All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2012 // A marijuana blood-level limit for drivers is once again poised for approval in Colorado – after two previous attempts to pass the bill failed.The Colorado House gave initial approval late Monday to a bill setting a limit...
May 15 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Milwaukee-based Badger Mutual...
May 9 2012 // A compromise proposal to allow Colorado wildfire victims to seek state compensation in excess of liability limits remains on track for approval in the Legislature. A Senate committee voted 5-0 Monday in favor of a bill to...
May 7 2012 // Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo., was devastated by a massive EF 5 tornado that at times was 1 mile wide and traveled on the ground for more than 20 miles. This storm,...
May 7 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state.An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
May 4 2012 // A Durango, Colo. man is suing BP claiming he was fired for reporting safety violations by a BP contractor. Larry Holland, an employee of Grand Junction-based Pure Automation Inc., is seeking $5 million. BP America told the...
Apr 30 2012 // Outside the windows of Steve Foster’s pickup, Armageddon was coming. A rampage of smoke – white and streaked with black – crested the ridge to his left and bore down. It began blocking the sun, turning daylight...
Apr 26 2012 // Republicans want to create a commission to pay victims of a wildfire southwest of Denver, Colo. that killed three people and damaged two dozen homes, lawmakers said.A bill expected to be introduced this week would...
Apr 26 2012 // The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International said on...
Apr 25 2012 // Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane SeasonThe 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S....
Apr 20 2012 // Colorado Forrest Service is reporting as many as nine claims of intent to sue have been filed following the Lower North Fork Fire in March.Colorado Forrest Service would not release information on who filed the claims. The...
Apr 19 2012 // A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses faces a test in Colorado’s Republican House. A House committee known for rejecting Democratic proposals planned Wednesday to...
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state.An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Apr 11 2012 // Centennial, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, named Michael C. Brewer to regional vice president for the company’s Denver region.The Denver region is comprised of...
Apr 9 2012 // A man accused of falsifying the driver’s licenses of at least 1,500 people who took tests at the American Driving Academy in Arvada has been sentenced to six months in prison. The Denver Post reported Dennis Sieving...
Apr 5 2012 // Xcel Energy is blaming chemicals used to keep roads clear of snow for outages that left up to 23,000 people in Colorado without power and heat. The company says emergency crews had to put out utility pole fires and clear...
Apr 5 2012 // Colorado officials monitoring a prescribed burn apparently didn’t request updated weather forecasts for the area for three days before it erupted into a deadly wildfire.Records released Wednesday show the National...
Apr 5 2012 // Sam Lucas was among the first to call about a wildfire burning near his Colorado home. But the busy emergency dispatcher cut him off, saying it was a controlled burn and the forest service was on the scene.“We got...
Apr 4 2012 // A man who was found dead in his burned home was among the confused and panicked residents who called Colorado authorities as a wildfire raged near them. Police tapes obtained by KMGH-TV show that Sam Lucas expressed...
Apr 3 2012 // The Lower North Fork wildfire in Jefferson County, Colo. is nearly 100 percent contained, and with all remaining evacuation and pre-evacuation orders lifted on Tuesday residents were returning to their homes.The fire,...