could take as much as one-half of a level off the building’s appearance Council was supportive of the berm concept and tasked the developer with coming up with more solutions that are similar to address the building’s height Council members Spagnolia and Tim Applegate were in favor of the development as both expressed they no longer wanted to see the lot on Rainbow Drive sit empty Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in partnership with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection The full project is expected to cost about $165,000 All donations made in 2023 will go directly toward this project You might be wondering where exactly \"The Summit\" is filmed the contestants climb Mount Head (2,585m) in the Southern Alps of New Zealand The same location is used for the filming of the U.S the Australian original and likely the upcoming U.K Aussie actor played Crixus in the TV series \"Spartacus\", Allanon in \"The Shannara Chronicles\", Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in \"Arrow\" and Azog the Defiler in \"The Hobbit\" trilogy The adrenaline-pumping reality adventure show from Australia that is suddenly big news in the U.S Sixteen fame-hungry strangers with no climbing experience try and get up a huge mountain in reality gameshow They each have a share of $1 million in their backpacks but take that with them when eliminated therefore diminishing the prize pot Those who reach "The Summit" share the money. the contestants being air-lifted into the New Zealand Alps include a bank manager a corporate strategist and a real estate agent there is also a trauma nurse (and also an MMA referee if things get too competitive).  There will be eliminations and just to help matters along a character called 'The Mountain's Keeper' will make occasional appearances and suggest likely contestants to leave the show "The Summit" is already a hit in other countries – will the U.S we'll show you where to watch "The Summit" US online and from wherever you are or on-demand for Paramount Plus Essential subscribers the next day You can also access CBS via cable replacement service Fubo.  There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best It's outstanding at unblocking streaming 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Through a local senior center he was referred to the Mental Health of America Los Angeles Military Resource Center, and they helped him get connected to VA services staff led him through the process of accessing housing Nestled in the foothills, Summit View sits alongside the Hansen Dam recreation area. Locally inspired materials including stucco The pet-friendly complex has a courtyard with communal benches and extensive landscaping “It’s just a gorgeous site,” said Army Veteran Russell Phillips the HUD-VASH project-based supervisor for VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Phillips has dedicated his career to helping disabled Veterans HUD-VASH is a partnership between the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs that helps to house formerly homeless Veterans HUD provides housing vouchers that cover a percentage of a Veteran’s rent and VA provides supportive services Summit View is a project-based housing site the units are reserved for Veterans and the vouchers stay with the units Project-based sites offer advantages such as no competition from the general housing market supportive services on site and a cohort of fellow Veterans Throughout the Los Angeles region there are currently 53 project-based apartment complexes providing 1,557 units of housing with eight more scheduled to open in 2023 increasing the housing supply by 170 units I can’t say enough good things,” said Packard about Holly Van Dyke the HUD-VASH senior social worker for the Summit View property If you need transportation or something like that The property is reserved for Veterans who qualify as homeless and chronically homeless with Average Median Incomes (AMI) at 40% or 30% $35,320 and $26,500 per year respectively for a 1-person household Nine units are accessible for Veterans with disabilities 47 Veterans had moved in with an upcoming lease signing planned for the final unit “I’ve heard good feedback from the Veterans I’ve spoken with personally,” said Phillips “They really feel fortunate to move in.” VA worked with LA Family Housing,  a nonprofit that helps people transition out of homelessness, to create Summit View. Many Mansions a nonprofit that serves low-income residents of Southern California LA Family Housing Enrichment Coordinator Irene Zamarripa has hosted many activities for residents including community meetings HUD-VASH is scheduled to host events on site including a VASH trivia game a transportation workshop and a VA benefits workshop it’s “wonderful” to be at Summit View “It was spectacular,” said Packard “It was almost like God was talking.” (To find HUD-VASH project-based voucher sites across Greater Los Angeles, Veterans can search vacancies in the area on a special online map.) Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal NewsAlli Graham ROCKY MOUNT – Get moving and let your child read while enjoying this new addition in Rocky Mount On Thursday, Franklin County Public Library announced the unveiling of their StoryWalk at Summit View Business Park The release said that a StoryWalk is constructed by literally taking a book apart and mounting them on signs along a pathway The original idea of the StoryWalk was developed and created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library as you walk along the pathway in Summit View making for a fun experience for adults and children alike “A StoryWalk is a fun and experiential way to build literacy skills while being physically active outdoors,” said Dorothy Anderson Manager of Youth Services at the Franklin County Public Library Have breaking news delivered straight to your inbox Franklin County Public Library said that they will change the books seasonally so you won’t be reading the same books over and over unless you frequent the area “Books will always reflect a great storyline and great illustrations,” Anderson said The first book being shown along the walkway in Summit View is “Sheep Take a Hike,” written by Nancy Shaw and illustrated by Margot Apple Franklin County Public Library said that “Sheep Take a Hike” has rhyming text and colorful illustrations that narrate the misadventures of a flock of sheep as they spend the day hiking and exploring the wilderness The StoryWalk at Summit View is approximately a quarter mile long on a flat, crushed stone trail that surrounds the pond near the Franklin County Public Library’s 24-Hour Library kiosk but if you plan to borrow materials from the kiosk the StoryWalk at Summit View was made possible by a partnership among the Franklin County Public Library the Franklin County Department of Parks & Recreation and the Franklin County General Properties Department If you go enjoy the StoryWalk, Franklin County Public Library said they are inviting you to post your experience on social media and tag them. Copyright 2022 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us Internships at WSLS 10 Careers at WSLS 10 Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 WSLS.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group While search parties combed North Mississippi for an autistic teen who ran away from Summit's View boys ranch, a former employee and parents of former students sounded the alarm about allegations of mistreatment and abuse at the ranch Summit's View — which describes itself as "a faith-based residential care" center for "rebellious and troubled boys" — was already under investigation by the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services before 14-year-old Nathan Covarrubias walked off the property and into Tennessee prompting a massive search effort that involved local Nathan was found in Tennessee 10 days after he was reported missing and has since been reunited with his family Summit's View is among several religious organizations in the state that offer residential treatment and care to at-risk kids with no licensing or accreditation Troubled kids who often have drug and substance abuse problems mental health and behavioral issues or unaddressed trauma work and live full-time at these facilities sometimes across the country from their families with little to no oversight from the government CPS has received hotline calls about unlicensed and unregulated children's homes and brought them to the attention of a state task force Advocates say the state needs to do a better job of regulating this industry and making sure at-risk children aren't put in further jeopardy by a lack of accountability Hotline calls prompt investigations at Summit's ViewWhile it's unclear what hotline calls prompted CPS to investigate Summit's View — the state agency cannot confirm or comment on most investigations — interviews with a former employee mothers of former students and a boy who had run away shed light on what they described as troubling disciplinary methods used by the ranch's founder Alleged incidents include handcuffing a boy to a ladder for multiple days siccing a dog on a child and rubbing a mop used to clean up urine in a boy's face while berating him Lovely and his attorney Tony Farese confirmed the CPS investigation Lovely denies abusing any of his children," Farese told the Clarion Ledger "He denies breaking the law or any statutes of the state of Mississippi which corroborates his claim that he's broken no laws." Farese said "false and malicious statements" came from disgruntled ex-employees and the CPS investigation resulted from retaliatory "false claims" filed by one of Lovely's relatives who worked at Summit's View and was facing termination "Summit's View is committed to ensuring the safety of all students and faculty," Farese added Summit's View began operating in 2018 and housed up to 33 or 34 boys before Nathan ran away Lovely said he was inspired to start Summit's View by his experience working with inmates at adult and juvenile prisons He wanted to help "reach them before they're incarcerated." "I once was an at-risk teen in the '70s ... A place like this turned my life around," Lovely said said she sent her son to Summit's View as a "last-ditch effort" and the program transformed her son for the