The Latest Breaking News from Colorado

The West’s most important water supply is drying up. Soon, life for 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River will change

PAGE, Ariz. — White sandstone cliffs create a ring around Lake Powell in contrast to the honey- and red-colored desert rock nearby. Evidence that water once, not all that long ago, filled America’s second-largest reservoir.

The Denver Post · Aug 11, 2022

Campaigns for four ballot initiatives in Colorado submitted signatures by August 8 deadline and could appear on November ballot

Campaigns for four Colorado ballot initiatives submitted signatures by the August 8 signature deadline. Three of the initiatives would change state alcohol laws, and one initiative concerns revenue for housing projects. To qualify for the ballot, sponsors of each initiative needed to submit 124,632 valid signatures.

Ballotpedia · Aug 10, 2022

Ben Frederickson: Surging Cardinals have chance to knock Brewers out of race before September

It would be hard to blame Cardinals manager Oli Marmol and his players for feeling like they floated to Colorado. They’re undefeated in August, after all. But now is no time to celebrate.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 9, 2022

Campaign to get abortion ban on Colorado ballot fails to collect enough signatures

DENVER — Backers of a ballot initiative that would have banned abortion in Colorado failed to get enough signatures by the deadline Monday, so the measure won’t be on the November ballot.

The Denver Post · Aug 8, 2022

Sheriff's deputy fatally shot at southern Colorado home

Southern Colorado authorities say a sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot after he responded to a report of a shooting at a home and that authorities are looking for a suspect

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

The highest, lowest, deepest, darkest, quietest places in Colorado

No doubt you’ve heard the phrase “Colorado Above All.” That’s because we were the highest state in elevation long before cannabis was legalized.

The Denver Post · Aug 8, 2022

Rain tamed Colorado’s summer wildfire season but how long will luck hold?

DENVER — Months into what state officials warned could be the worst wildfire year in Colorado’s recorded history and so far those fears have yet to materialize.

The Denver Post · Aug 6, 2022

I made a name for myself with ‘sex-positive’ comedy. Then I was raped on a night out. Would my openness be used against me?

I’ve never held back when it comes to talking about sex. But after an attack while on holiday in Las Vegas, going to the police didn’t feel like an option

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

Ex-officer sentenced in rough arrest of woman with dementia

A former Colorado police officer who did not stop another officer from being rough with a 73-year-old woman with dementia has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

TV tonight: Stevie Nicks belts out the hits with a little help from her friends

The singer revives some Fleetwood Mac classics alongside her solo material in Colorado in 1986. Plus: Lady Boom Boom slinks back in style in Canada’s Drag Race. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022