Nathan Heffel

What happens when a county wants to take over land from a city, and that city resists? It’s a question that has been playing out between Jefferson County and Golden for decades. And now the battle has escalated all the way to the Colorado State House.

As the weather warms, many people are putting those snow shovels away and looking ahead to their camping vacations. Some Colorado state park camp grounds are already booked solid for the major spring and summer holidays.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is warning students that recent allegations of false police reports are unjustly targeting people of color, creating a climate of fear on campus.

Colorado Senator Mark Udall delivered a letter to the US Forest Service Chief Thursday expressing his concerns about whether the agency’s aging air tanker fleet is capable of keeping the state safe during a potentially dangerous fire season. The Senator is unconvinced the current fleet is adequate.

 The US Forest Service relies on an aging fleet of large, heavy air tankers to fight fires and protect structures and homes. But the fleet is dwindling, and the agency is scrambling to replace it.