Lucy Haggard

Position: The Colorado Sun

Could an insurance-premium fee prevent Colorado’s next big natural disaster?

When the Camp fire ripped through Paradise, California, in 2018, killing dozens of people and destroying hundreds of structures, Lisa Cutter knew her Colorado community could be next. The...

DATE: March 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Recent snowstorms barely scratch surface of Colorado’s drought

Colorado is no longer technically 100% in drought. And conditions in some areas of the state have slightly improved as recent spring snows have left deeper-than-forecast drifts. But don’t get too...

DATE: March 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s judicial branch to be investigated for sexual harassment

Outside investigators will examine allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination within the state’s judicial branch, the Colorado Supreme Court announced Tuesday. Representatives from...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Third Colorado man faces federal charges after U.S. Capitol riot

A Woodland Park man with alleged ties to a radical militia group is facing federal criminal charges in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building after authorities say he...

DATE: Jan. 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Armed Coloradan went to D.C., planned to kill Pelosi, court documents say

A Colorado man who drove to Washington, D.C., last week amid a riot at the U.S. Capitol was armed with an arsenal of guns and ammunition and intended to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, federal...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Supreme Court revises ‘common-law marriage’ to include LGBTQ couples

The definition of common-law marriage in Colorado was expanded on Monday by Colorado Supreme Court rulings in three cases dealing with how couples who are not formally married divide assets when...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Small Colorado mountain counties plan mass testing

With the thermometer well below zero, cars full of Crested Butte residents lined up on a private air strip starting at 7 a.m. last week to stick swabs up their noses. While that doesn’t sound like...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s State Court Administrator’s Office lacks ‘culture of accountability,’ audit finds

The administrative arm of Colorado’s judicial branch spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on employee buyouts and paid administrative leave over a four-year period, and millions more on no-bid...

DATE: Dec. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado oil and gas regulators finalize new rules for the drilling industry

Colorado’s regulatory arm for the energy industry on Monday formally set itself on a new path to prioritize public health and safety, and the environment when making decisions on oil and gas...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Despite snowstorms, Colorado’s drought continues in ‘anomalous’ direction

There’s no way to water this down: Colorado is really, really dry right now. Thursday’s drought monitor report estimates that 27.22% of the state is in “exceptional” drought, a category indicating...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

More than 2.7 million Coloradans have voted. Here’s how ballots are processed.

Colorado can now add record early-voter turnout to the list of what’s made 2020 a historic year. As of 5:10 p.m. Monday, more than 2.7 million Coloradans had cast their ballots. That’s just over...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA announces Colorado-based office to clean abandoned mines

The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new office in Lakewood that will focus on cleaning abandoned hard-rock mining sites west of the Mississippi River, including the Bonita Peak Mining...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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