Latest Colorado Headlines
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People Moves: Pinnacol in Colorado Names Lockhart Senior Medical Director
Oct 6 2025 // Dr. Gabriel Lockhart Pinnacol Assurance named Gabriel Lockhart its senior medical director. Dr. Lockhart joins Pinnacol after a career that includes serving as medical director of the ICU and quality improvement chairman...
Jury Awards $205M to Parents of Girl Who Fell to Death at Colorado Amusement Park
Sep 26 2025 // A jury has awarded $205 million to the parents of a 6-year-old girl who fell to her death at a Colorado amusement park after she wasn’t strapped into a ride. The verdict was reached in Glenwood Springs, where Wongel...
Xcel to Pay About $640 Million Over 2021 Colorado Wildfire
Sep 25 2025 // Utility Xcel Energy Inc. agreed to pay about $640 million to resolve claims that its power lines contributed to the 2021 ignition of the costliest wildfire in Colorado history. The company said in a filing Tuesday that it...
Colorado Jury Says Liability Waiver Doesn’t Shield Vail From $21M Ski Lift Fall Verdict
Sep 9 2025 // A $21 million jury verdict against Vail Resorts for a paralyzing ski lift fall shows that liability waivers — those documents often written in legalese that people must sign before taking part in an activity—...
Two Planes Collide Midair at Colorado Airport, Killing 1 And Injuring 3
Sep 3 2025 // One person was killed and three were injured when two small planes collided midair as they tried to land at an airport in northeastern Colorado, authorities said. A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided Sunday...
Green Shield Risk Solutions Launches Guardian Elite Home in California, Colorado
Aug 21 2025 // Green Shield Risk Solutions, a managing general agent, has announced the launch of its flagship homeowners program, Guardian Elite Home. The program was created exclusively for wildfire-prone regions of Colorado and...
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico Will Again Get Less Colorado River Water in 2026
Aug 21 2025 // Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will again live with less water from the Colorado River as drought lingers in the West, federal officials announced Friday. The Colorado River is a critical lifeline to seven U.S. states, 30...
Colorado Prison Evacuated as Growing Wildfire Becomes One of Largest in State History
Aug 12 2025 // A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned residents of remote areas to be ready to leave Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity fed the...
Colorado Dance Hall Operator to Pay $100K in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Jun 25 2025 // A Colorado dance hall operator must pay $100,000 to former employees to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit ‘Murica LLC, operator of the Western-themed Starlite Station bar and dance hall in Greeley,...
Colorado Committee Kills Insurance Bill to Control Costs Through 1% Charge
May 7 2025 // A Colorado bill to impose a 1% charge on homeowners insurance policies died in a committee in state Legislature this week. The Senate Finance Committee voted 6-2 to kill House Bill 1302, which was pushed by Gov. Jared...
Pinnacol Assurance Giving $15M Dividend to Colorado Businesses
Mar 28 2025 // Pinnacol Assurance announced its 2025 general dividend will return roughly $15 million to more than 47,000 workers’ compensation insurance policyholders across Colorado. Th dividend marks the 10th consecutive year...
PrestigePEO Acquires Concurrent HRO in Colorado
Mar 13 2025 // PrestigePEO acquired Concurrent HRO, a Colorado-based professional employer organization. Concurrent HRO’s team is remaining in place. The acquisition is PrestigePEO’s fifth, and it expands PrestigePEO’s...
Avalanches in West Claim More Lives, Including Weekend Death in Colorado
Feb 25 2025 // One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they...
Trucordia Acquires Insurance Business of Boulder Insurance in Colorado
Jan 16 2025 // Trucordia acquired the insurance business of Boulder Insurance Solutions in Colorado. Boulder Insurance Solutions is full-service brokerage in serving small- to mid-sized businesses. Trucordia, formerly PCF Insurance...
Colorado Governor Wants to Privatize State’s Workers’ Comp Carrier
Jan 3 2025 // Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to spin off the state’s stake in Pinnacol Assurance, privatizing the workers’ compensation carrier of last resort to help it make more money and plug government budget holes. The...
Colorado Secures Record Insurance Coverage for Stars Playing in Bowl Game
Dec 27 2024 // Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit...
Colorado Department of Transportation Report: Decline in Dangerous Driving Habits
Nov 22 2024 // Highway safety officials in Colorado are seeing a slight decline in a number of dangerous driving practices, such as driving while intoxicated, failing to use seat belts and speeding. A poll by the Colorado Department of...
McDonald’s Sued by Colorado Man Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak
Oct 24 2024 // A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others. The lawsuit, filed...
Colorado Mine Where Guide Was Killed, Tourists Trapped Ordered Closed by Regulators
Oct 21 2024 // A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident has been ordered to remain closed and not conduct tours while its operations are reviewed,...
Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12
Oct 17 2024 // Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the...
