Last week, the city of Aspen, Colorado declared it had become the third municipality to receive all of its power from renewable sources. Aspen’s energy portfolio now primarily consists of wind power and hydroelectric, with smaller contributions from solar and geothermal.

Condemning movie massacre gunman James Holmes to 12 life sentences and the maximum 3,318 years in prison for his rampage in a midnight screening of a Batman film, a Colorado judge said on Wednesday that evil and mental illness are not mutually exclusive. "It is the court's intention that the defendant never set foot in free society again ... If there was ever a case that warranted the maximum sentences, this is the case," Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour said.

City officials are working on an ordinance, at Mayor John Suthers' behest, to ban people from sitting or lying on sidewalks, planters or anywhere else not specifically designed to be sat upon downtown and in Old Colorado City. "I don't see this as a civil rights or human rights issue," Suthers said Wednesday. "No one ought to be able to lay on the sidewalk. We ought to make our sidewalks safe for passage so people don't feel obstructed or harassed.

Pumpkin beer is among the most popular beers during this time of year, and Colorado breweries try to concoct their own version of this quintessential American beer.

Marijuana may be legal in Colorado but driving under the influence of weed isn't. See what happens during a marijuana DUI traffic stop.

America's first weedery, which will offer marijuana cultivation tours and more, is slated to open in Colorado in 2016.

LYONS — The Colorado Cherry Company has been a fixture along U.S. 36 near Estes Park for decades. The family business has seen its fair share of visitors through the years. But one visitor ate the goods and made a gigantic mess at the same time.  It turns out bears like pies. A lot.

Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said he now suspects the EPA is trying to buy off as many Navajo as possible to ward off a bigger settlement in the future.

Communities in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona struggle to make sense of mixed messages and a lack of communication from the federal agency.By Caty Enders.

The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents to keep away from a river in Colorado after accidentally spilling mine waste water into it. The EPA was investigating the abandoned Gold King Mine on Wednesday together with the state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, when they triggered the release of the waste into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River in San Juan County. Ironically, the initial goal was to find a safe way to pump out the wastewater and treat it.

James Holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing 12 people in the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting, after the jury could not unanimously agree on the death penalty. The nine women and three men deliberated for less than seven hours before deciding they could not unanimously sentence the convicted shooter to die by lethal injection. Therefore, he will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 24 counts of murder...

New Belgium Brewing is about to let the creative juices flow through a new 10-barrel pilot brewery at The Source Hotel in Denver’s River North District (RiNo).

Here's eight must-visit restaurants in Colorado.

A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits.

In a state known for breweries, people in Palisade want to make sure Colorado is squarely on the map when people plan travel toward wine tastings.

Colorado’s booming marijuana industry is getting around a ban on some advertising by sponsoring some sections of Colorado highways with new signs. Dispensaries are very limited in what and how they can advertise, especially when it comes to getting their message out to a mass audience. But that’s not stopping them from teaming up with the Colorado Department of Transportation’s program “Clean Colorado.”

A proposed amendment to the Colorado constitution appears designed to eliminate same-sex marriages. Yet it is so broadly drafted that it would most likely eliminate marriage entirely in the state of Colorado.

A 16-year-old boy in Colorado who appeared to have the common flu has died  from a rare case of the plague, officials said.

"The rumors started last night, when I was scheduled to meet with Attorney General Cynthia Coffman. When I arrived to our meeting, I was surprised to see that former Congressman Tom Tancredo and Pueblo County Chair Becky Mizel were also in attendance...."