POTUS: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Leaving At End Of Year
President Trump said on Twitter Saturday that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the year.
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President Trump said on Twitter Saturday that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the year.
The U.S. Interior Department said Thursday it wants to have its newly reorganized regions up and running by July 1.
The U.S. Geological Survey will soon have 150 scientists at multiple labs on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden.
Taxpayers foot the bill every year to care for wild horses currently being held in pens across the West. The Secretary of the Interior wants to change that.
Hundreds rallied in Northern Colorado Friday evening, calling on the Federal Government to do more to protect public lands.
The Trump administration says it may pick a new Western headquarters for the nation's largest land management agency in the next six to eight months.
The U.S. Interior Department will send $18 million from oil and gas development from Colorado's Roan Plateau back to the state.
Parts of his realignment proposal have run into resistance from some politicians from both parties, particularly in the West, who fear it will disrupt relationships between state and federal officials.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is pressing ahead with a massive overhaul of his department, despite growing opposition.
A bipartisan group of 19 Western governors, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke did not consult with them about major plans for reorganizing the agency.
A Colorado Congressman is fighting a proposal to raise the entrance fee at 17 national parks - including Rocky Mountain National Park - during the busy summer season.
The National Park Service has proposed a fee increase that could put a daily pass to Rocky Mountain National Park at $70 during peak visiting season.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's recommending that none of 27 national monuments carved from wilderness and ocean and under review by the Trump administration be eliminated.
Conservation groups are airing TV ads, planning rallies and creating parody websites in a last-minute blitz to stop Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke from downsizing or eliminating national monument areas that cover large swaths of land and water from Maine to California.
The Interior Department has unveiled a plan to protect the threatened sage grouse that gives Western states greater flexibility to allow mining, logging and other economic development where it now is prohibited.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced more than $50 million for maintenance and infrastructure work at national parks.
Canyons of the Ancients' national monument status is no longer under review, but conservationists are still seething over the review that targeted the area and 26 other national monuments.
The largest gathering of conservatives outside of Washington, D.C. is in Denver this weekend.
Senate Democrats are blasting the Trump Administration over a review threatening the future of 27 national monuments.
President Donald Trump's efforts to increase U.S. energy production got a boost Thursday from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who pledged to streamline permitting for oil and gas drilling and hold more frequent sales of drilling rights on federal lands.
There's a cloud of uncertainty looming over Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he is ordering a review of federal efforts to conserve the imperiled sage grouse.
Two Republican members of Congress from Colorado are asking the Trump administration not to change the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, one of more than two dozen monuments under review for possible modification.
With the potential for wide public access just a year away, several activist groups are suing to keep Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge closed until more evidence proves it's safe.
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for interior secretary says the nation's vast federal lands should be used for a variety of purposes, from hiking, hunting, fishing and camping to harvesting timber and mining for coal and other energy sources.
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Denver and appointed his successor.
One of Denver's largest celebrations of the Lunar New Year is almost here, and a local artist is creating something special for the occasion.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Hundreds of high schoolers from around the state descended on the University of Northern Colorado campus in Greeley for the annual "Future Teacher Conference" to learn more about a future career in education.
Bad Bunny is set to take the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else is performing at Super Bowl 60.
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Denver and appointed his successor.
One of Denver's largest celebrations of the Lunar New Year is almost here, and a local artist is creating something special for the occasion.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Hundreds of high schoolers from around the state descended on the University of Northern Colorado campus in Greeley for the annual "Future Teacher Conference" to learn more about a future career in education.
Residents in several Denver neighborhoods raised concerns about changes to a community grant program that now limits eligibility to organizations and groups, saying the shift weakens the program's original community-led mission.
The Castle Rock native surprised fans at Zach Bryan's show at the EA Sports’ Madden Bowl party at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday.
The "Goldens in Golden" festival returned on Saturday amid sunny and uncharacteristically warm weather. The dogs were out and having a blast.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is reminding people that refusal to comply with a request for a DUI test cab mean additional charges. In 2025, 44% of people arrested on suspicion of DUI in the state refused to take a breath or blood test.
Ariana Akey of Mountain Vista High School spoke to CBS News Colorado about her journey to the Super Bowl of high school flag football.
When law enforcement tried to find a man wanted for dragging two law enforcement officers with his truck, they found his body, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, which they think had been there for weeks.
Bad Bunny is set to take the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else is performing at Super Bowl 60.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.
The Colorado Eagles have hired Kim Weiss as assistant coach, making her the second woman to reach that role between the American Hockey League and National Hockey League.
Bad Bunny is set to take the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else is performing at Super Bowl 60.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Becca Valle, then 37, enrolled in a cutting-edge clinical trial after surgery removed an aggressive tumor from her brain.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Design plans for the community include walking trails, play areas, community gardens, and indoor gathering spaces. The property sits next to Expo Park and a city recreation center, the Highline Canal Trail, and transit access.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.