Out West

The state is now actively working with Union Pacific to increase passenger rail to replace waning freight traffic for commodities such as coal and oil — specifically commuter rail to help ease workforce housing shortages around Colorado.

Though still a far cry from the species’ historic populations in Pacific Northwest waterways, this year’s return of the prehistoric, eel-like species to the Columbia River is a welcome sign for the environment and its advocates.

The Centennial State produced about 200,000 cases of wine last year, bringing $41 million into Colorado and highlighting the state’s growing importance in American winemaking.

Hackers busted into the multi-billion-dollar hotel and casino operator's computer system in an attack that crippled hotel operations and exposed private customer information.

An ancient supervolcano formed millions of years ago in present-day Nevada may be hiding the largest deposit of lithium found anywhere in the world. And one U.S. mining company owns the rights to a small portion of it.

Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace during a Friday hearing said she had concerns for the “safety for the parties, for the lawyers and frankly for myself and my staff, based on what we’ve seen in other cases.”

The passage of billions of dollars in federal funding for rail projects as part of the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law represents a once-in-a-generation chance to make Front Range Passenger Rail a reality.

Clackamas County Democrats are on edge after the second attack on their county headquarters in less than a month.

Conservationists want the state to update rules for when the animals can be killed after having run-ins with livestock. State wildlife officials are opposed.

Four years after the Legislature failed to ban wildlife killing contests, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission outlawed them.