Teenager identified as human remains found in freezer near Grand Junction

Investigators have identified the person whose head and hands were found in a freezer left behind by the previous occupants of a home near Grand Junction. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office id...

Colorado patient advocates call for action on ‘hidden’ hospital fees after state report’s release

Colorado health care consumers and their insurers paid about $13.4 billion in facility fees between 2017 and 2022, according to a legislatively-required state report released last week. The ...

Colorado clerks look to livestreaming for ballot box transparency

El Paso County spent close to $200k on technology last year

Amendment K: Colorado election officials would have more time to prepare ballots

Constitutional amendment, referred to voters by the state legislature, would move up a number of election deadlines so county clerks have an extra week to get ballots ready to send to voters

Colorado governor aims to better prepare students for changing workforce

As chair of National Governors Association, Jared Polis wants to improve state education programs

Economic forecast shows tight budget year ahead for Colorado

A new income tax rate cut will be triggered in Colorado in three of the next four years, state economists told lawmakers this past Thursday. Taxpayers will see their income tax rate fall fro...

Colorado lawmakers advance property tax exemptions for more agricultural land

Colorado lawmakers could consider a bill next year that would broaden what constitutes a ranch for property tax exemption purposes, increasing the number of properties that would be eligible...

Trinidad man shoots and kills two bear cubs eating his chickens

Wildlife officials say property owners can legally kill predators attacking their livestock, but shooting a rifle within city limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine

How much does it cost Coloradans to have a hip replaced? A new online tool will tell you

Prices for health care services can vary wildly. Now Coloradans can compare costs for more than 260 health care services at more that 150 hospitals and facilities around the state, through a...

Vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election, experts warn

Three Republican county canvass board members declined to certify the June primary election in Colorado

Colorado GOP leadership battle is scheduled to go to trial in October

Colorado GOP Chairman Eli Bremer is seeking to dislodge Chairman Dave Williams from the party’s top post and to force him to relinquish the party’s resources

Colorado researcher says people with PTSD are losing out on an effective treatment

A Boulder-based therapist said he's baffled and disappointed by federal regulators’ decision last month not to approve a therapy using MDMA, also known as ecstasy, to treat PTSD. Bruce Poult...