September 2020 - The Colorado Sun
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Rain started again Monday morning as emergency responders worked to repair damage from flooding on Saturday. More rain is in the forecast.| The Colorado Sun
Part of Colorado’s rapidly aging demographic, Dave and Helene Van Manen left their mountain home in Beulah for a more practical future closer to family and medical care.| The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Opportunity Caucus, considered among the more moderate Democrats in the legislature, organized the event. The caucus was formed as a nonprofit that doesn’t disclose its donors.| The Colorado Sun
Michelle Vanek disappeared on the Eagle County 14er in 2005 and hundreds of searchers could not find her. Vail Rescue Group members compiled handwritten reports and maps to identify clues that led to answers.| The Colorado Sun
Three hotels repurposed as homeless shelters will stay open, under new management and higher contracts with security| The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s 0.5% effective property tax rate was the tenth lowest in the country in 2023, the nonprofit Tax Foundation found| The Colorado Sun
Colorado activated its prison population management plan, which helps the state manage capacity when prisons are operating at more than 97% full for 30 straight days| The Colorado Sun
At least two homes "total loss," 90 others damaged as tropical depression brings heavy rain across region. Storms aren't over yet.| The Colorado Sun
Millions of stocked fingerlings later, a competition among trout, white suckers and now tiger muskies roils below the surface| The Colorado Sun
Colorado law says states can’t send Guard troops to Colorado without permission. And your kicker: The Colorado law is based on a Texas law.| The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Sun will update this tracker of Democrat Phil Weiser’s lawsuits against the Trump administration| The Colorado Sun
American Journalism Project's three-year grant will bolster business operations at The Colorado Sun and encouraging the news outlet to expand coverage.| The Colorado Sun
Cards sent to Silverstone, who turned 18 the day before he was shot, credit the teen with making sure others made it to safety| The Colorado Sun
Desmond Holly critically wounded two students as he fired about 20 rounds inside and outside the school. Here's how. ithappened| The Colorado Sun
“In those terrifying moments, our son showed a level of bravery, strength, and will to survive that no child should ever be asked to display,” the boy’s family said| The Colorado Sun
So many new apartments hit the metro Denver market last year. Too many? Plus: Not every place has seen rents drop| The Colorado Sun
During the special session, the legislature passed a bill ceding the responsibility of cutting the budget to the governor’s office| The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s attorney general dove into a wide array of topics during an interview earlier this month at SunFest| The Colorado Sun
The three-term senator’s entrance into the governor’s race, where he faces a Democratic primary race against Attorney General Phil Weiser, has ignited a shadow campaign for his Senate seat| The Colorado Sun
Yadira Caraveo, who works as a pediatrician, will be the first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress.| The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Sun has more than doubled in size since our launch in 2018 and continues to evolve as a nonprofit| The Colorado Sun
The state senator from Brighton ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2022. She sits on the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee.| The Colorado Sun
In the week after Christmas, claims by newly out-of-work Coloradans reached 41,439 for those on regular unemployment, an increase of 63.4% from the prior week. The unusually high number wasn’t blamed on the typical cause for spikes during the pandemic — new COVID-19 restrictions that force businesses to limit operations — but rather on fraudsters […]| The Colorado Sun
For the past 15 years, the ACA has been a lifeline for Coloradans across urban and rural communities.| The Colorado Sun
The cases may have national consequences as they move through the federal appeals system| The Colorado Sun
If the next two years are drier than usual, Lake Powell’s water levels could drop too low to generate electricity, federal report says.| The Colorado Sun
If the agreement holds, it would end nearly two years of negotiations on how to try to prevent AI from harming people when they do things like apply for jobs, seek out loans and pursue a college degree| The Colorado Sun
Water officials have debated how, and whether, to plan for the prospect of forced cuts in the future. Colorado’s top water cop is moving that conversation to the next step.| The Colorado Sun
Costilla County residents were cut off from the local water filling station when the Fort Garland water board voted to stop sales because of an “angry mob”| The Colorado Sun
Biden toured Pueblo’s CS Wind factory in his fifth visit to Colorado since taking office in 2021| The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Division of Gaming reports that $37 million for the Colorado Water Plan came in as of June 30, up from nearly $31 million last year| The Colorado Sun
Officials need to plan for bad — but not the worst — scenarios when it comes to the Colorado River Basin, experts say.| The Colorado Sun
Colorado will spend $5 million in state money to build new public fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, after a hiccup in federal funding.| The Colorado Sun
Yes. Permethrin, a mosquito insecticide used in cities statewide, can be toxic to pets in high concentrations.| The Colorado Sun
Issue No. 199 — Gold King mine spill, 10 years later ☼ ‘Roo therapy ☼ Serling-esque sci-fi| The Colorado Sun
Downtown Boulder officials fret that 500,000 square feet of office space is officially vacant, and yet much more space is leased, but unused| The Colorado Sun
An uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s count| The Colorado Sun
The cartoonist imagines Colorado receiving a 149th birthday card it didn't expect — or particularly appreciate.| The Colorado Sun
The cartoonists lament government's ability to find money for its favored projects while other priorities go begging.| The Colorado Sun
GLENWOOD CANYON — Flames erupt on the hillside as plumes of smoke billow into the hazy sky above the Colorado River. “It’s beautiful right now. This is a really good burn going right now,” says John Kennedy, the director of one of three branches of firefighters battling the Grizzly Creek wildfire. Kelly Boyd, standing next […]| The Colorado Sun
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison’s North Rim will open Wednesday, providing an up-close view of the fire’s devastation and regrowth| The Colorado Sun
The Outsider is Colorado's premier outdoor newsletter covering the industry from the inside out, plus the fun side of being outdoors.| The Colorado Sun
Subscribe to The Daily Sun-Up podcast, a Monday-Friday podcast catching you up on Colorado news, headlines and more from The Colorado Sun.| The Colorado Sun
For years, two tribes have pointed to the barely used, multimillion-dollar project near Durango to show tribal water access challenges in the Colorado River Basin| The Colorado Sun
Is he wrecking his political future? And would AG Phil Weiser risk his run for governor by investigating the case?| The Colorado Sun
A recent investigative report documented how the Republican congressman misled voters about his grandfather| The Colorado Sun
Labor researcher Lightcast found that 51% of AI-related job listings were outside typical tech roles. A Denver tech-education company is capturing that data and building it into its course offerings.| The Colorado Sun
Lauren Boebert blasted into Colorado politics at an Aurora rally with an in-your-face microphone moment and a gun. She emerged from the crowd at a rally for then presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke of Texas and grabbed the mic to shout, “Hell no, you’re not!” in response to O’Rourke’s pledge to take away assault-style weapons. That […]| The Colorado Sun
Senate Bill 86 would require large social media companies used by people in Colorado to take down flagged accounts if they’re determined to be selling guns or drugs, or if the accounts are engaged in the sex trafficking or sexual exploitation of minors.| The Colorado Sun
Among the figures cited in testimony during first week of trial was Ron Watkins, former administrator of website that hosts QAnon conspiracies| The Colorado Sun
Get live updates on the Alexander Mountain, Stone Canyon and Quarry fires burning in Colorado’s Front Range.| The Colorado Sun
