
Colorado’s Mount Evans could soon be Mount Blue Sky
Mount Blue Sky has attracted unanimous support from Colorado’s geographic naming advisory board and from the tribes that sent representatives to the meeting.

By Chuck Murphy

Why is it taking so long to count votes in Colorado? Here’s why — and other ballot counting questions, answered
In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, every vote could be the deciding vote.

By Chuck Murphy

NCAR fire evacuations lifted, but fire officials worry about what’s next: “We only have 365 fire days a year”
The NCAR fire came within 1,000 feet of homes and neighborhoods after unseasonably warm and dry conditions contributed to another winter wildfire near Boulder, just three months since the devastating Marshall fire.

Here’s where you can get a COVID booster shot and test in Colorado
There are booster and test appointments available, but finding them might take some time and patience.

By Chuck Murphy

United cancels flights from DIA, cites omicron, now rising in state
Updated Sunday at 1:09 p.m. Air travel frustrations continued Sunday as airlines announced more delays and cancellations over the Christmas weekend.


COVID-19 And Kids, Schools, Masks and Vaccines — Here’s What We Know
Rising COVID-19 case rates and spread of the Delta variant across Colorado have prompted local public health agencies and school districts to issue new mask mandates just as schools are reopening. Here’s how we got here, and what we know.

By Chuck Murphy

COVID-19 Booster Shots In Colorado: Health Officials Approve Third Dose For The Immunocompromised
More than 135,000 Coloradans could be eligible for a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Chuck Murphy

More School Districts Will Require Kids To Mask Up For Class As COVID-19 Case Rates Rise
With COVID-19 case rates on the rise in some counties, several school districts decided Friday to require students and staff to mask up as in-person classes resume.

By Chuck Murphy

A Step-By-Step Guide To Adding Your Vaccine Record To Your Digital Colorado ID
If you’re using a digital Colorado state ID on your smartphone, here’s how you can link your state vaccine record on the app.

By Chuck Murphy

Gov. Polis Has Declared An End To Colorado’s COVID-19 Health Emergency. Here’s What That Means
The governor’s new orders are focused on getting Colorado back to “normal” and boosting vaccination efforts.

By Chuck Murphy

Investigating The Third Wave Of COVID In Colorado
At one point in the pandemic, the rate of nursing home deaths in Colorado was the worst in the nation. This was over several weeks last fall during the third wave of COVID-19. How the state got to that point is the subject of a CPR News investigation. Reporter Ben Markus lifts the curtain on why he began looking into this and what he found.


$1 Million Colorado Vaccine Drawing Isn’t A Lottery, And You Might Already Be Entered
Colorado will award $1 million each week, starting June 4, to five lucky COVID-19 vaccine recipients. Here’s how the drawing will work, and why the state is doing it.

By Chuck Murphy

Don’t Throw Away Your Mask Yet: New CDC Recommendation Won’t Immediately Impact Colorado
Colorado health officials are still reviewing the CDC’s new guidance about the fully vaccinated not needing to wear masks indoors or outside.


University Of Colorado President Mark Kennedy Will Step Down
Mark Kennedy had recently been censured and was on increasingly shaky ground with a Board of Regents.


Anxiety — Not The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine — Caused Reactions In Colorado, CDC Says
Federal researchers have determined that a handful of adverse effects reported in Commerce City were likely a result of patient anxiety.

By Chuck Murphy

Colorado Pauses Use Of Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine While CDC, FDA Investigate Possible Side Effects
Colorado will pause distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson while federal authorities investigate six cases in which people who received the vaccine developed blood clots.

By Chuck Murphy