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Things heat up in Pueblo: The 32nd annual Chile & Frijoles Festival returns

Updated 1 month ago

The smell comes first; smoky, sharp and familiar. Before you see the crowds, hear the music or spot the rows of vendors lining Pueblo’s Union...

‘Our history matters’: Downtown walking tours open window to past

Updated 2 months ago

Tejon Street looks ordinary now. People walk past buildings with their phones in hand. Cars pass through the intersection. Someone stops for coffee, while someone...

Colorado mom turns dream into reality: A new home for fitness at Pilates House Studio

Updated 2 months ago

The body knows what to do. Feed the baby. Change the diaper. Start another load of laundry. Try to sleep, wake up and do it...

Campgrounds closed, docks high and dry around Colorado’s busiest national forest

Updated 2 months ago

Visitors can still rent paddleboards and kayaks to take in the views on Summit County’s Dillon Reservoir, but getting to the water can be tricky....

A new way of ranching supports both livestock and wildlife | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 months ago

Low interest disaster loans open for drought-affected Colorado counties

Updated 2 months ago

Annual aspen display will likely be dampened by drought

Updated 2 months ago

Global heat stuck on high; scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado joins lawsuit challenging changes to Endangered Species Act

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s EV charging map nearly complete, state says

Updated 2 months ago

With its water source dry, a southeast Colorado town’s clock is ticking

Updated 2 months ago

Advisory lifted for John Martin Reservoir amid sewage spill

Updated 2 months ago

Wildlife commissioner pushes for tougher penalties after hunter accidentally kills Colorado wolf

Updated 2 months ago

CPW expands water contact advisory as Pueblo sewage spill continues downstream

Updated 2 months ago

E. coli in Arkansas River up to 24 times above safe levels after Pueblo sewage spill

Updated 2 months ago

E. coli in the Arkansas River tested well above safe levels after a 4.2 million-gallon untreated sewage spill in Pueblo, tests by the Colorado Department...

Colorado’s EV charging map nearly complete, state says

Updated 2 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation released a statement calling the state’s public fast-charging network nearly built out. The Aug. 27 news...

John Martin Reservoir under water contact advisory as sewage-contaminated water moves downstream

Updated 2 months ago

Visitors to John Martin Reservoir State Park are advised to avoid any contact with the reservoir and the Arkansas River beginning Monday as water contaminated...

Remembering ‘open space’ hero Bill Ruskin

Updated 2 months ago

Bill Ruskin died in early August at the age of 87 surrounded by loving family. His death brought back many memories of checking out potential...

Remembering Bill Ruskin, advocate for parks, trails and conservation in Colorado Springs

Updated 2 months ago

Untreated sewage discharged into Arkansas River, impacting downstream communities

Updated 2 months ago

Increases to solar net metering rates advance after widespread public concerns at City Council meeting

Updated 2 months ago

Officials limit boat ramps to hand-launching in receding Blue Mesa Reservoir

Updated 2 months ago

Let’s let the market help solve Colorado River woes | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 months ago

Taste, odor issues in water hit northern El Paso County

Updated 2 months ago

Democratic candidate in Colorado’s 4th CD urges long-term water planning

Updated 2 months ago

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser promises to appoint rural outreach director, water adviser

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado voters will decide fate of ‘right to hunt’ proposal

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife responds to 2 bear attacks, adding to increase in activity

Updated 2 months ago

Attorney general candidates present priorities at Colorado Water Congress

Updated 2 months ago

The two major-party candidates for attorney general — Republican Michael Allen, the district attorney for Teller and El Paso counties, and Democratic Secretary of State...

Palmer Lake declares water emergency

Updated 2 months ago

The town of Palmer Lake last week declared a Stage 1 Water Emergency, citing nonexistent flows in the town’s surface water source. In a memo,...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert stresses storage, forest health and Upper Basin rights at Colorado Water Congress

Updated 2 months ago

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert used her brief Wednesday appearance at Colorado Water Congress to tout her record on delivering water projects for the state...

Colorado River crisis: Lake Mead, Lake Powell inch closer to ‘dead pool’

Updated 2 months ago

In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line have recorded...