GRAND JUNCTION — Three workers at an assisted living facility on Colorado’s Western Slope are being prosecuted in the death of an 86-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who authorities alleged was left outside in sweltering weather for six hours, officials said....
After concluding that oil and gas operator KP Kauffman had engaged in “a pattern of violations” fines for the company were boosted to $2 million, the second largest penalty ever issued by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. In August, the commission...
FELICIA FONSECA | Associated PressTwo major California water agencies have settled a lawsuit that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement to protect a river that serves millions of people in the U.S. West amid gripping drought.The Imperial Irrigation...
If you’ve been wondering whether the time has come to make your annual leaf-peeping pilgrimage to see our mountains adorned in all of their fall foliage glory, this weekend might be a good time to find something else to do. Longtime residents of the high country in...
The changing of seasons in Colorado can not only be felt from the briskness in the air, but also seen from the colorful show the trees put on each year. Leaf-peeping season, as it’s colloquially known, is a short and magical couple of weeks when mountain ranges turn...
In most parts of the country, how utilities plan their distribution systems – the network of poles, wires and other equipment designed to support electricity delivery at the local level – is something of a “black box.” But now, with the continued proliferation of...
