Author: Associated Press

Taiwan’s president will dine in Denver Friday during a visit to the U.S. President Tsai Ing-wen plans to stop in Colorado for two days on her way back home after visiting Caribbean countries where Taiwan has diplomatic relations. She will dine Friday at Denver hotel with officials, some of whom will come from Wyoming, which…

NEW MEXICO Environmentalists push for changes on beavers SANTA FE – Environmental advocates in New Mexico are pushing for the state to change its policies about beavers. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that WildEarth Guardians and other groups want New Mexico wildlife officials to rethink managing the removal and relocation of the pesky animals…

Police say they will be reviewing any available video to help them identify protesters who trespassed and pulled down the American flag in front of an immigration detention center in suburban Denver, tried to burn it and replaced it with a Mexican flag. Friday night’s protest in Aurora, one of many coordinated across the country,…

Colorado officials say greenhouse gas emissions in the state peaked in 2010 and have been in decline since. Colorado Air Pollution Control Division Director Gary Kaufman says the decline rate has been small, but it is expected to increase by 2030. The data is included in the Colorado Public Health and Environment’s draft inventory of…

A Colorado state email account that was created to report suspected child abuse and neglect went unchecked for over four years, and five possible cases that were undiscovered until May are now being investigated, officials said. Minna Castillo-Cohen, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services’ Office of Children and Families, said agency officials wish…

Federal prosecutors say they have settled a lawsuit blaming a Colorado power company for a 2010 wildfire that burned about four square miles of land. U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn’s office announced the $1.2 million agreement on Thursday. Dunn’s office says the San Miguel Power Association denies all liability or wrongdoing for causing the Beaver Fire,…

WYOMING Coal company CEO confident bankrupt operator will rebound The CEO of one of the nation’s largest coal producers says he’s confident the company will bounce back despite the shutdown of several mines after it filed for federal bankruptcy protection. Milton-based Blackjewel LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 1 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court…

A Colorado meditation center run by a Buddhist organization has apologized for a failure to address sexual misconduct and other abuse. The Shambhala Mountain Center released a statement Wednesday in response to a Denver Post article Sunday detailing a history of suppressing abuse claims. The center’s governing council and executive director Michael Gayner issued the…