Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado opened its first retail store inside Southwest Plaza in Jefferson County, allowing consumers the opportunity to buy policies, receive answers to questions about coverage and get health screenings. read more..

The U.S. Department of Education has named Colorado one of 19 finalists for Phase 2 of the federal Race to the Top grant competition. The finalists, announced July 27, were chosen from applications submitted by 35 states and the District of Columbia. Winners are expected to be announced in September. read more..

Colorado has rebounded somewhat from last years last-place standing among oil- and gas-producing states in an annual survey measuring attractiveness for investment by that industry. However, it continues to compare poorly to about three-quarters of U.S. states included in the Fraser Institute research organizations Global Petroleum Survey. Meanwhile, an increasing number of nearby states were … read more..

Colorado Goldfields Inc., a Lakewood- based exploration and mining company, said Tuesday it signed a letter of intent to acquire the Gavilanes property in Durango, Mexico, held by Aurelio Resource Corp. read more..

Colorado’s Street sent to hospital after batting practice accident read more..

Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street was hit in the right pelvic area by a line drive in batting practice and taken off the field in an ambulance. read more..

( University of Colorado Denver ) A major alliance between the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and CPC will combine state-of-the-art research on stem cells with the ability to efficiently conduct clinical trials of new medical treatments. read more..

Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk has undergone surgery to remove his cancerous prostate. read more..

Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk has undergone surgery to remove his cancerous prostate. School spokesman Zak Gilbert said Kowalczyk’s surgery on Thursday “went as well as could be expected.” He said Kowalczyk “sent an e-mail to the staff (Friday) morning and text-messaged (football coach) Steve Fairchild and several others to let them know he was OK.”… read more..

A Colorado teen says a bear got into his empty car, honked the horn and sent it rolling into a thicket with the bear inside. read more..

Colorado Springs Utilities hopes to have the problem fixed within a couple of hours. read more..

Prosecutors in California have charged a Colorado inmate with murdering a bar owner nearly four decades ago. Investigators say Roy Melanson, 73, fatally stabbed a Napa woman in July 1974, just two months before murdering another woman in Colorado. Melanson is serving a life sentence in the Colorado killing. No arrests were made in the death of Anita Andrews, whose body was found in the stock … read more..

DENVER - Colorado Senate hopeful Jane Norton is kicking back after her opponent in the Republican primary made a dig about her footwear. Norton started airing a statewide ad Wednesday bashing Buck for telling a voter in a videotaped remark to vote for him “because I do not wear high heels.” read more..

A Colorado man who survived one of the worst tragedies for the U.S. Navy in World War II was honored at a suburban Denver memorial site. An engraved brick honoring Paul Murphy, 86, of Broomfield has been placed in the Armed Forces Tribute Garden in Westminster on Thursday. Murphy was one of only 317 men who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, which had a crew of about 1,200. He’s … read more..

Colorado Republican Senate primary candidate Ken Buck is under attack Thursday after Colorado citizen journalism site “The Peoples Press Collective” posted video in which Buck appeared to suggest that he’s the best candidate for Colorado senate because he’s a man. read more..

Colorado social workers say that attempts to fix the state computer system blamed for delays in food stamps and other public assistance are making things worse. The system installed in 2004 has a history of communications problems, crashes and failures, including overpayments and underpayments. New problems started last month as agencies’ caseloads increased and the Colorado Benefits Management … read more..

DENVER - Colorado Democrats could be getting a phone call from the president this week. President Barack Obama taped an automated phone call asking Democrats to vote for Sen. Michael Bennet in his Aug. 10 primary against Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff. read more..

Art Berglund of Colorado Springs, a long-time USA Hockey executive, will be among the five-man class inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in October. read more..

DENVER (AP) - Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary was almost boring, with Sen. Michael Bennet and his challenger making only weak criticisms of the other. read more..

A Colorado Springs nonprofit will be in Washington to help soldiers deal with combat stress. read more..

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - A Colorado Springs nonprofit is participating in a discussion with a congressional committee on ways to help soldiers and their families deal with combat stress. read more..

A Colorado Springs nonprofit is participating in a discussion with a congressional committee on ways to help soldiers and their families deal with combat stress. Representatives of the Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group and others will attend a meeting with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs in Washington on Wednesday. The Pikes Peak group plans to discuss its “Peer Navigator Program … read more..

Colorado State University’s private donations rose 6.6 percent to $58 million the past year, bucking the national trend of declining donations to U.S. public research universities. Colorado State officials say the number of donors increased 17 percent. The university is in the final two years of its first comprehensive fundraising campaign with a goal of $500 million. So far, $340 million has … read more..

Even as temporary census workers lost their jobs, Colorado’s unemployment rate held steady at 8 percent in June. read more..

Boulder, Colo. — Civil rights advocates in Colorado are urging a city council to reconsider a set of proposed roles that would bar people from taking off their clothes, stomping their feet and shouting at council meetings. read more..

Colorado’s jobless rate held steady at 8 percent in June, down from 8.3 percent a year ago. read more..

FORT COLLINS, COLO. Colorado State University’s private donations rose 6.6 percent to $58 million the past year, bucking the national trend of declining donations to U.S. public research universities. read more..