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A fire crew attends to a hot spot at the Simms Fire.

Investigators say Colorado wildfire sparked by Forest Service, fueling more public fallout over controlled burns in the West

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Government and Politics

Buck, Neguse on opposite sides of Protecting Our Children Act gun debate

DIA Southwest

Colorado fines Southwest Airlines for alleged violations of COVID-19 labor laws

By Sarah Mulholland

I-25 snakes through Colorado Springs. May 31, 2022.

Government and Politics

Space Command is to move from Colorado to Alabama. But federal investigation finds ‘significant shortfalls’ in that decision

By Megan Verlee, Caitlyn Kim, and Dan Boyce

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Law enforcement leaders convene Colorado’s first ever fentanyl summit as drug seizures hit all-time high

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As Adams City High faces reorganization, its students reflect on the district’s turmoil and their school pride

By Jenny Brundin

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Hospitalizations and infections are spiking again in Colorado. But vaccinations are helping provide protection

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Judge dismisses case against Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy

By The Associated Press

Primary ballots are about to go in the mail — here’s how to keep an eye on yours from anywhere in Colorado

By Megan Verlee

Aurora police’s interim chief is a familiar face with a long list of issues to address

By Allison Sherry

Spirit-Frontier

Advisers tell Spirit shareholders to reject Frontier bid

By The Associated Press

Government and Politics

A new program could help build 16,000 homes in Colorado as part of a bigger $650 million plan

By Andrew Kenney

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Space Command HQ benefits from Colorado’s universities, scientists and aerospace engineers, say officials

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Authorities recover two bodies, rescue 11 after boat capsizes on Lake Pueblo Sunday

Misunderstood and sometimes parodied, the U.S. Space Force is educating the public about its mission

By American Homefront Project

On campus at the University of Colorado Boulder. Sept. 8, 2021.

Colorado higher education workers will have to wait another year to see collective bargaining change in legislature

By Paolo Zialcita

Crews recover body in Rocky Mountain National Park avalanche. 2 people rescued, 1 dead

By Paolo Zialcita and Alejandro A. Alonso Galva

Are we loving Colorado’s outdoors to death? New regulations and reservation systems want to protect, but some see a loss

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