13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (470+ words) Unlike most Jefferson County communities that rely on Denver Water, Westminster has built its own water system " one now under pressure as record'low snowpack threatens supplies and the city pushes ahead with a new $206 million treatment plant, which officials said…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (292+ words) Sterling Ranch receives water service from Dominion Water & Sanitation District, a wholesale provider serving northwest Douglas County. Currently, Dominion's sole retail customer is the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board. Dominion holds permanent water delivery contracts with Aurora Water, the Water…...

13+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1314+ words) Douglas County's rapid growth has reshaped its landscape over the last two decades, transforming once-rural stretches south of the Denver metro into one of the state's most sought-after communities. With a population approaching 400, 000 and tens of thousands more residents expected…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (511+ words) Parker Water and Sanitation District is one of the largest water providers in the county and serves roughly 78, 700 residents from a mix of deep groundwater wells, renewable surface water from Cherry Creek, WISE deliveries and a reuse program. In the…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (731+ words) Really? This much hullabaloo over Tina Peters? We enjoy being distracted by the silliest things, don't we? Our governor's commutation of Peters' sentence is just that " a silly thing. Just as it was nonsensical for the "Free Tina Peters" crowd…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (890+ words) SIOUX FALLS " Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills. A small group of opponents…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (652+ words) The Gazette and the Centennial Institute are cosponsoring a Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday at Colorado Christian University, featuring candidates state Rep. Scott Bottoms, a Colorado Springs pastor, and longtime GOP insider state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer. The debate will be moderated…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (664+ words) The Denver Gazette and the Centennial Institute are cosponsoring a Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday at Colorado Christian University, featuring candidates Scott Bottoms, a Colorado Springs pastor, and longtime GOP insider Barb Kirkmeyer. The debate will be moderated by Shaun Boyd…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (970+ words) It seemed an itch that Gov. Jared Polis just had to scratch. After months of hints and speculation, Polis put his signature on a commutation of the prison sentence of Colorado's election-denying queen, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. True,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (808+ words) Forty-five years ago this week: While Republicans back in Colorado were fuming over the fact that Mary Estill Buchanan's divisive campaign had impeded them from defeating Democrat U. S. Sen. Gary Hart, the former Colorado secretary of state was nonetheless certain she…...