Colorado lawmakers head back to the Capitol on Thursday for a special session, and many are divided on how to address the budget shortfall.

They said they had come to believe it had been a "targeted attack" and said there was no ongoing threat to the community.

Evacuations have been ordered for some Eagle County residents on Wednesday as the Derby Fire experienced "significant growth overnight." According to Eagle County Emergency Management, all residents of Sweetwater Road and areas of the Colorado River Road from Sweetwater to Red Dirt Creek must leave the area by noon on Wednesday.

The Derby Fire saw even more “significant fire growth overnight,” tripling in size and prompting early Wednesday morning evacuations north of Dotsero and Interstate 70 in Eagle County.

Gov. Jared Polis called the effort a backdoor way to undermine the will of the voters. Democratic and Republican lawmakers say it would give state leaders and wildlife officials time to iron out issues with the controversial program.

“I think the state would make a better investment in people’s health insurance right now, (rather) than spending money on more wolves,” said Sen. Dylan Roberts, a Dillon Democrat who is sponsoring the...

The Colorado Avalanche added some offensive punch to their lineup Wednesday by signing free-agent winger Victor Olofsson to a one-year contract. PuckPedia reports it is worth $1.575 million. Olofsson,