
Lawsuit Alleges Anadarko Cut Safety Budget Before Fatal Firestone Blast
Former Anadarko Petroleum cited in the suit say the company had only “a skeleton crew” left for safety and repairs.

GateHouse Media Purchases 150-Year-Old Pueblo Chieftain
The Chieftain will join 560 other community newspapers nationwide owned by GateHouse. Critics say the national media group profits by cutting local news operations.

Red Flag Bill Fails In GOP Senate Kill Committee
Many Republican lawmakers at the Capitol argued the bill threatened to encroach on gun holders’ rights under the Second Amendment.

Hanging Lake Permit And Visitor Plan Postponed A Year
The plan designed to limit visitors to 615 per day and help preserve the lake’s fragile ecosystem is still awaiting a formal record of decision from the Forest Service.

Outlook For Colorado River Water Supply Remains Grim
The Colorado River is expected to only carry 43 percent of the average amount of water into Lake Powell this year.

Pueblo Teachers Go On Strike Over Pay
Teachers in the historically pro-union community want a 2 percent cost of living raise for the current school year.

3 Top Figures, Coffield, Ryckman And Former Owner Singleton, Quit The Denver Post
Dean Singleton owned the newspaper from 1987 until 2013 and saw it through tough economic times and an intense rivalry with the Rocky Mountain News.

Chuck Plunkett, Denver Post Editor Who Took On Ownership, Resigns
The editor says management refused to run a new piece that mentioned last week’s dismissal of an editor at the Boulder Daily Camera.

Native American Teen Blames Discrimination After Ordeal At CSU
A Native American teenager and his younger brother were pulled from a tour and questioned by police.

Colorado Sen. Baumgardner, Accused Of Misconduct, Is Sanctioned
The Republican has been stripped of his committee assignments following new allegations of harassment.

Suit Calls Colorado’s Prisons ‘Discriminatory And Dangerous’ For Transgender Offenders
About 3,200 inmates in America’s state and federal prisons identified as transgender in 2012, according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Trump Admin Proposes Easing Oil, Gas Restrictions On Western Sage Grouse Lands
Wednesday’s proposal affects conservation plans for grouse in Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon.

Slain Colorado Soldier Was Nearing End Of Deployment
Spc. Gabriel Conde, a 22-year-old Loveland native, died April 30 when he was hit by enemy fire in Afghanistan.

Arizona Walks Back Approach, Tone To Colorado River Water Dispute
Officials in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, who accused the Central Arizona Project of manipulating the water at the expense of others.

Nurses Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Opioids
U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer’s office said both nurses pleaded guilty to the 2016 thefts from different locations.

GOP Version Of Pension Overhaul Calls For Deep Benefit Cuts
Unlike a version that passed the Republican-led state Senate, the Democratic measure spares employees from higher contributions.