Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down
The coal plant is closing, along with the mine that feeds it and has nearly 115 more employees, and all the workers will lose their jobs over the next decade,...
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U.S. general seeks to strengthen South American military ties
The U.S. military's new Southern Command Gen. Laura Richardson said Friday she is focused on strengthening military relationships with South American countries despite fraught politics.
Top U.S. health official Xavier Becerra visits Colorado to promote vaccines
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited a mobile vaccine clinic near Denver on Friday to promote COVID-19 shots among underserved communities of color that have some of...
Colorado bill aims to protect incarcerated pregnant women’s rights
A Colorado bill aims to improve health care for pregnant women, including those who are incarcerated, fewer than three years since a woman filed a federal lawsuit after giving birth...
Colorado bill would prohibit insurer use of “discriminatory” data
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from using consumer information collected from outside sources such as social media and court and home ownership records to...
Wildfire-fighting Global SuperTanker plane may be sold for COVID-19 response
DENVER -- As Western states prepare for this yearâs wildfire season, the worldâs largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis --...
Wildfire-fighting Global SuperTanker plane is shut down as fire season begins
The worldâs largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear could be worse than the average year.
El Paso County report shows COVID vaccine clinic flouted safety
A Colorado county public health report found a Colorado Springs vaccine clinic operating without proper temperature storage for vaccines or social distancing, as well as unmasked workers.
Colorado lawmaker: Slavery policy didnât impugn humanity
Democrats in Colorado have condemned a Republican lawmaker for joking about lynching before saying an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person “was not impugning anybody’s...
Colorado bill would prohibit traveling animal shows
Colorado lawmakers moved closer to passing a bill that would prohibit using certain animals in traveling performances like circuses, facing opposition from livestock and rodeo groups who claim the measure...