The development team led by City Street Investors’ Joe Vostrejs and Outpost Partners’ Tim Fredregill is requesting an 18-month extension for its building permits. This request was the formal reason for this week’s Broomfield City Council study session, but the occasionally testy hearing felt at times like an airing of grievances and at others like a cross-examination.

Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews scored in the third period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche swept the Los Angeles Kings out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-1 victory.

The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the neck and pulled away could test the boundaries of immunity provisions for federal agents in the line of duty. A Colorado prosecutor confirmed Wednesday that an immigration officer has been charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief following an investigation into the treatment of a protester in October 2025.

U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, Jeff Hurd and Gabe Evans — along with the NRCC — said in a federal court motion that not including unaffiliated voters “could cause chaos."

The winners of elections for legislative seats and statewide offices in November can expect to receive larger paychecks than elected officials get now.

Experts weigh in on what we learned during the region’s worst drought on record, and how those lessons might help us this year

In some parts of the Mountain West, residents are reviving these gathering places, which have long been a staple for westerners living in isolated places.

The declines were felt across the Mountain West. In Idaho, SNAP participation fell nearly 8%. Nevada saw a drop of more than 14%. In Arizona, participation fell by nearly 34%. New Mexico saw a decrease of about 6%, while Wyoming dropped by more than 11%.

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the agency missed a key deadline tied to a stricter national standard for soot pollution. The case could affect air quality protections across the Mountain West.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources is gearing up for a legal fight over Colorado River negotiations and has hired a law firm to represent the state.

Traffic deaths declined overall in 2025, but several Mountain West states saw increases. The new initiative focuses on risky driving behaviors.

When wildland firefighters are on prescribed fires, they’re breathing the same smoke and facing many of the same hazards found on wildfires, but they don’t get the same hazard pay. That could soon change.