Colorado wildfires: Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for western Colorado wildfire near Ouray
The Gold Mountain fire sparked Saturday evening on U.S. Forest Service land near Ouray, forcing evacuations north of the Colorado mountain town.
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3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while battling western Colorado wildfires
Three firefighters died and two were injured after being overtaken by flames while battling a nearly 30,000-acre wildfire in western Colorado near the Utah border, federal officials reported Sunday.
A costly, scorched-earth Denver primary reflects the fight over the Democratic Party’s direction. But voters want it to stop.
Since redistricting, Colorado House District 6 has had repeated Democratic primaries — now it’s the costliest legislative race among several pitting progressives against moderates, exhausting voters.
Billionaire ranch owner’s fence is harming wildlife in a southern Colorado valley, experts find
A controversial 8-foot-tall fence erected by the owner of Cielo Vista Ranch in southern Colorado’s Costilla County is harming wildlife and degrading habitat, a new report by wildlife experts says.
Today in History: June 28, police raid at Stonewall Inn sparks gay rights movement
Riots broke out following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, leading to six days of violent protests that served as a watershed moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Piney River Ranch near Vail to end operations after failing to reach lease agreement with Denver Water
Piney River Ranch near Vail will wrap up operations after the 2026 summer season, ending a 15-year run as Denver Water weighs the property’s future.
Westbound U.S. 36 closed in Superior after pedestrian hit by SUV
Westbound U.S. 36 is closed in Superior because of a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Arapahoe County deputies fatally shoot man in Centennial backyard who hit them with metal pole, officials say
Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man during a confrontation in a Centennial backyard early Saturday morning, agency officials said.
This unusual plant is superblooming right now in Colorado with flowers 5 feet tall
The Green Gentian, or Monument Plant, is experiencing a superbloom in mountain meadows from Summit County to Silverton. Four years after an unusually wet summer, the plant uses all its energy to shoot up stalks that are several feet high and covered in hundreds of flowers.
Colorado weather: Tornado spotted in southeast plains amid severe storms
At least one tornado touched down in southeast Colorado on Friday night, capping off a week of severe thunderstorms, flooding, high winds and hail on the Front Range and Eastern Plains.