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Heavy rainfall over a two-day period in the Four Corners region triggered severe floods in the Animas and San Juan rivers, causing damage to homes and businesses. Climate researchers are examining historical trends and the impacts of climate change to better understand the massive rain event.

Rural electric co-ops on the Western Slope and the Four Corners region are partnering with bigger utilities on renewable energy, even as the Trump administration signals its preference for fossil fuels.

With election day less than a month away, the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder held a voter drive at All Roads shelter. The goal was to assist county residents who are in housing transition or are unhoused.

A new investigation from KFF Health News shows 38 cases between 2022 and 2024 where employers withheld wages in Garfield County because of an employee's unpaid medical bills, some of which were covered by Medicaid.

The Snowmass Balloon Festival celebrated 50 years in September. Weather conditions and fire restrictions grounded balloons for the first two days of the festival, but balloons were eventually able to fly.

Denver Water's 'From Forests to Faucets' program partners with state and federal partners to manage forests in fire-vulnerable parts of the utility's watershed.

Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione told reporters Wednesday that Anita Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson's widow, had concerns this year surrounding her late husband's death. Together, they met with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and she later requested an independent review of the original investigation.

Zebra mussels cause damage to both native aquatic habitats and human infrastructure. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been increasing its efforts to defect the bivalve ever since it was first discovered in the state in 2022.

This past water year was dry, with not all of the snowpack making it into the basin's rivers and streams. Forecasters will be looking out for conditions driven by climate change and prolonged drought as they consider what Water Year 2026 will bring.