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Colorado River Basin’s water forecast looked good in January; now everything has changed

Data collected from sensors recorded near- or record-low snowfall during last three weeks of January

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tired of mowing your lawn? Colorado could pay you $2 a square foot to rip it out

A bill would expand grass buyouts statewide and double local payments

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver ending mask mandate for schools, child care centers

DENVER – The city and county of Denver said Wednesday it will end its mask mandates for schools and child care facilities on Feb. 26, following similar moves in several surrounding counties ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder’s Fenberg selected as new Colorado Senate president

DENVER – Colorado’s Democrats in the state Senate have chosen Majority Leader Steve Fenberg of Boulder to succeed Leroy Garcia of Pueblo as the new Senate president. The Denver Post repo...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters arrested for allegedly recording court hearing

Grand jury is investigating election official for possible security breach in her office

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado city settles lawsuit in police shooting of Black man

COLORADO SPRINGS – The city of Colorado Springs has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a 19-year-old Black man who died after being shot in th...

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

All Colorado children could get free school meals under proposed law

Bill would cost state up to $105 million, advocates estimate

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bill would prevent employers from firing workers for using cannabis

Legislation includes exceptions for people who work in dangerous fields

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Effort to crack down on cannabis concentrates spooks some doctors

Physicians worry they may be writing ‘prescriptions,’ which remains illegal under federal law

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

House advances marijuana banking bill, though final passage uncertain

Measure must survive conference process

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Access still an issue in Colorado’s aid-in-dying programs

DENVER (AP) – After 17 years of friendship, Kathy Escobar’s friend asked her for help navigating the medical aid-in-dying program at Denver Health. Bill Ekdahl had COPD, a lung disease, tha...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

City of Durango to begin repairs to West Ninth Street on Tuesday

Street construction is scheduled to begin on West Ninth Street east of Camino del Rio on TuesdayFeb. 8. City of Durango crews will repair a drainpipe. The project is expected to last about ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News