Each negotiator drew a card from the deck. John Entsminger, from Nevada, picked the highest card: the ace. Gene Shawcroft, from Utah drew the lowest: an...
Story first appeared in: The Colorado Sun published 2,788 stories and opinion pieces in 2025. That’s a lot of news, features and perspective competing for your...
Next week is the annual gathering of “water buffaloes” in Las Vegas. It’s the Colorado River Water Users Association convention. About 1700 people will attend, but...
Water from the Colorado River and its tributaries irrigates farms, sprinkles lawns and quenches the thirst of millions across Utah and the greater Southwest. While only...
A yearslong effort to purchase two of the most powerful water rights on the Colorado River has cleared another hurdle after the state water board agreed...
Tribe seeks to conserve the Colorado River and secure water rights The Colorado River Indian Tribes aim to conserve the Colorado River flowing through their land,...
After months of tense negotiations, Utah and six other western states are running up against the clock to broker a deal over the drought-stricken Colorado River....
The first weekend of summer has been a scorcher, with temperatures flirting with triple digits in metro Denver for the first time this year. With the...
A fishing party near Shadow Mountain Reservoir along the Colorado River was struck by a falling tree on the evening of June 13, marking the start...
Arizona is ramping up its efforts to protect its share of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, as the state faces an uncertain future over the...
