The Gold King Mine Has Been Leaking Since 2015. Here’s What To Know About What Comes Next
Four years after the spill, the superfund site cleanup could take another 10 or 20 years.
Polis At Conservative Summit: There’s Room For All Voices In Colorado
Polis struck a conciliatory tone with the large gathering of conservatives in attendance.
Polis To Be First Democratic Official To Speak At Conservative Summit
Gov. Jared Polis will deliver a speech at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver on Friday morning.
Centennial, Like Denver And Boulder Before It, Has Banned Urban Camping
The move is intended to stop the homeless from sleeping in public places. Some worry it amounts to a ban on homelessness.
Ballots Due Today In Lakewood’s Special Vote To Decide Their Growth Future: Full-Steam Or Slow Down?
If the measure passes, it will likely mean fewer than 700 such permits for new housing would be available in the year after approval in Lakewood.
Colorado Has More Alcohol Deaths Than Nearly Every Other State
A new report scorecard from The Commonwealth fund ranks Colorado 45th among states in alcohol-related deaths, even as it fares better for health problem prevention and treatment.
Dems Passed A Law To Help Counties Tighten Drilling Rules. Weld Wants To Use It To Make Drilling Easier
Weld’s commissioners passed a resolution to tighten its grasp on local control of oil and gas development — something expressly given to communities in Colorado’s new law on the matter.
Nearly Half Of Colorado’s Sheriffs Take A Stand Against High-Capacity Magazine Ban
The 30 sheriffs who signed onto the court filing this week — nearly half of all of them in Colorado — say people should be able to have the same magazines that police can have.
Colorado On Pace For Fewest Gun Sales In 5 Years
Since President Trump took office, gun sales have been dropping — in Colorado they haven’t risen month to month for a whole year.
Wildlife Officers Kill Bear Suspected Of Biting Woman Near Aspen
Officials say the bear attacked a woman — and bit her on the thigh — as she hiked Monday. They found it Thursday and killed it.
Start Impeachment Inquiry, Hickenlooper Says
The Democratic presidential candidate made the rounds on cable TV Wednesday night and Thursday morning to showcase his progressive bona fides — among them, he’s now calling for an impeachment inquiry to begin.
Could Denver Be The First Major City In The U.S. With A Carbon Tax?
There’s a new campaign underway gathering signatures to get Denver voters to approve a tax on natural gas and electricity to help combat climate change.
There’s No More Drought (Or Even Dry Conditions) In Colorado
For the first time since the drought monitor has existed, there is no drought in Colorado.
The Dogs That Sniff You At DIA Don’t (And Aren’t Allowed To) Care About Marijuana
But of course TSA does, and DIA says you can’t have weed on the premises.
Colorado Lawmakers Push To Expand School Lunch Programs To High Schoolers
A bill advancing at the state Capitol would make high schoolers whose families live in poverty eligible to eat for free.
Anti-Growth Sentiment — Hot On Front Range — Will Get Tested In Lakewood Vote In July
Voters will decide if they should limit growth of residential development in the city over affordability issues and concerns that city services could be strained.
