Elaine Thompson, Associated Press file
In this May 17, 2017, file photo, an Amazon Alexa device is switched on in Seattle. 
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Too tired to look up information on the internet?
Douglas County residents now have an easier way with the debut of the “Ask Douglas County” feature on Amazon Alexa’s voice-activated devices.
The county touts the feature as the first of its kind for a Colorado local government, allowing its residents to simply shout out questions about events, road closures, tax information — or even something as vague as “Alexa, Ask Douglas County, what’s new?”
Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, connects to the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show and other devices, such as Fire TV, Amazon Tap, and Fire Tablets.
All a user needs to do to get going is to say to their Amazon device, “Alexa, enable Douglas County.”