Trump administration moves to strip protections for endangered species
The proposed changes include the elimination of the "blanket rule" that automatically protects animals and plants when they are classified as threatened.
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The proposed changes include the elimination of the "blanket rule" that automatically protects animals and plants when they are classified as threatened.
With biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service furloughed because of the shutdown, a critical release of 400 captive-bred ferrets is at risk.
Shortening permitting procedures for mining and oil drilling could adversely affect the environment, communities and endangered species, experts say.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.
Scientists are using a range of tools to protect the endangered wildlife that could disappear in coming decades.
A disappearing lizard population in the mountains of Arizona shows how climate change is fast-tracking the rate of extinction.
Meanwhile, wildlife officials are investigating the illegal killing of a desert bighorn sheep in Arizona, offering a $6,500 reward.
Police are asking the public for help to find a suspect who fatally shot one person and injured three others in the Town of Strasburg, around 30 miles east of Aurora.
Bystanders were able to rescue a driver after they rolled and crashed into the South Platte River on Sunday night.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
Hundreds took time out of their day on Sunday morning to go to an ICE facility in Centennial to express their anger and frustration at the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
A pilot escaped with minor injuries after his plane crashed in Colorado on Sunday.
Police are asking the public for help to find a suspect who fatally shot one person and injured three others in the Town of Strasburg, around 30 miles east of Aurora.
Bystanders were able to rescue a driver after they rolled and crashed into the South Platte River on Sunday night.
Hundreds took time out of their day on Sunday morning to go to an ICE facility in Centennial to express their anger and frustration at the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
A pilot escaped with minor injuries after his plane crashed in Colorado on Sunday.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will try again on Monday to recover a snowplow that veered off a highway and became stuck earlier this week.
Fresh snow and warming temperatures are drawing more people into Colorado's high country, creating excellent riding conditions and also increasing avalanche risk.
A French bakery on Lookout Mountain is in jeopardy of closing its doors after the Jefferson County Board of Adjustment denied its request to allow two temporary structures for residential purposes on the bakery's property.
Numerous police officers responded to Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood Saturday night, and several streets were closed. A SWAT team and helicopter responded to the area, and a shelter-in-place was ordered, but has been lifted.
Joe Ruch is tracking sunshine across Colorado.
Unseasonably warm temperatures across Colorado this winter delayed the opening of the popular Ice Castles location in Cripple Creek, but it is now ready to open for business.
Inside Ball Arena in Denver on Friday, some Nuggets fans experienced a game like never before. For the first time, blind and low-vision fans could track every pass, shot, and fast break through their fingertips.
A Colorado teen says that meeting the Avalanche is better than going to Hawaii. That's why he picked it as his dream for Make-A-Wish.
Several members of the Colorado Avalanche have been selected to join their national teams in Milan, Italy, for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 2027 Winter Classic in Utah will be the first time the Avalanche will play the event, and the fourth outdoor game the team will participate in.
While most Denver players and coaches are taking some time away from work this week after securing a bye during the first week of the NFL playoffs, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is expected to interview with a handful of NFL teams about their head coaching vacancies.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas – a stance that for generations led to U.S. military interventions across the Western Hemisphere, including President Trump's incursion into Venezuela.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes live.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
Rep. Lauren Boebert continues her work to improve access to clean water in Colorado's 4th Congressional District as the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package authorizing funding for multiple community water projects this week.
Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation and policy changes to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
President Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates late Friday, an idea that has drawn strong support from lawmakers in both parties but pushback from card issuers.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
The new dietary guidelines recommend limits on added sugars and mention gut health. Here's what to know.
Six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases are no longer being recommended for all children by the CDC.
A French bakery on Lookout Mountain is in jeopardy of closing its doors after the Jefferson County Board of Adjustment denied its request to allow two temporary structures for residential purposes on the bakery's property.
Lance Strait is one of hundreds of people whose car was damaged after putting gas at a King Soopers gas station in Parker earlier this week.
State officials say they've received over 200 complaints from drivers who purchased tainted gas amid a recent alert from Colorado's Division of Oil and Public Safety about gas stations receiving contaminated fuel.
President Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates late Friday, an idea that has drawn strong support from lawmakers in both parties but pushback from card issuers.
Leaders in Aurora have always maintained that if you want to start a business in Colorado, their city is a great place to do it.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.