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What to do in Colorado this week: A John Denver ballet in Aspen

Jeff Hurd is touting his disagreements with Trump amid a reelection bid that looks increasingly competitive

Colorado keeps 4.2M acres roadless as Trump administration opens much of the West

Colorado requests aid for Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain fires from Trump administration

The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years.

What is the 10 a.m. rule? Controversial firefighting strategy could be back.

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Beulah water utility sends plea for help to Trump administration after Aspen Acres fire

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Colorado Parks and Wildlife sign long-awaited agreement on wolf reintroduction

Colorado’s bears are hungry. And they’re dining in town.

Drop in winter spending in Colorado mountain towns has communities cutting budgets

Colorado drill test finds clean energy pay dirt — 1,000 feet under high school football field

Glenwood Springs leaders vote to sue landlord of ICE detention center in state court

Colorado kills 2nd yearling wolf in less than 2 months after it kills calves in Jackson and Grand counties

A Colorado community is using local zoning rules to try to push ICE out

Heavy rain sparks dangerous flooding in Colorado wildfire burn scars

A group of aspen trees can slow or even stop fires, study says. Colorado foresters agree.

There’s never been a Native American on Colorado’s wildlife commission. State tribes want that changed.

Keep your aspen close and healthy in fire season, study says

New fire starts up near Aspen Acres fire with weather conditions creating the possibility for more

Colorado’s Western Slope D.C. lawmakers propose blocking controversial Glenwood Springs limestone mine expansion

Aspen Acres fire crews shoring up defenses around homes in southern Colorado

Aspen Acres fire crews patrol western edge, after hot, dry conditions test defenses

Mudslides close I-70 for more than 24 hours, disrupt travel in western Colorado

Too many hikers are pooping in Colorado’s backcountry. Could “wag bags” be the answer?

More wildfire evacuees return home as firefighters brace for another day of high fire danger

Coloradans begin cleanup after rainstorms caused Western Slope mudslides

Wildfires scorch Colorado as crews race to fortify containment lines

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Aspen Acres fire surpasses 100,000 acres as crews increase containment to more than 60%

Aspen Acres containment climbs to 48% as crews focus on protecting Colorado communities

Colorado’s drought isn’t impacting water access to fight wildfires, officials say

Lawsuit blames southern Colorado electric company for starting, spreading Aspen Acres fire

Aspen Acres fire leaps over containment line as hot, dry conditions continue in southern Colorado

Aspen Acres fire remains “serious threat” to homes in southern Colorado as new team takes command

Hotter weather, stronger winds provide no relief as Aspen Acres fire approaches 100,000 acres

Heat, wind expected to intensify Colorado wildfires as Aspen Acres nears 100,000 acres

Aspen Acres fire took everything from them but their lives. Here’s how a few Colorado survivors are facing an uncertain future.

Aspen Acres fire could burn for a “long duration” and last into winter

Beulah water teams assess Aspen Acres damage to utilities, while working through losses, evacuations

Firefighters in Beulah recount desperate battle against “monster” blaze fueled by 100 mph winds

More Pueblo County residents returning home after firefighters double containment of Aspen Acres blaze

Aspen Acres fire has destroyed 780 structures across Pueblo and Custer counties, new aerial analysis shows

Aspen Acres fire sees some rain relief as crews fight into 11th day, but threat of flash flooding emerges

What to do in Colorado this week: Get roped into a rodeo in Golden, Gunnison, Steamboat Springs and more

Aspen Acres damage toll rises as Beulah fire chief reports 193 homes burned in fire

Aspen Acres fire grows to nearly 94,000 acres as forecasters eye chance of rain

Aspen Acres destruction climbs to 263 homes lost in Pueblo, Custer counties

Parts of Fremont County evacuated as Aspen Acres fire surges past 91,000 acres

Aspen Acres fire grows to 87,000 acres as firefighting force expands on Fourth of July holiday