
Lawsuit Details How One Opioid Company Spread Addictive Pain Pills Around Colorado
Five-hundred-sixty people died last year in Colorado from opioid overdoses.

Colorado U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer Says State’s Marijuana Laws Are Too Lax
U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer of the District of Colorado says the state’s weed laws create an opportunity for marijuana to be sold on the black market.

Another Rare Fish, The Razorback Sucker, Is Pulled Back From Extinction On Colorado River
Razorbacks have been around for between 3 million and 5 million years, but trouble arrived as the population expanded in the Southwest.

Anti-Trump Headwinds Challenge Coffman In Colorado’s Contested CD6
Before the 2012 elections, Coffman’s district shifted to one evenly divided between Democrats, Republicans and voters who don’t register with either party.

Lawmakers Scramble To Reinstate A Conservation Fund They Let Lapse This Weekend
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has pumped nearly $270 million into Colorado over the last 50 years.

Telluride, California Climbers Ski Down Lhoste, World’s 4th-Highest Peak
James Morrison of Tahoe, California, and Hilaree Nelson of Telluride, Colorado, scaled Mount Lhotse’s 8,516-meter summit on Sunday.

Arizona Hopeful To Reach Colorado River Drought Deal
Arizona water managers have been leading a series of biweekly meetings since July to work out details of the proposed drought-contingency plan.

US Attorney Troyer: Colorado Legal Isn’t ‘A Shield’ For Black Market Marijuana Activity
Troyer also told The Denver Post that his office plans to take action soon against a Denver-area chain of marijuana dispensaries.

About 200 Protesters Rally To Urge Sen. Gardner To Vote Against Brett Kavanaugh
The crowd chanted slogans like “Hell, no, Kavanaugh” and “No rejection, no reelection.”

Court Upholds Endangered Species List Protections For Rare Gunnison Sage Group
The Fish and Wildlife Service said only about 4,700 Gunnison sage grouse remained in 2014.

Award-Winning Broadway Musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Spreads Its Wings, Starting In Denver
The show, which won six Tony Awards including Best New Musical, is launching a 50-city national tour from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Durango Lifts Nighttime Camping Ban At Urging Of ACLU
The city’s only homeless camp closed last month, and the ACLU said it was cruel and unusual to criminalize camping when homeless people had nowhere else to go.

In Tiny Pitkin, Accusations Of Voter Intimidation
The Colorado secretary of state’s office has asked the U.S. Attorney’s Office to investigate allegations of voter intimidation in Pitkin.

Denver Removes Storage Lockers For The Homeless, Citing Concerns About Misuse
The program ran for about a year and was intended to give people experiencing homelessness a safe place to store clothing and other possessions.

New Hampshire Clears The Way For Vail’s Purchase Of Mount Sunapee Ski Area
Mount Sunapee is built on public land but has been in private operation since 1998.

Christine Blasey Ford Is ‘100%’ Sure Kavanaugh Assaulted Her. Kavanaugh Calls The Accusations A ‘Political Hit’
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified in front of the same Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.