Ken Casey tapped by City Council to fill vacant seat in drama-filled meeting

The Colorado Springs City Council appointed Ken Casey to fill the vacant council seat during a special meeting Monday morning, but only after a round of infighting over the interview questions. A ...

Colorado legislators propose $46.8 billion budget, driven by Medicaid costs

The six-member panel of legislators in charge of crafting the state budget has now turned over its plan to the Colorado legislature, proposing to spend $1.5 billion more for the Medicaid program. The ...

Brendan McMorrow’s return has helped DU Pioneers’ postseason push to Frozen Four

A self-described “low stakes” poker player is eager to push all of his chips into the center of the table for the biggest weekend of his young hockey career in the Gambling Capital of the World.

Bill to accelerate police access to online data clears Colorado committee

A proposal to speed up law enforcement’s access to social media data is advancing in the Colorado Legislature, drawing testimony from the residents of Evergreen, where a school shooting took place, ...

Proposal would cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5B from budget

The White House is proposing to cut more than 9,400 workers and just over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration that handles airport security operations, ...

Governor signs bill expanding who can petition for weapons restrictions

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law expanding who can ask a judge to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms. Established in 2019, Colorado’s extreme risk protection law (ERPO ...

Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday restored a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, ...

North Carolina to hire ex-Nuggets coach Michael Malone, report says

Michael Malone’s time away from the sidelines didn’t last long.  Malone, the only coach to lead the Nuggets to an NBA championship, is returning to coaching. The University of North Carolina intends ...

Game 1 starter, playoff ‘X’ factor and best first-round matchup | Avalanche mailbag

Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week, Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com. I told ...

Fire evacuation order issued south of Fountain

A fire located around 30 miles south of Colorado Springs has prompted a half mile radius evacuation order near the El Paso-Pueblo county line. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued the order at 4 ...

Fire in Falcon contained after multi-agency response

A fire located at East U.S. 24 and Woodmen Road in Falcon ignited on Monday afternoon and was contained about an hour later.

As Colorado passes 6 million residents, housing initiatives take center stage

New Census data confirming Colorado’s population has topped six million is fueling renewed debate over Gov. Jared Polis’ housing agenda, which he says is helping drive growth in several large counties ...