Colorado

Colorado governor’s chief of staff is departing, will be replaced by top policy adviser

Alec Garnett, a former Colorado House speaker, is leaving Sept. 13

DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police kill armed suspect at Glenwood Springs mall

One suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting at a popular, open-air mall on the Western Slope. The Glenwood Springs Police Department said two officers were on patrol at the Glenwo...

DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado sending nearly $2 million to support arts and culture groups around the state

40% of the recipients are based in rural counties

DATE: Sep 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voters will decide whether to set aside $350 million for Colorado law enforcement

A proposal that would require Colorado lawmakers to allocate $350 million to support law enforcement agencies qualified for the November ballot last Thursday. If approved, Proposed Initiativ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hopes to raise awareness of dementia, start conversations, with new campaign

Dementia touches countless Colorado lives, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common kind and older adults most likely to experience it. As described by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

DATE: Sep 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s plan to trap, relocate wolves ‘did not go well’ for Montana wildlife officials

“What we learned was that the adults did not stay together and pups were abandoned and left to die,” says federal official in charge of wolf translocations in Montana in the 1990s

DATE: Sep 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Supporters of embattled Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams vote to keep him in his job

The faction of the Colorado Republican Party supporting embattled state chair Dave Williams gathered at a church in Castle Rock on Saturday to reaffirm him as the legitimate head of the stat...

DATE: Sep 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top Colorado GOP leader reports death threats to law enforcement

Hope Scheppelman says investigation is ongoing in La Plata County case

DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New federal report on Colorado bird flu cases urges health agencies to prepare for more infections among farm workers

A new report on July's cluster of human H5 avian flu cases in Colorado urges U.S. public health agencies to be ready to respond to cases in agricultural workers who often have limited access...

DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado to vote on ranked-choice voting, eliminating partisan primaries

Backers of Initiative 310 argue it will help advantage more moderate candidates

DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers pass deal that could see lower property taxes for businesses, homeowners

Colorado’s special legislative session on property taxes has concluded, with the passage of a compromise bill to lower property tax rates and cap revenue growth. The deal is a source of angs...

DATE: Aug 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Electric vehicles aren’t more likely to ignite, but Colorado firefighters are adapting to the challenge of burning batteries

On Monday, a fiery electric vehicle crash killed a driver and shut down several lanes of Interstate 25. But while the use of battery-powered vehicles is growing in Colorado, safety groups sa...

DATE: Aug 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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