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Colorado demands answers on tuberculosis at Aurora immigrant detention facility with new health order

Health

Colorado demands answers on tuberculosis at Aurora immigrant detention facility with new health order

The move escalates the conflict between public health authorities and the GEO Group

by John Ingold

Hiker count on Colorado 14ers falls to 10-year low. And that’s fine.

Outdoors

Hiker count on Colorado 14ers falls to 10-year low. And that’s fine.

by Jason Blevins

What to do in Colorado this week: Denver’s annual Shakespeare in the Park

What's Happening

What to do in Colorado this week: Denver’s annual Shakespeare in the Park

by Parker Yamasaki

Celebrating 150 years of Colorado statehood

The Colorado Sun has assembled 150 of the things that make The Centennial State so special. Check out our picks.

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Cargill meatpackers in Fort Morgan expected to take another vote on contract they rejected

Business

Cargill meatpackers in Fort Morgan expected to take another vote on contract they rejected

by Tamara Chuang

Why firefighters in Colorado tried to save firewood during a summer wildfire

Wildfire

Why firefighters in Colorado tried to save firewood during a summer wildfire

by Tracy Ross

New Colorado rideshare safety provisions take effect

New Colorado rideshare safety provisions take effect

by Andrea Kramar

Another lawsuit threatens to upend Colorado’s recycling expansion

Another lawsuit threatens to upend Colorado’s recycling expansion

by Michael Booth

A southwestern Colorado nonprofit is teaching Indigenous students to build needed water systems

Equity

A southwestern Colorado nonprofit is teaching Indigenous students to build needed water systems

by Tracy Ross

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How Aurora Water uses surveillance tech to crack down on lawn-watering violations

Denver Water’s 1.5 million customers are falling way short of drought-cutting goals

Colorado health authorities continue to be blocked from investigating tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility

Colorado health authorities continue to be blocked from investigating tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility

Glenwood Springs leaders vote to sue landlord of ICE detention center in state court

A Colorado community is using local zoning rules to try to push ICE out

Do N95 masks filter pollution from wildfires?

Do N95 masks filter pollution from wildfires?

Hoping to hike, fish, boat or camp in Colorado this summer? Find out how drought and wildfires can impact plans.

How to prepare for a wildfire in Colorado

Drop in winter spending in Colorado mountain towns has communities cutting budgets

Outdoors

Drop in winter spending in Colorado mountain towns has communities cutting budgets

by Jason Blevins

Colorado drill test finds clean energy pay dirt — 1,000 feet under high school football field

Energy

Colorado drill test finds clean energy pay dirt — 1,000 feet under high school football field

by Michael Booth

Get to know George Markert, Victor Marx’s running mate in Colorado’s gubernatorial race

Get to know George Markert, Victor Marx’s running mate in Colorado’s gubernatorial race

by Jesse Paul

Lauren Boebert’s son charged with sexual exploitation

Politics and Government

Lauren Boebert’s son charged with sexual exploitation

by Colleen Slevin

Colorado hunter thought wolf shot and killed in January was a coyote

Wildlife

Colorado hunter thought wolf shot and killed in January was a coyote

by Tracy Ross

COLORADO ELECTION 2026

Colorado voters will decide whether to put “right to natural gas” in state constitution

Colorado voters will decide whether to put “right to natural gas” in state constitution

National Democrats see a path toward winning all 8 of Colorado’s congressional districts in 2026

National Democrats see a path toward winning all 8 of Colorado’s congressional districts in 2026

Colorado Democrats flip on Israel aid, reflecting larger divide within the party

Colorado Democrats flip on Israel aid, reflecting larger divide within the party

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5 teen boys dead after car drives off cliff in Grand Junction, authorities say

News

5 teen boys dead after car drives off cliff in Grand Junction, authorities say

by Olivia Prentzel

Drones that can go 60 mph, knock down an active shooter being tested at Colorado school

Education

Drones that can go 60 mph, knock down an active shooter being tested at Colorado school

by Erica Breunlin

It’s not just a race, it’s a route: Running the “Softrock 100” from Silverton to Telluride and back

Outdoors

It’s not just a race, it’s a route: Running the “Softrock 100” from Silverton to Telluride and back

by Betsy Welch

PHOTOS: Tribal blessings celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthrday from atop Mount Blue Sky

Photo

PHOTOS: Tribal blessings celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthrday from atop Mount Blue Sky

by Cheney Orr

The last rodeo: Why this bucking stock contractor is hanging up her hat

Coloradans

The last rodeo: Why this bucking stock contractor is hanging up her hat

by Sue McMillin

What’s Working: How Justice Ramos turned need into entrepreneurship for kids in Cortez and on the Navajo Nation

Economy

What’s Working: How Justice Ramos turned need into entrepreneurship for kids in Cortez and on the Navajo Nation

by Tracy Ross and Tamara Chuang

Blue Mesa, the largest reservoir in Colorado, is a quarter full. What are officials doing about it?

Water

Blue Mesa, the largest reservoir in Colorado, is a quarter full. What are officials doing about it?

by Shannon Mullane

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OPINION

Littwin: Are Dems really going all in on Colorado midterms? You can’t blame them for wishcasting.

by Mike Littwin

Littwin: A good word for Fauci’s contempt of Congress charge? Contemptuous.

by Mike Littwin

Nicolais: Victor Marx’s new campaign finance scheme looks like a con job. He could get caught in his own trap

by Mario Nicolais

COLORADO SUNDAY

To celebrate 150 years of statehood, we asked readers your favorite things about Colorado. Here is what you said.

To celebrate 150 years of statehood, we asked readers your favorite things about Colorado. Here is what you said.

by Parker Yamasaki

One Boulder couple’s response to climate change: Grow trees, lots of trees, and give them away

Coloradans

One Boulder couple’s response to climate change: Grow trees, lots of trees, and give them away

by Corbett Haase

On an Aurora golf course, young caddies learn confidence, communication — and how to handle a paycheck

Coloradans

On an Aurora golf course, young caddies learn confidence, communication — and how to handle a paycheck

by Kevin Simpson

With their fruit crops obliterated by freeze, these Colorado growers are forced to flex their business muscles to survive

With their fruit crops obliterated by freeze, these Colorado growers are forced to flex their business muscles to survive

by Betsy Welch

The history of adobe in southern Colorado stretches back well beyond 150 years

Culture

The history of adobe in southern Colorado stretches back well beyond 150 years

by Parker Yamasaki

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CARTOONS

Drew Litton: Homebuilding priorities

Drew Litton: Homebuilding priorities

by Drew Litton

“What’d I Miss?”: Same old song

“What’d I Miss?”: Same old song

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford

Peter Moore: Our data centers have a drinking problem

Peter Moore: Our data centers have a drinking problem

by Peter Moore

SUNLIT

From “Empire and Frontier,” epic battles pit colonial powers in King William’s War

by Samuel Marquis

SunLit

Family ties led Samuel Marquis to write a companion historical work

by The Colorado Sun

Poor Richard’s Books suggests two mysteries, an ode to queer bookstores

Bookstore Recommendations

Poor Richard’s Books suggests two mysteries, an ode to queer bookstores

by Poor Richard's Books

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FACT BRIEFS

Are heat domes becoming more common in North America?

Climate

Are heat domes becoming more common in North America?

by Cassis Tingley

Do solar plants require backup from fossil fuels?

Energy

Do solar plants require backup from fossil fuels?

by Sue Bin Park, Skeptical Science

Does Colorado law allow immigration arrests at courthouses?

Does Colorado law allow immigration arrests at courthouses?

by Cassis Tingley

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