
New Mexico reaches $32M settlement over 2015 Gold King mine spill that polluted Colorado water
Colorado and the Navajo Nation also have inked multimillion-dollar agreements to settle claims and sort out responsibility for ongoing cleanup at the Superfund site that was established following the spill.

FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers ahead of CDC vote
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its vaccine advisers are set to discuss the shots Friday and vote on Saturday. A final signoff would come from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night in front of a deafening crowd in Ball Arena.

Cyclist dies after running out of water during heat wave
Authorities say a 52-year-old man ran out of water and died while mountain biking in intense heat in western Colorado.

Spirit Air engages with JetBlue ahead of shareholder vote
The bidding war for Spirit Airlines continues. The budget airline said this week that it has been in talks with JetBlue about last week’s buyout offer while still engaging with Frontier Airlines, with which Spirit has already signed a merger agreement.

WATCH: Day three of the Jan. 6 House committee hearings
Day three of the Jan. 6 House committee hearings.

Colorado audit shows lack of oversight in sports betting industry
Auditors said the Division of Gaming and Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission rushed to issue temporary licenses to meet a May 2020 start date for legalized sports betting, shortly after voters approved expanded gaming in November 2019.

Supreme Court: Native Americans prosecuted in tribal courts can also be tried by federal government
The case involved a Navajo Nation member accused of rape. He served nearly five months in jail after being charged in a Court of Indian Offenses. The man was later prosecuted again in federal court and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

WATCH: Day two of the Jan. 6 House committee hearings
Day two of the Jan. 6 House committee hearings.

31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event included Coloradans
The men were standing inside a U-Haul truck wearing riot gear when Coeur d’Alene police stopped the truck and began arresting them on the side of the road.

Griswold appoints monitor to oversee Elbert County elections ahead of primary
Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder has turned over his copies of voter data to Griswold’s office, but an order naming an election supervisor for the June 28 primary states that officials do not believe the risk to “election security protocols” has been resolved.

‘We Build The Wall’ trial ends in mistrial; jury deadlocked
The trial of a Colorado businessman on charges that he ripped off thousands of donors who contributed to a campaign to build a wall along the southern United States border has ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked.

Avalanche sweep Oilers, advance to Stanley Cup Final
Get out the brooms! The Avs swept the Oilers 4-0 in their NHL semifinals series. They are now Stanley Cup Finals bound for the first time since 2001.

Victim IDs released in coal slide at Pueblo power plant
The men worked for Utah-based Savage, a contractor for Xcel Energy that operates the plant’s coal yard.

Colorado’s moth invasion has begun. How long will ‘miller moths’ stick around?
Millions of moths have begun migrating into Colorado Front Range cities, a climate-driven seasonal surge that bug scientists say will reach an exceptional intensity this year, from now until around early July when moths fly up to the mountains.

Denver Nuggets: Pressure is on for a Championship-winning season
“We’re entering a new phase of the organization, and with this squad in particular, which is: it’s championship or bust. And this is the first time those words have been uttered around these halls, I think,” Kroenke said.