Colorado News
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Michael Fanelli/Aspen Public RadioThe unseasonal warmth that broke longstanding temperature records across the West last week was a hit to Colorado's already low snowpack. Climate change drove the heat wave, but scientists say it's still an outlier in today's world. -
Jesse Paul/The Colorado SunThe HOME Act would also make it easier for transit agencies, public housing authorities and certain nonprofits to build housing on land they already own, even if it isn't zoned for residential use. -
Sarah Tory/Aspen Public RadioAngie is a U.S. citizen, but her parents are undocumented. If they're deported, she's decided she would leave with them. -
Courtesy of Brita Horn/Courtesy of Brita HornOne party leader calls it a “dumpster fire” after state chair resigns following no-confidence vote.
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Lawmakers face “painful” cuts as they grapple with balancing the budget. -
Today, tribes are working to bring back bison, which once roamed Indigenous lands by the millions. Some are getting help to rebuild their herds from the city of Denver, which manages two herds. -
Family caregivers are worried the cuts will jeopardize their livelihoods and ability to support their loved ones. Lawmakers and public health officials say they have no choice but to make them. -
Survivors in a sexual gratification case against a former La Plata County Jail commander testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee at the Colorado State Capitol. -
If it passes, voters would see the question on the November ballot. -
Rusty dust layers can hasten snowmelt and leave farmers, ranchers, and ecosystems with less water during the summer heat. The state’s pure white snow this year is a rare boon that might, or might not, last. -
The city used to auction off surplus animals to ranchers. But six years ago, it started donating them to tribes instead. More than 170 animals have been gifted so far. -
During a tour of an Xcel natural gas plant, the secretary criticized the state’s climate plan and said that keeping coal plants open was saving lives. -
Rain Enhancement Technologies, a private company, is testing a different approach to cloud seeding at a couple of project sites in the Rocky Mountains. The method is known as ionization cloud seeding and doesn't use silver iodide. -
Colorado's aerospace industry leaders say President Trump's decision to move Space Command is a wake-up call.
