Global Technology Outage Takes Out Colorado DMV and DIA

When we think of outages, we usually think of the power going out. In fact, that could be happening more in the next few years here in Colorado.

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Not only does Xcel Energy want to increase utility bills by 9.56% by 2028, but they also want the ability to shut off equipment if there is a possibility it can spark a wildfire.

However, Xcel hasn’t been behind Colorado’s most recent outage.

In fact, it took out technology across the country and affected many Colorado travelers.

Technology Outage Delays Hundred of Flights at Denver International Airport

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On Thursday, a cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike installed what was supposed to be a routine update.

Instead, every operating system that was running Microsoft Windows completely shut down.

This affected different companies and agencies around the world, but it also heavily affected Denver International Airport.

The Denver Post reported that a total of 334 flights had originally been delayed, along with 89 being completely canceled.

Those numbers increased to 430 delayed flights and 95 canceled when all things were said and done.

Fortunately, operations have been able to go back to normal after the situation was largely figured out Friday morning.

However, KDVR reports that there are still multiple different airlines on ground stop and multiple different airports around the country are closed, including LaGuardia Airport in New York and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

Colorado DMV Also Hit By Technology Outage

Colorado’s DMV was also affected by the outage, taking out multiple different services.

According to KDVR, those include Online DMV services, express kiosks, call centers, country motor vehicle office services, and drivers license and ID services.

Unlike how the problem seemed to be resolved over at DIA, the Colorado DMV is still working out the issues posed by the outage.

Other places have also been affected, with Pueblo County Government completely closing on Friday.

HIlariously Nasty 1-Star Google Reviews of Colorado's Denver International Airport

Visiting an airport is rarely fun. Hardly anyone reports having an intellectual experience while being funneled through TSA or spending four hours waiting to catch a connection.

Most of the time, a visit to an airport is just that - a visit to the airport. From time to time, though, trouble can arise, a flight gets delayed, Starbucks on Concourse A doesn't serve your coffee at the preferred temperature, or the bathroom runs out of paper towels.

While most flights are uneventful, some suffer what they might consider a "bad experience." Most are trivial. With that, here's a look at a selection of hilariously nasty 1-star Google reviews of Colorado's Denver International Airport.

PLEASE NOTE: Reviews are copied exactly as they appear on Google Reviews.

Gallery Credit: Waylon Jordan

Colorado's Most Popular License Plates in 2023

Before hopping into Colorado’s favorite license plates of 2023, let’s set one ground rule first. For one, we will only be looking through the Group Special License Plate category. These are plates that are initiated by a nonprofit and must need a petition of at least 3,000 people to qualify.

The reason is because, to be frank, if we counted regular license plates, this list would get boring quite quickly. However, one regular plate will be getting an honorable mention, since it took the state by storm this year.

Without further adieu, let’s dive into Colorado’s most popular license plates from 2023.

Gallery Credit: David Damuth

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