U.S. union membership grew by more than 411,000 last year, with states protecting collective bargaining adding three times as many members as right-to-work states.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation concludes that Boulder County authorities properly investigated the February 2025 death of University of Colorado student Megan Trussell as a suicide.

A bear scratched a Steamboat Springs resident's knee in September while the person napped in a backyard chair, as Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns of increased bear activity during fall feeding season.

Colorado's Public Utilities Commission cut Xcel Energy's requested natural gas rate increase by 35 percent, limiting residential customer hikes to 8.6 percent monthly while requiring the company to fund a $5 million assistance program.

State health officials lifted a water contact advisory for John Martin Reservoir near Hasty after testing showed E. coli levels returned to safe recreational standards following a sewage spill.

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