Police say Coban Porter was drunk and speeding when he hit and killed Uber driver Katharina Rothman
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Colorado teen sentenced to 10 years for arson that killed 5 from Senegal
Three teens set fire to the house out of revenge for a stolen iPhone, which one of them mistakenly traced to the home
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California releases its plan for Colorado River cuts, evaporation loss not included
California wants cuts based on Lake Mead elevation and not on water lost to evaporation and transportation, which Colorado and other states propose
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Broncos get Sean Payton as head coach in deal with Saints
Denver will give up a couple of draft picks to secure the Super Bowl-winning former New Orleans coach
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Ugandan activist’s family awarded $10.5M for Arches National Park death
Esther Nakajjigo was living in Denver and visiting the eastern Utah park when she was killed after wind swung an untethered metal gate into her car
Posted inWater
Six Western states agreed on a plan to dramatically cut their Colorado River use. California is the lone holdout.
States missed a mid-August deadline to heed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s call to propose ways to conserve 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water.
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Emails reveal big tensions in Colorado River water-use talks
Figuring out who absorbs additional water cuts has been contentious, with allegations of drought profiteering, reneging on commitments, too many negotiators in the room and an unsteady hand from the federal government
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Judge rules that Boulder King Soopers shooting suspect remains unfit for trial
Court proceedings against Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 23, have been paused for more than a year after Judge Ingrid Bakke first found him to be mentally incompetent
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Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake
The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake, lost an appeal over his latest case
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Can artificial intelligence help Colorado detect wildfires before they turn into disasters?
There are hundreds of AI cameras scattered across California, Nevada and Oregon, and even casual viewers can remotely watch wildfires in real time.