Colorado

Obama Rallies Support For Gun Control

April 5, 2013, 5:09 pm

President Barack Obama called on Congress to take action on gun control laws Wednesday, acknowledging that it will be tough and highlighting Colorado’s new gun laws as a step [...]

Wildfire in Colorado Forces Evacuations

December 2, 2012, 9:31 pm

A wildfire northwest of Denver, Colo., forced officials to evacuate hundreds of people Saturday.

Legalizing Marijuana in Colorado and Washington Changes Drug War

November 28, 2012, 10:05 pm

The recent passage in Colorado and Washington of propositions declaring marijuana legal for personal use has changed the U.S. War on Drugs.

Colorado’s Chimney Rock Declared National Monument

September 23, 2012, 8:59 pm

President Obama declared Chimney Rock, a massive sandstone outcrop in Colorado, a national monument on Friday, combining a site of spectacular landscape and Native American [...]

Survey: Mississippi Most Obese, Colorado Least

August 13, 2012, 10:41 pm

Mississippi has the highest obesity rate in the United States 34.9 percent, while Colorado had the lowest rate at 20.7 percent, according to a survey that was released Monday.

Gun Sales Spike in Colorado After Shooting

July 25, 2012, 5:43 pm

Guns sales have increased in Colorado following last week’s shooting at a cinema in Aurora that left 12 people dead and scores more wounded.

Colorado Shooting Brings the Nation to a Halt

July 20, 2012, 5:47 pm

The nation is in mourning after a gunman wearing a gas mask and bullet-proof vest killed 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new “Batman” movie in Colorado.

Colorado Lifts Fire Ban Across State

July 9, 2012, 1:12 am

The governor of Colorado lifted the statewide fire ban on Sunday, saying that rainfall and cooler weather have reduced the extreme fire conditions.

Fire Danger Douses Colorado Fireworks

July 4, 2012, 3:58 am

As firefighters show promise in containing the Waldo Canyon Fire–the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history–counties and municipalities around the state have [...]

Colorado Fire Forces Evacuation of 32,000

June 27, 2012, 1:50 pm

More than 32,000 people were evacuated from areas in central Colorado due to spreading of the Waldo Canyon Fire.