Leadville Colorado

The cutbacks mark the first time in Lake Mead’s 86-year history that demand for water has eclipsed what federal authorities can safely supply, even in a system where reservoirs store four times more water than what flows annually down the river. The tier-one shortage...

Photo: John Locher (AP)The West’s biggest water supply system is in crisis, with the federal government declaring the first-ever shortage for the Colorado River on Monday. That declaration will trigger cuts for users who rely on Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the...

In accordance with the latest guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Park Service will be requiring employees, the public, and contractors to wear a mask while inside of all National Park Service buildings, as well as in crowded...

For the first time ever, federal water managers took emergency measures in July to prevent the water level from dropping to levels too low to produce power at Glen Canyon dam, which generates electricity for 5 million people across seven western states. Lower water...

The governor of Colorado on Friday presented the creators of South Park with souvenir license plates that pay homage to the fictional marijuana company Tegridy Farms that’s featured in multiple episodes of the comedy series. And he said one of the show’s most popular...

2022 is set to be a year of opportunity for Colorado Republicans. There’s a giant deficit in the Democrats’ performance in Colorado. With over a decade of single-party control at the state level, working-class Coloradans have suffered. They’re ready to try something...

 Some 30 years have passed since Colorado Springs economic development leaders actively courted prominent evangelical Christian organizations to relocate their operations and staff to the Pikes Peak region.The late 1980s and early 1990s brought Focus on the Family,...

In the midst of an ongoing pandemic, many sizable Colorado school districts are offering online learning programs this fall. But data shows very few students are choosing that option.In 10 districts surveyed by Chalkbeat, only between 1% and 2% of students chose the...

Michael Barrios made up for an earlier misstep, and Braian Galvan got the Colorado Rapids goal that sealed Houston Dynamo’s first home loss this season Saturday at BBVA Stadium.Lalas Abubakar started the scoring in Colorado’s 3-1 win five minutes in when he headed a...