HealthColorado reports another West Nile Virus-related death, this time in Montrose CountyBy Tom Hesse
WildfiresAt least one structure lost, more evacuations ordered as Derby Fire grows in Eagle and Garfield countiesBy Stina Sieg
EnvironmentWestern Slope lawmakers want to pause wolf reintroduction, redirect funding amid Colorado’s $1 billion budget holeBy Tracy Ross and Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun
EnvironmentHuman emissions driving Colorado River ‘megadrought,’ CU Boulder research findsBy Colorado Newsline
Government and PoliticsMesa County pushes back on what it says are unfair, expensive mandates from the stateBy Stina Sieg
WildfiresGov. Polis declares a statewide disaster emergency due to critical fire weather conditions and fires burning across Western SlopeBy Stina Sieg and Tegan Wendland
WildfiresSmoke from fires on the Western Slope is producing dangerous air quality across much of the state By Tony Gorman
WildfiresOfficials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acresBy Tegan Wendland and Stina Sieg
WildfiresGov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of MeekerBy Tegan Wendland
WeatherSmoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontainedBy Stina Sieg
EnvironmentDrought blankets most of Intermountain West, including Colorado — and will likely get worseBy Ishan Thakore
WildfiresGov. Polis declares state of disaster for Western Slope wildfires, Lee and Grease fires merge overnightBy Tegan Wendland