better "That program saved my son from a life of destruction," said the mother who asked not to be named to protect the identity of her minor son. "....Overall I think the place is great and they are doing wonderful things with the boys and turning their lives around Every facility has problems...no place is perfect." Her son enjoyed Summit's View's emphasis on physical training taking online classes and the sense of community like all the other boys were like brothers." She believes special measures are sometimes needed for troubled boys "There are times a boy needs to be restrained," she said putting handcuffs on at Summit's ranch is far superior to that boy being handcuffed by the police and taken to jail a governor-appointed task force focused on child abuse and neglect issues has grown increasingly concerned about CPS hotline calls coming in about unlicensed homes for at-risk kids according to Rankin County Court Judge Tom Broome chairman of the Children's Justice Act Task Force across the state that are registered with the Mississippi Department of Health but claim a religious exemption which allows them to operate without a license from CPS Broome said there are an unknown number of other children's homes in Mississippi whose names are not on file with the Health Department allowing them to operate without any state oversight At "unlicensed and unregulated" facilities it can be difficult for allegations of abuse and neglect to reach the proper authorities Once CPS and law enforcement begin investigating they sometime have have trouble gaining access to children and staff members The fact that we don't ensure the safety of these children is somewhat concerning," Broome said Eddie Tomlinson lives near Summit's View and owns Ed's Garage Lovely had approached him last year about becoming the vocational director to teach boys welding Tomlinson's work consisted of gutting out a dorm room with boys helping him Tomlinson said he began having misgivings about Summit's View about a month after he began working there.  "(Lovely) started showing some hostility towards kids and towards staff," he said Tomlinson said he once saw Lovely reprimand a child in front of other boys by forcing him to stand on a table in the kitchen. As Lovely berated the boy he took a mop from the restroom that was used to clean up urine and rubbed it in the teen's face "The poor child was shaking and trembling and crying and he was shaming him," Tomlinson said In another incident Tomlinson described — and was corroborated by a former student also interviewed by the Clarion Ledger — a teen was handcuffed for days to a ladder in the gym The boy slept on the floor and was provided a bucket to relieve himself in That incident and others led Tomlinson to decide to quit in March "I seen enough that it made me so sick to my stomach that I had to leave," Tomlinson said Tomlinson is a disgruntled ex-employee who has been spreading false and malicious statements against Dr I can explain it — because it didn't happen Tomlinson said he tried to sound the alarm with people in the community Email to parents said allegations included 'instances of aggression and abuse'Someone did report alleged abuse or neglect at Summit's View to CPS in May In an email David Lovely sent to parents on May 19 he confirmed local authorities and CPS  had interviewed students Lovely said intervention from authorities was prompted by "letters...sent from personnel to the Summit's View Board of Directors that alleged the mishandling of personal health information slander against our team's credentials as well as instances of aggression and abuse." moving along in the program and learning many life skills/lessons at the ranch." Lovely noted that four staff members had recently left suddenly Farese said the staff members who left Summit's View included members of Lovely's family they filed "false" claims with CPS in retaliation and resigned One former staff member and Lovely relative declined to comment when reached by a reporter Lovely told the Clarion Ledger, "If myself or a staff member had abused anybody a child would be removed or myself or staff member would be removed I've been totally compliant (with the investigation)." No charges have been filed against Lovely or other staff at Summit's View After California resident Tracy Blum received the email about the CPS investigation she grew worried and decided to pull her son from the program She later learned from her son there was a lot happening at Summit's View that she didn't know about The reason you're sent here is because you're a problem.' (They were) basically implying that they're not going to help you Basically kids are scared if staff finds out they talked with their parents they would be in trouble," Blum said inappropriate physical discipline and was expected to help restrain and punish other boys "Bullying and intimidation is never appropriate," she said "It's never appropriate that someone there to receive help themselves is (expected) to help with the discipline You're not teaching anything positive to the kids when you're doing something like that." Blum and a family friend arrived in Summit's View on May 30 She