The Associated Press

An undisclosed number of Denver workers will be laid off while others will be offered relocation.

The Bureau of Land Management is consulting with the Navajo Nation before deciding whether or not to sell drilling rights.

Mills and three other leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood were convicted in 2006 in a federal racketeering case, which included multiple counts of murder.

The state of Colorado is set to take on the $2 million a year financial burden of a cyanide gold mine that became an environmental disaster.

The driver was not seriously injured, but about 9 cubic yards of sludge spilled into the water, officials said.

Boulder, Colorado-based marketing firm Victors & Spoils was paid around $500,000 to develop the campaign.

Park officials said the decision was based on the extreme fire danger and the large number of visitors expected this month.

An editor of The Colorado Independent was handcuffed for taking photos of a naked, black man being handcuffed in public.

A tornado touched down briefly near the Weston Pass Fire, and the Lake Christine Fire in Basalt continued to grow.

Prosecutors say Santos Ramirez-Carrillo grew marijuana on federally owned land near the Colorado River.

Thousands were out of their homes for the holiday and strict bans on fireworks sought to prevent new fires from igniting in the hot, dry conditions.

The fire had previously burned through 104 structures, including family cabins. It is the third largest in state history.

Fire containment stands at 5 percent as more resources have been added to the fight, including two Air Force MAFFS air tankers.

A Weld County woman took in the baby raccoon that was abandoned by its mother. The raccoon later tested positive for rabies.

Jesper Joergensen, 52, acknowledged building a fire on land where he has been living but said he made sure it was out.

“It’s a very challenging fire, I’ll be honest with you, with all the wind changes,” said incident commander Shane Greer.