Latest Colorado Headlines

All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Colorado Department of Transportation Report: Decline in Dangerous Driving Habits

Nov 22 2024 // Highway safety officials in Colorado are seeing a slight decline in a number of dangerous driving practices, such as driving while intoxicated, failing to use seat belts and speeding.A poll by the Colorado Department of...

McDonald’s Sued by Colorado Man Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak

Oct 24 2024 // A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others.The lawsuit, filed...

Colorado Mine Where Guide Was Killed, Tourists Trapped Ordered Closed by Regulators

Oct 21 2024 // A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident has been ordered to remain closed and not conduct tours while its operations are reviewed,...

Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12

Oct 17 2024 // Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the...

Crest Insurance Group Acquires Alliance Insurance Agency in Colorado

Oct 2 2024 // Crest Insurance Group acquired Alliance Insurance Agency LLC in Colorado. Crest’s Colorado operations center around its Denver hub and expand to Longmont and Fort Collins. The Alliance deal adds Arvada to the...

Colorado Battles Hotel, Restaurant Industry Trade Groups Over Climate Rules

Sep 27 2024 // When it comes to climate change, there are two Chipotles.One is the fast-casual burrito chain with a focus on sustainable ingredients, an app that lets customers track the carbon footprint of their orders and a goal to...

Man Charged With Arson in Colorado Wildfire That Destroyed 29 Homes

Sep 16 2024 // A Colorado man was charged with arson after an investigation into a wildfire this summer that destroyed 29 homes and caused more than $30 million in property damage, authorities said.Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, was arrested...

Colorado Wildfire That Destroyed 27 Homes Was Human-Caused, Officials Say

Aug 12 2024 // The Colorado wildfire that tore through 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which were homes, was human-caused, investigators said.The Alexander Mountain Fire burning near...

Hub International Acquires Southern Colorado Insurance

Aug 9 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of SCIC LLC (Southern Colorado Insurance) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Debbie Klisch, owner, and Andrew Klisch, president, and the Southern Colorado Insurance team will join Hub...

Families of Loved Ones Left Decaying in Colorado Funeral Home Owed $950M

Aug 8 2024 // The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney...

Environmental Groups Sue Suncor for Colorado Refinery Pollution

Aug 7 2024 // Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company’s Commerce City refinery in Colorado has resulted in long-lasting harm to surrounding communities.The...

Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear

Aug 5 2024 // Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment difficult and potentially contributed to their infections, the U.S. Centers for...

Colorado Man Sentenced for Role in $268K Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme

Aug 2 2024 // A Colorado man who aided a former insurance claims adjuster in an auto insurance claims scheme was sentenced this week.In 2020, Brassfield, 55, of Aurora, reportedly aided former Travelers Insurance employee Colette Palin,...

Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear

Jul 17 2024 // Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment difficult and potentially contributed to their infections, the U.S. Centers for...

Colorado Woman Handcuffed in Police Car Hit by Train Receives $8.5M Settlement

Jun 7 2024 // A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement, a lawyer representing two of the involved police officers...

Environmentalists Want to Sue Colorado Refinery for a Thousand Pollution Violations

Jun 7 2024 // Environmental groups took the first step to sue the owner of an oil refinery near Denver for years of pollution violations, saying that state regulators haven’t done enough to hold the owner accountable.The refinery...

Gallagher Updates Regulation for Artificial Intelligence

May 22 2024 // Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance...

Colorado City Police Beating Lawsuit Settled for $2.1 Million

May 16 2024 // Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022.City councilors voted to back the agreement...

COVID-19 Can Be Occupational Disease, Colorado Court Says in Worker Death Case

May 16 2024 // For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act.The Colorado Court of Appeals ruling...

Lawsuit: Tesla’s Autopilot Caused Fiery Crash into Tree, Killing Colorado Man

May 14 2024 // The widow of a man who died after his Tesla veered off the road and crashed into a tree while he was using its partially automated driving system is suing the carmaker, claiming its marketing of the technology is...