said a conversation with Lovely turned contentious and law enforcement was called The elderly woman told a deputy Lovely had "violently shoved" her out of a doorway The incident reinforced Blum's decision to withdraw her son I put my son there to get help he really needed I trusted Summit's View Ranch and its director and his wife... To think I've caused my son more harm than good is extremely upsetting," Blum said A former Summit's View student said he ran away this year after he was punished for shaving his head He said he was re-traumatized and forced to roll around in puddles in a field and stay outside in the cold soaking wet for three to four hours The Clarion Ledger is not identifying the teen at his mother's request because he's a minor and she believes he's a victim of abuse He didn't mind the physical training and in some ways it was a lot better than other programs for troubled boys he's been sent to before sometimes discipline went too far and he didn't like how he was manipulated to punish other kids The teen decided to run away soon after the last incident he called his mom who drove to Tennessee to pick him up "It was so much mental abuse," said the boy's mother putting them through these cruel stuff they do to each other and trying to cover it all with Christianity and God Summit's View isn't the only unlicensed residential treatment center for at-risk kids that has attracted the attention of child advocates in Mississippi Experts say further regulation is much needed and a state task force is now looking into the issue Kids not provided with adequate food and shelter or medical care Children being inappropriately disciplined Those are some types of calls CPS has received about unlicensed children's homes The Children's Justice Act Task Force will be engaging stakeholders in conversation about what regulations might look like Eventually they plan to present recommendations to state lawmakers It's hard to paint all religiously exempt residential treatment programs with a broad brush "There are facilities out there that do good work and are willing to be transparent and open," he said "There are others that you may not know about Broome believes more accountability would be a good thing "Children are our most precious resource," Broome said "We need to do everything in our power to protect them and give them every opportunity to have a great life." While Summit's View is registered with the Health Department which comes with its own set of requirements — including fire and health department inspections criminal background checks on employees and volunteers it doesn't have to meet stricter and more comprehensive licensing standards CPS-licensed facilities are explicitly prohibited from using harsh and humiliating punishment which includes physical and emotional abuse verbal abuse of a child or derogatory remarks about the child or family Many state-run or private treatment centers or group homes must answer to multiple layers of governmental accountability in the form of licensing accreditation and certification from state and federal agencies.  a nonprofit organization that serves 6,000 at-risk kids and their families a year across Mississippi's 82 counties said having facilities answer to levels of regulations ultimately protects children and their families "Whenever there is an organization who is unwilling to be accountable and the way you counter potential abuse and neglect is to make sure there is some line of transparency." Damon believes the government should require licensing for all facilities that care for children "I try to put myself in the place of a family who is at the end of their rope…." Damon said And they find a place and read the website and decide to make a placement I think those families should have expectation there’s an accountability structure." Tomlinson and the former student said Summit's View tries to correct children's behaviors through punitive measures — they take away privileges and meter out punishment through exercise and physical restraints Experts say those methods are ineffective and harmful "What we know in the field of psychology — punishment is not very effective It can be temporarily used to suppress behavior," Damon said adding that re-traumatizing children through punishment can activate their "fight or flight" response and make them disengage from relationships Young malleable brains can be trained to develop healthy healing relationships when kids realize they're safe behavioral issues should be treated by reinforcing positive behavior That's the view that's shared by licensed and accredited behavioral health organizations across the country "(At-risk children) are a very vulnerable population and deserve to have many layers of protection not further re-traumatization," Damon said Contact Alissa Zhu at azhu@gannett.com. Follow @AlissaZhu on Twitter LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — There’s a new update to a News 3 investigation that began in 2019- looking into the use of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray at Nevada youth facilities It sparked a federal probe into civil rights violations at Summit View Youth Center