Leadville Colorado

Big Colorado water diversion projects itching to get going on long-sought dam and pipeline dreams are rushing to get first in line for thirsty Douglas County’s $68.2 million in federal stimulus money.  Drinking water dams and pipelines have joined smaller-scale local...

Colorado has approved a $1.6 million settlement with Sunnyside Gold Corp., resolving the company’s alleged liability for damages caused by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inadvertent release of more than 3 million gallons of acidic mine waste from the Gold King...

When you think of Cinderella, the story seems simple: Girl wants to meet boy, boy doesn’t know girl exists, boy finds girl’s shoe, and they live happily ever after.But just who was Prince Charming in the classic fairy tale? He was always a bit amorphous. And...

The threats lobbed at Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and her staff in recent months have been plentiful — and sometimes hauntingly specific.  “I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP,” one person wrote in an online message. “I SEE YOU SLEEPING. BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID.”...

Colorado Dem Gov. Jared Polis said in a recent interview with Colorado Public Radio that because of vaccines the COVID-19 “emergency is over.”"We see it as the end of the medical emergency. Frankly, people who want to be protected [have gotten vaccinated]. Those who...

One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday, and it looks like the weather will cooperate to accommodate good viewing — if you’re willing to get up in the middle of the night to check it out. The annual...

Colorado Springs, which boasted the nation's most popular ZIP code this year for single-family home sales, also will be one of the country's hottest areas for housing in 2022.A forecast released this week by Realtor.com, the California-based online real estate...

A state with an average elevation of 6,800 feet above sea level and a maximum elevation of 14,433 feet, it's not much of a surprise that even Colorado's lowest points are quite high.Those seeking to find the lowest point in Colorado will need to visit the northeast...