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As we near the end of 2021, we’re sharing the most popular items that State Publications Library staff added to our digital repository over the past year. While this list shows a smattering of the information available online, the digital repository has thousands of...

By Colleen Slevin | Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage. The decision on...

“Those presents are still under the tree right now. . . we hope,” Guanella said.At least one first responder and six others were injured in the fires that began Thursday morning, unusually late in the year and following an extremely dry fall and a winter so far nearly...

Now that snow is finally dumping in Colorado, it's important to know what items should be brought along for a winter hike. While many items are needed year-round, some can be especially helpful during the colder months of the year.Here's a list of winter hiking gear...

Hundreds of homes are feared lost in fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado, officials said Thursday, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic drought.At least 1,600 acres have burned in Boulder County, much of it suburban, with warnings that...

By PATTY NIEBERG, BRADY McCOMBS and COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press/Report for AmericaDENVER — Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by wind-whipped wildfires anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their lives Friday after the...

A group of child protection advocates including the state ombudsman and a lawmaker will push for a massive overhaul of Colorado’s residential centers for kids in foster care or with severe mental health issues.  They’ve set their sights on copying a Florida law that...

High ozone levels triggered more than double the number of air quality health advisories this year compared to last year in Colorado Springs, even though the state did not see a repeat of the 2020 record-breaking wildfire year.The state issued 32 air quality health...

Running roughshod over othersRe: “Who has to obey the rules?” Apparently, Jamil Aaron hasn’t read the papers or listened to the news lately. Employees who ask someone to wear a mask or provide proof of vaccination have been attacked verbally or physically, or both. It...