and Nevada Youth Training Center (NYTC) the Department of Justice says the chapter is finally closed News 3 spent more than a year uncovering what happens behind the barbed wire at Summit View a whistleblower sent photos and videos of then 17-year-old Damonte Richardson who says he was pepper sprayed after trying to escape the facility who did not want to share their identity in fear of retaliation claimed corrections officers repeatedly violated chemical restraint and use of force policies Richardson shared his experience getting pepper sprayed During the investigation, News 3 found more reports showing similar complaints with different youth offenders. Less than a year after the story aired, the Department of Justice opened its own investigation READ MORE NEWS 3 |DOJ opens second investigation into Nevada's child mental health system It focused on the use of chemical restraints at Summit View and NYTC with officials explaining in a letter to Governor Steve Sisolak that it found DCFS adopted “new policies and practices that have resulted in a significant decrease in the use of chemical restraints at these facilities.” A long-planned housing development in Milford is finally moving forward Ray LeDuc will put 44 single-family homes and 18 townhomes on a nearly 8-acre parcel at the intersection of Summit and Milford roads after winning rezoning approval from the Milford Village Council The 5-2 vote on the rezoning for the development at 140 W. Summit known as Summit View came after four years of planning by LeDuc, which also included significant reductions in the size of the project after objections from council over a 51-foot tall urban depot style building “It’s a completely different building,” Village Manager Christian Wuerth noted. “Previously, it had 49 units and when the council said no, he had an alternate plan and swapped it out for 18 brownstones LeDuc’s plan is now for 62 units total with the brownstones to go on the front piece of the Summit Street property in a building that will be 38 feet in height after demolition of the abandoned Gazebos Unlimited facilities there The 44 villas will be located on the vacant back end of the property More: Jersey Mike's opens in Milford More: Consumers Energy to dig up, replace 6 miles worth of gas lines in Milford More: Blue Birch Outfitters coming to downtown Milford Wuerth and council members said that rezoning the property from multi-family and industrial to a planned unit development will be less intensive than what could have been permitted had the zoning stayed the same “This is smaller than what could have been allowed,” Wuerth said the back portion of the property was zoned multi-family and at 15 units per acre on 5 acres you could have had a 100,000 square foot industrial facility Traffic impacts and lack of sidewalks were previously cited concerns While the railroad tracks and other property features make a left turn lane “not feasible,” LeDuc plans to put in a right turn lane so traffic doesn’t back up on the single lane road there will be no parking on one side of the street for pedestrian and bike access The council granted LeDuc two years with a possible 1-year extension to complete “horizontal work,” connecting to utilities to make it build-ready The village council must still approve a planned unit development agreement before that work commences No construction timeline was given and LeDuc did not immediately return calls for comment “I know he is anxious to get going on it,” Wuerth said Contact reporter Susan Bromley at sbromley@hometownlife.com or 517-281-2412. Follow her on Twitter @SusanBromley10 Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Guidebook author and local resident James Dziezynski highlights the coolest mountain hikes and scrambles in the Colorado Rockies Trying to narrow down a list of the best summit hikes in Colorado makes my palms sweat. It’s almost harder than hiking the peaks themselves. I’ve been exploring Colorado’s mountains for over 25 years now and have written six mountain hiking guidebooks and I still have difficulty picking out my favorites My favorite summits are those that embody a certain superlative aspect found on great mountains That might be the thrill of topping out on an obscure off-trail peak or simply finding a dog-friendly trail to a gorgeous summit that is shared with my canine pals This collection I’ve created focuses on ten mountains that represent a spectrum of adventure styles While none of these standard routes demand technical gear like ropes and harnesses the scrambling on some of the advanced Class 3 options can be exposed and dangerous also called “Point 13,001,” is the bland moniker of a summit that lacks an official USGS or local name it defaults to the formula “unnamed + peak elevation.” It’s currently the lowest recognized 13,000-foot peak in Colorado though hyper-accurate LiDar measurements may slightly change its known elevation it’s a fantastic mountain adventure that includes a ridge scramble complete with a bit of hidden route finding that doesn’t become apparent until you’re on the ridge proper The trail begins at the Linkins Lake Trailhead off paved Independence Pass Follow the