Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rutgers, Stony Brook Among Colleges Warning of Data Exposure From MOVEit Hack
Jul 21 2023 // The ongoing cyberattack exploiting MOVEit file-transfer software has taken a toll on US colleges and universities. At least 30 institutions have been notified that personal information of students and employees may have...
Evertree Closes 3 Colorado Deals and Establishes Mountain Region
Jul 18 2023 // Evertree Insurance Services LLC has acquired 1st American Insurance in Longmont, Colorado, Alliance Insurance Services in Arvada, Colorado, and The Banks Agency in Golden, Colorado. The transactions were closed on July 7,...
Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places
Jul 17 2023 // Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees...
Insurers Sue Energy Corporation Blamed for Helping Start Colorado Wildfire
Jul 12 2023 // Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado`s most destructive wildfire in 2021. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, a few weeks after...
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line
Jul 3 2023 // Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer
Jun 30 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favor of a web designer who cited her Christian...
IIHS: Safety Concerns for Small Pickup Rear Seated Passengers
Jun 30 2023 // The latest crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reveals most small pickups fall short when it comes to rear seated passengers. “Our updated moderate overlap front crash test proved to be...
Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places
Jun 28 2023 // Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees...
Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Law Allowing Child Sex Abuse Suits from Decades Past
Jun 22 2023 // Childhood sexual abuse victims in Colorado will no longer be able to file lawsuits over abuse that happened decades ago, as the state Supreme Court struck down a law Tuesday that gave victims a three-year window to sue...
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line
Jun 12 2023 // Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities...
Pinnacol Issues $15M Dividend to 58K Colorado Employers
May 31 2023 // Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, issued a general dividend of $15 million to 58,000 employers in the state. This marks the organization’s eighth straight year of...
People Moves: Crest Hires Weaver as Benefits Consultant in Colorado
May 16 2023 // Crest Insurance of Fort Collins welcomes Jason Weaver to their team as an employee benefits consultant. Weaver previously worked as a benefits specialist at Pinnacle Financial Services and founded and operated Mountain...
4 Dead When Small Plane Crashes in Colorado Mountains
May 10 2023 // Four people were found dead after a plane crashed in the mountains of southern Colorado over the weekend, authorities said. The wreckage of the Pool-Cessna T-41B2 was discovered Sunday near Victor, Colorado, a historic...
Air Conditioning Collapse Injures 6 at Colorado Resort Pool
May 8 2023 // Six people were hurt — two critically – when part of a heating and ventilation system collapsed at a resort pool in Colorado on Saturday, fire officials said. There were 50 to 100 guests in the pool when the...
Colorado Man Stunned While Handcuffed Files Lawsuit
May 8 2023 // A man who says he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including once in the face, is suing a Colorado sheriff’s department, alleging excessive force by two deputies and also a failure by leaders to...
Colorado Court Considers Challenge to Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Apr 6 2023 // A new law passed by state lawmakers opened the door for Angelica Saupe to finally a pursue a claim against the school district where she says a high school basketball coach sexually abused her in the early 2000s. But that...
Connecticut Gunmaker Faces Another Suit by Relatives of Colorado Shooting Victims
Mar 30 2023 // More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier this month...
Connecticut Gunmaker Sued by Son of Colorado Supermarket Shooting Victim
Mar 17 2023 // The son of one of 10 people killed at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre – following the litigation road map set by families...
Colorado Officer Charged in Shootout Sued by Injured Bystander
Mar 10 2023 // A police officer accused of accidentally shooting five bystanders as he fired at an armed man as bars let out in downtown Denver last year is being sued. Angelica Rey, one of the bystanders, filed the lawsuit against...
Family of Colorado Man Killed by Deputy Files Lawsuit
Feb 27 2023 // The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school while students were being picked up alleges in a wrongful death lawsuit that deputies unnecessarily escalated a...
