Regional News

When people die recreating, sometimes friends are the ones to find them

Civilian-led rescues have recovered fallen comrades in Colorado’s backcountry

October 5, 2021

Regional News

Denver Zoo apologizes a decade after visitor’s death

DENVER – The Denver Zoo has apologized more than a decade after a Black man died after a confrontation with…

October 4, 2021

Regional News

Colorado woman moves on after surviving 1984 hammer attack

Kim Rice poses for a portrait in front of the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Aurora on Friday, Sept. 24,…

October 4, 2021

Regional News

Weekly planner for Oct. 4-Oct. 8

0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or…

October 3, 2021

Regional News

Southwest hits impressive rainfall during summer monsoon

A man rides a boogie board in a flooded park on July 24 in Scottsdale, Ariz. After two bone-dry years…

October 2, 2021

Regional News

At least 92% of Denver city workers vaccinated after mandate

DENVER – At least 92% of Denver’s municipal employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, a day after the…

October 2, 2021

Regional News

Bureau of Land Management hopes goats can slow wildfires

DENVER (AP) – A group of horse trailers pulls up to a trailhead outside Carbondale. The doors open and more…

October 2, 2021

Regional News

Why climate change is making it harder to chase fall foliage

Leaf peeping seasons have been disrupted as the planet warms

October 2, 2021

Regional News

Silverton is about as vaccinated as it can get. But it still has COVID.

Shots alone aren’t enough to prevent spread because of porous geographic boundaries and waning vaccine effectiveness

October 1, 2021

Southwest Life

Body composting a ‘green’ alternative to burial, cremation

Seth Viddal, who co-owns The Natural Funeral, stands behind a nearly completed human-body composting vessel in Arvada. On Sept. 7,…

October 1, 2021

Regional News

Senate approves Biden land-agency pick over GOP opposition

Tracy Stone-Manning, President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, was approved, 50-45, on a…

September 30, 2021

Regional News

Wildfire in Colorado mountains spreads but not toward homes

SILVERTHORNE – A wildfire that has forced the evacuation of homes in Colorado’s north-central mountains has grown but has not…

September 29, 2021

Regional News

Judge dismisses challenge to Denver’s vaccine mandate

DENVER – A judge on Wednesday dismissed an attempt by a group of Denver police officers to block the city’s…

September 29, 2021

Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 37 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 37 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the…

September 28, 2021

Regional News

Colorado’s economic growth to continue at slower pace, state forecast says

General fund revenue grew 10.7% last year, preliminary figures show

September 28, 2021

Regional News

Biden nominates Cole Finegan to be next top federal prosecutor in Colorado

Finegan is a known quantity in Colorado’s Democratic political circles

September 28, 2021

Regional News

Homes evacuated by wildfire burning in Colorado mountains

SILVERTHORNE – The residents of several hundred homes have been evacuated or warned to be ready to leave because of…

September 28, 2021

Regional News

Should river towns be forced to build costly parks to get recreational water rights?

Nonprofit argues communities should be able to protect rapids without building features

September 28, 2021

Regional News

Lawsuit by Colorado police officer fired in photo scandal is dismissed

DENVER – A lawsuit filed by a suburban Denver police officer for his firing over a photo re-enacting a chokehold…

September 28, 2021

Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 20 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 20 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The latest…

September 27, 2021

Southwest Life

Climate change affecting Colorado tarantula population

Maia Holmes, director of the Colorado State University Bug Zoo, poses for a portrait with a Texas brown tarantula Sept.…

September 27, 2021

Regional News

2021 election guide: Coloradans to vote on three statewide fiscal measures

Proposed constitutional amendment faces last-minute legal challenge

September 27, 2021

Regional News

Weekly planner for Sept. 27-Oct. 2

0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or…

September 26, 2021

Regional News

Report: Girl wasn’t buckled in before fatal theme park fall

The Haunted Mine Drop is seen in 2017 at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs. A report from Colorado…

September 25, 2021