All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 26 2012 // Monsoons are about the only thing right now that could bring much needed relief to wildfire-plagued Western states like Colorado and New Mexico, which are both on track to have fire seasons on a historic level – although...
Jun 25 2012 // A wildfire near Colorado Springs grew to more than 6 square miles on Sunday after erupting just a day earlier and forcing evacuation for 11,000 residents, according to newspaper reports. Colorado is having its worst...
Jun 22 2012 // Authorities say reports of a possible meteorite or meteor shower briefly grounded firefighting aircraft battling a central Colorado wildfire. Meteorologist Scott Entrekin of the National Weather Service says emergency...
Jun 20 2012 // Five inmates who say their mental health illnesses are deteriorating in solitary confinement inside the so-called Supermax prison in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.In the complaint filed...
Jun 20 2012 // Ranchers in western Colorado are selling off cattle to avoid losing them to a severe drought. Livestock auctioneer Bill Martin of Loma says his auction barn usually sees between 200 and 400 cows a week, but this year the...
Jun 18 2012 // Another eight structures burned in the High Park Fire in Colorado overnight, bringing the tally to 189 homes burned and making it the most destructive fire in the state’s history, officials said on Monday.No...
Jun 18 2012 // A wildfire in northern has scorched about 85 square miles of forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. The destructiveness of the High Park Fire burning 15 miles west of Fort Collins...
Jun 13 2012 // In what could be shaping up to be one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory, insurers are scrambling to deal with the aftermath of several massive wildfires in the region – and they’re preparing people for...
Jun 13 2012 // The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has fined an industrial radiography company more than $240,000 over allegations the company and its radiation safety officer violated rules for handling radioactive...
Jun 11 2012 // A wildfire in northern Colorado that has forced the evacuation of thousands nearly doubled in size overnight from 20,000 acres to 36,930 acres, authorizes said Monday. The Red Cross, Humane Society and other aid groups...
Jun 5 2012 // Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is preparing to add his signature to two bills that will provide victims of the state-caused Lower North Fork fire ways to seek more compensation. The bills signed Monday will retroactively...
Jun 4 2012 // Colorado State University researchers on Friday raised their forecast for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season to 13 tropical storms, with five hurricanes and two major hurricanes.In April they forecast 10 tropical storms,...
Jun 4 2012 // Immigrant advocates in Colorado want public support for allowing illegal immigrants to seek licenses to drive. The activists say they will seek a ballot measure to change a law that requires proof of legal residency to be...
May 25 2012 // An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, as firefighters made progress against the largest of several fires spreading across the U.S. Southwest.More than 1,000 firefighters in...
May 24 2012 // The wife of a skier killed in an avalanche at the Winter Park ski resort is suing Intrawest, the ski area’s operator.The Grand County coroner said 28-year-old Christopher Norris of Evergreen died of asphyxiation...
May 23 2012 // Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Robert Pesavento vice president of business development in the Greenwood Village, Colo. office. Pesavento works with clients in various...
May 23 2012 // Immigrant advocates in Colorado want public support for allowing illegal immigrants to seek licenses to drive. The activists say they will seek a ballot measure to change a law that requires proof of legal residency to be...
May 21 2012 // Firefighters in Colorado are working to finish containment lines around a blaze that has burned 12 square miles. The fire in the northern part of the state was 87 percent contained Monday and managers expect it to fully...
May 21 2012 // A Denver, Colo. lawyer has lost her liability insurance because part of her practice involves representing medical-marijuana businesses. The Denver Post reported the Hanover Insurance Group told Ann Toney it wouldn’t...
May 17 2012 // Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22 at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo. was devastated by a massive EF 5 tornado that at times was one mile wide and traveled on the ground for more than 20 miles. This storm,...