Colorado’s 2012 wildfire season has already reached devastating historic levels, and new insurance claim estimates from the hail, wind and flooding that wreaked havoc on June 6th from South Denver-Metro down to Colorado Springs, and then dished out a second …
The number of people killed in Colorado traffic accidents while not wearing seatbelts is up. The State Patrol says 187 people not wearing seat belts died in Colorado crashes last year, up from 164 in 2010. The State Patrol released …
A jury has determined that a mental health center in Denver, Colo., is partly liable for the death of a convenience store clerk who was shot by a patient that had been released by the facility. The Denver Post reports …
In the wake of more than 100 tornadoes ripping through the Plains states this past weekend, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA), a non-profit consumer information organization that represents property & casualty insurers in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and …
Business is lagging this year at the Boulder Outdoor Center, where adventurers come to book and buy equipment for ski trips into the backcountry. Except, that is, in one area. The outfitter’s avalanche training courses keep selling out. An influx …
Colorado officials say preliminary reports show drunken-driving arrests over Super Bowl weekend were down for the second year in a row. Preliminary reports also show there were no alcohol-related fatalities in the state from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6. The …
The only state-chartered workers’ compensation company is coming under fire over advertising that promotes the benefits of privatizing the company. Business groups say Pinnacol’s present quasi-governmental status seems to work well, and it is unclear that privatization would help them. …
A 29-year-old woman who was walking in the bus lane on the outskirts of Aspen, Colo., was hit and killed by a bus early Sunday. The Aspen Times reports that the unidentified pedestrian was hit from behind by a Roaring …
Authorities say a fire that destroyed an 11-unit apartment complex near Basalt, Colo., started after plumbing work was performed in one of units. Basalt Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Peetz says a plumber was using a blowtorch to join two pieces …
A California specialty painting company pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of violating federal workplace safety rules that resulted in the deaths of five workers at a Colorado power plant in 2007. Under terms of its plea agreement, RPI Coating …