Drought has muted this year’s leaf-peeping season in places like the Rockies, but pockets of brilliant colors remain
Soaking in the fall foliage is an annual tradition in the New England states as well as areas such as the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina and Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Colorado’s prisons and jails are overflowing. What’s being done?
Colorado's prisons are understaffed and overcrowded, pushing inmates into county jails. The state's emergency plan is now active, but local leaders say it's only a temporary fix.
Many authors offered $3K from massive copyright settlement. This Colorado writer thinks they shouldn’t accept it
The Anthropic copyright settlement totals $1.5 billion, but some argue it’s not enough.
‘Nothing short of miraculous,’ Second student injured in Evergreen school shooting released from hospital
The 18-year-old student was shot twice and spent weeks in intensive care.
More than $36 million in FEMA funds for Colorado and counter-terrorism programs on hold, court challenges continue
State is using existing federal funds to cover salaries and counter-terrorism programs in the interim.
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Pueblo’s ‘Little Jewelbox’ Temple Emanuel celebrates 125 years
“The congregation believes strongly that the temple is not only the synagogue for the Jewish community, but it also belongs to the citizens of Pueblo.”
Colorado nonprofit BikerDown supports injured motorcyclists and families as risk to riders increases
Laurie Montoya, founder and president of BikerDown Foundation, explained that she created the organization in 2011 after several of her friends suffered injuries.
Durango Planned Parenthood clinic to reopen on Monday
The clinic was forced to close a year ago due to a provider shortage. It will now operate two days a week.
Snowmaking operations signal the countdown to ski season
A-Basin, Keystone, and Loveland have fired up their snow guns.
Amid government shutdown, military families might not get paid starting Wednesday
President Donald Trump has vowed to keep paying members of the military during the shutdown, but it’s unclear if that will actually happen.
Former Colorado School of Mines professor pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in DUI
Stephen Geer faces four to 18 years in prison for killing Officer Evan Dunn in November 2024.
Wired, Wired West: What happens when AI data centers move in
In our four-part series, we trace the energy's path, the water's strain and the social freight carried by our digital obsession,
AI data centers need a lot of power. That creates challenges for electric companies in the West
AI data centers are popping up in cities, towns, even cattle ranches. They require lots of power — creating new challenges for utilities.
As AI data centers multiply across the Mountain West, so do fears over water use
AI data centers use large amounts of water for cooling. And many are being built in the drought-stricken Mountain West, sparking concerns over water supplies.
Can an AI data center be ‘green’?
Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.
New Fort Lewis College program aims to send nurses to rural hospitals through partnership with CU Anschutz
About two dozen students each semester study in a program connected to CU Anschutz in Aurora.
Does the AI boom threaten local air quality? A north Denver neighborhood is about to find out
A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery.