Lost Man Loop Trail past the shimmering waters of Independence Lake and down to the shore of the larger Lost Man Lake This ridge scramble looks imposing at first but safe passages on the right (east) side of the ridge offer secret detours that keep exposure down and the scrambling light you can return via the ridge or pound your knees down the steep non-technical slopes to the north side of Lost Man Lake and the Lost Man Loop Trail thanks to its easy trailhead access off the top of Berthoud Pass but you’re doing so on a well-maintained trail that is never lung-shatteringly steep The path up begins at the defunct Berthoud Pass Ski Area This section of the trail is directly below 12,392-foot Colorado Mines Peak where a collection of still-functional communication buildings sit on the summit like a futuristic castle; it’s only a few hundred feet off the Mount Flora Trail and is worth a quick detour Mount Flora itself sits beyond a false summit on its southwest shoulder The walk-up is pleasant and steady and can be colorful when spring flowers are in bloom Because you are walking along the Continental Divide views range from the eastern cities and plains to the rugged Gore Range summits to the west a pair of 12,000-foot peaks—Cone Mountain and Breckenridge Peak—are east of Flora’s ridge though both Class 2 options do not have established trails There are several peaks named “Storm King” in Colorado a remote pocket of mountains best known for the aesthetically pleasing ramps on Vestal and Arrow Peaks and offers an extended non-technical scramble on excellent rock to its lofty summit which requires a 4×4 vehicle to reach going off-trail toward good camping in the meadows below Storm King and its sister peak you’ll need savvy navigation to find a gully on the south side of the mountain The broad summit is one of the most exhilarating and hard-earned in Colorado This route is for expert navigators with strong physical fitness and is not dog-friendly It’s by far the most difficult route in this article and it may very well be my personal favorite Peak 1 is the first in a series of numbered peaks in the Tenmile Range you’ll pass the (barely there) ruins of a ghost town two named sub-summits (Mount Royal and Mount Victoria) and encounter a bit of mild scrambling near the top This hike starts right in the town of Frisco it’s a short trip to a celebratory meal at one of the many restaurants in town east-coast style (few switchbacks) and open ridgeline Emerging from treeline offers great views of the reservoir and the I-70 corridor you’ll briefly wander onto the rugged west side of the mountain where morning shadows offer a contrast from the sunny east side of the ridge continue the Class 3 ridge over to Tenmile Peak (which could be called “Peak 2”) the ridge mellows out and becomes simple hillwalking A nice point-to-point with two vehicles is to traverse near Peak 6 and descend via the Colorado Trail to the parking lot at the Copper Ski Area Part of Cooper Peak’s appeal is the hike on-trail to Gourd Lake whose name belies the sheer beauty of this white-cliffed backcountry basin in the Indian Peaks Cooper’s massive shoulder rises beyond the lake and it’s an off-trail trek to the saddle between Cooper and Marten Peaks The ridge that connects the two offers great scrambling with low exposure The landscape from Cooper’s massive south shoulder contrasts the boulder-strewn ridge A high alpine meadow merges into a modest slope that leads to Cooper’s true summit block—one of the deepest points in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Navigation beyond Gourd Lake looks straightforward on maps but is actually a bit tricky in practice This is a good route for experienced navigators who want to step up into more challenging terrain while still being within range of known London Mountain was one of the most profitable mining operations in Colorado churning out silver and gold until operations ceased in 1939 as few hikers visit its craggy summit these days The area near London Mountain is home to Mosquito Pass a popular 4×4 road that connects Alma to Leadville But the peak itself should not be overlooked quick scramble that doubles as a tour through a defacto mining museum There are no established trails on the mountain but the way to the top simply follows the ridge Faint social trails pop up and disappear along the way Summit views west look out on Mount Elbert and Mount Massive and Mosquito Peak in an all-day ridge walking tour Bison Peak’s towering rock formations seem like they were copied and pasted from Utah’s deserts These unique sculptures are the crown jewels of a hike that seems rather ordinary for the first five miles Though it’s gained a bit of popularity in recent years Bison Peak is still a relatively quiet place The hike up until the rock garden starts in the forested foothills of the Tarryall Mountains along the Ute Creek Trail It’s not until breaking treeline that the spectacular theater of rock thankfully—it’s not perched atop one of the stacked formations that decorate the land leading up to the top Save your hike here until September or even October many of the water sources will have dried up There are