The Colorado Sun

08/22/2026

Female bear attack adds to record human contact exacerbated by 2026 drought

A bear knocked over an angler near the South Platte River and bit his legs, as 2026 drought prompts record attacks.

08/22/2026

Ursa Major expands and needs help; Terumo BCT shares openings and how they’re trying to fill them. Plus: Unemployment rate stuck at 3.9%, Mission Foods closing Pueblo plant, and more!

Aerospace firm has 120 jobs; Terumo BCT shares how it's filling its holes. Plus: Jobless rate stuck at 3.9%, Mission Foods closing Pueblo plant

08/21/2026

The fire scorched the hills that feed Beulah’s water systems. Now, storms send ink-black floodwaters into the community as utilities struggle to keep up.

After the Aspen Acres fire scorched Beulah’s water systems, storms brought ink-black floods. Water utilities are struggling to keep up.

08/21/2026

The new rule blocks federal dollars from being spent on the care. The change will affect hundreds of transgender youth in Colorado.

Colorado will suspend Medicaid coverage for some types of gender-affirming care for transgender youth due to a new federal rule.

08/21/2026

Coloradans will not need to meet mandatory cuts under the federal plan released Friday. It and other upstream states are focusing on conservation to help stabilize the overstressed river.

Coloradans will not need to cut its Colorado River use, under the federal plan released Friday. The state will focus on conserving water.

08/21/2026

We’ve got on what to expect from the self-driving car service, including a map of its boundaries, how to get on the priority list and why you shouldn’t grab the steering wheel.

Details on what to expect from the self-driving car service, including a map, the priority list and why you shouldn’t grab the steering wheel

08/21/2026

Yes. Black-billed magpies are known to work together to “mob” raptors and other predators to defend themselves, their nests and their young.

08/21/2026

The ruling imposes a temporary injunction on a portion of the state law that requires unannounced inspections every three months

A federal judge temporarily blocked part of a new state law expanding Colorado's public health authority over immigrant detention centers.

08/21/2026

3 years after wolf reintroduction began, the memorandum of understanding signed Tuesday recognizes the tribe’s power to manage wolves on its own land

Nearly 3 years after wolf reintroduction began, the memorandum of understanding recognizes the tribe’s sovereign authority to manage wolves on its own land

08/21/2026

As drought shrinks the food supply and federal budget cuts shrink benefits, the Cortez community comes up with a local solution