5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (778+ words) The death of a solo trail runner on Mount Sneffels, a fourteener near Ouray, last week is serving as a reminder to backcountry travelers to leave a trip plan with family or friends before setting out into Colorado's remote backcountry....

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (840+ words) Denver Water is raising the fees it charges to add new apartments, homes and businesses to its system by as much as 32% this year, a measure the giant agency says is necessary to cover the cost of expanded reservoirs, water…...

16+ hour, 37+ min ago  (384+ words) Cherry Creek Schools" latest additions to the school bus fleet will be even busier than the average kid-hauler, with the new electrified buses able to serve as backup batteries for Xcel Energy"s power grid while parked overnight in the…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago  (831+ words) A trio of super PACs is dumping $1. 3 million, most of it from unknown sources, into the Democratic primary in Colorado's 1st Congressional District in a last-minute effort to prevent longtime U. S. Rep. Diana De Gette from being unseated by political newcomer and…...

18+ hour, 29+ min ago  (243+ words) Drew Litton is Denver's own award-winning, nationally syndicated sports cartoonist. Best known for his 25+ years as the creator of the popular Rocky Mountain News, "Win, Lose & Drew" sports cartoon, he currently draws for KUSA 9 NEWS, Colorado Sun. com, Andrews Mc…...

16+ hour, 54+ min ago  (132+ words) Unsubsidized utility-scale solar is now generally cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. Solar costs have fallen sharply over the past decade as panel prices have dropped and the industry has grown. Subsidies can further lower costs, but solar is…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago  (198+ words) Whether he's drawing a donkey, an elephant or just a perplexed politician with a bad hair day, Jim Morrissey is proud to be an equal opportunity offender. As an award-winning political cartoonist for The Colorado Sun since 2018, Jim's cartooning journey…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago  (555+ words) There is broad agreement that we need to fix our roads " and while new road pavement data just released by CDOT shows that historic investment in recent years is making a measurable impact and improving quality across the state, there…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (710+ words) A Colorado inmate who died this month at Bent County Correctional Facility was seeking to overturn his murder conviction based on alleged forensic misconduct by former CBI analyst Missy Woods, according to court filings that detail previously undisclosed problems with…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (836+ words) After years of enduring $1 billion budget deficits, Colorado lawmakers on Thursday got some positive news for a change from state economic forecasters. The Joint Budget Committee might not need to cut much more spending next year " and they may even…...