plenty of great 14ers in Colorado Crestone’s south face features the “Red Gully,” a sustained Class 3 scramble that claws its way up to one of Colorado’s most scenic summits Views of neighboring Crestone Needle and down to Sand Dunes National Park offer dramatic counterpoints to Crestone Peak’s accommodating summit area It’s a bit of work just to get started on Crestone Peak Many people opt to camp at South Colony Lakes though more ambitious campers aiming for a bit of privacy may lug their backpacks up and over Broken Hand Pass (and eventually back) down to Cottonwood Lake the Red Gully is a straight shot to the top It’s advised to climb this one in late summer when the gully has melted out the prolonged scrambling up the gully is a blast though some climbers feel the steepness lends itself to a sense of exposure But the difficulty should never surpass Class 3 It’s logical to add in an ascent of the Class 4 route on Crestone Needle; skilled climbers can traverse the two some using a rope for the final 90-foot pitch that connects the two on Crestone Needle North Arapaho is a prominent peak along the mountainous western horizon when views from the Boulder/Longmont region one of Colorado’s last remaining year-round glaciers It borders land protected by the Boulder watershed so the standard route first ascends South Arapaho Peak which is technically a shoulder of North Arapaho Peak There is a tricky Class 3 or possibly Class 4 one-move climb up a slanted boulder that will be easy for anyone over about 5’7” but a little trickier for those shorter the semi-narrow ridge drops into a ledge system that involves a few short steep descents (no shame in going on your butt) before a delightful scramble up to the surprisingly open a large cairn denotes the summit of North Arapaho Peak Along the ridge are 2,000-foot views down onto the glacier The traverse is less than a mile but requires good route finding and a few confident moves North Arapaho Peak is also the highest mountain in the Indian Peaks Mount Sneffels is brilliant to view from a distance but the terrain on the hike up might be even better This 14er is located in the colorful San Juan Mountains a region known for its glowing sky-blue lakes The standard route up Sneffels follows a road up to a dense talus field that eventually finds a weakness in the mountain: a deep gully that nearly tops out on the summit A gutsy little scramble atop the gully reveals the short walk to the summit where the views of the neighboring San Juan Mountains look straight out of a fantasy novel Sneffels highlights the beauty of southwest Colorado and the peaks in the area display vibrance and color not seen in northern ranges While you should consult guidebooks and other resources for more details on hiking at high altitude a few tips will help point you in the right direction James Dziezynski is the author of three editions of Best Summit Hikes in Colorado, a collection of over 55 routes and 100+ summits throughout the state. He’s also the author of three additional mountain hiking guidebooks. He lives in Boulder, Colorado and tech with access to unlimited digital content from Outside Network's iconic brands o   1A: Midco is a leading high-speed internet provider The communications company also delivers TV services including Midco Sports (a regional sports network) Midco serves 490,000 homes and businesses in 400 communities in Kansas o   2A: Midco Sports Plus is a streaming app that features live games and original shows on demand or on a supported mobile or connected TV device Midco Sports Plus is available in mobile/tablet apps (iOS and Android) o   3Q: How much will it cost to stream the Summit League Network (SLN) o   3A: $9.99 a month or $79.99 for 12 months If customers sign up for the annual subscription they’ll save $40.00 a year versus monthly subscription pricing If you’re a current customer who has set up payment through MidcoSportsPlus.com app stores will process the change in September automatically Current customers will receive notification about the price 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office in Yakima as a temporary solution for displaced residents to find safety from the cold A Red Cross shelter is now open to provide further support to all impacted by this fire at the following location: Summit View Church of Christ: 100 N 72nd Ave Yakima The Red Cross will continue to work closely with local officials including Yakima County Emergency Management to assess the needs of these residents and provide support in the days ahead HOW YOU CAN HELP The Red Cross depends on the generous support of the American public to fulfill its crucial mission Help people affected by disasters like home fires and countless other crises by making a donation to support Red Cross Disaster Relief These gifts enable the Red Cross to prepare for respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small Make a donation today by visiting redcross.org calling 1-800-RED CROSS or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 gift VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN YAKIMA COUNTY Almost every day in 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