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Air Force Academy reports $4.2 billion in deferred projects; chapel passes water tests

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The Air Force Academy has an estimated $4.2 billion in deferred projects. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind detailed the academy’s needs during a Board of...

Denver police chief: Officers will intervene when they see ‘excessive force’ by ICE

Updated 3 days ago

Denver Police Department Chief Ron Thomas said Wednesday that his officers would step in if they witnessed any “excessive force” used by federal agents during...

Evergreen High School shooting motive still unknown; parents won’t be charged

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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office completed the investigation into the Evergreen High School shooting that shocked the county — and country — five months ago....

Colorado Springs real estate in 2026: Four key areas filled with ups and downs — depending on your perspective

Updated 4 days ago

Continuing a cooling-off period that began in 2023, it will be “more of the same” for Colorado Springs’ residential and commercial markets this year, a...

More Denver residents could qualify for city property tax assistance

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Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump energy emergency order

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Colorado’s federal judges slash motions backlog to lowest in years

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Colorado delegation splits in House vote to end federal government shutdown

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Immigration resolution ignites hours of debate in Colorado House

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Lisa Calderón launches bid for Denver mayor

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Specter of litigation looms as Colorado River basin governors head to DC

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Colorado justices reject defendant’s claim of race-based murder prosecution

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Colorado justices reject defendant’s claim of race-based murder prosecution

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Colorado legislators eye giving inmates more earned time to ease prison overcrowding

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Colorado lawmakers contemplate avenue for people to sue ICE agents

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado legislators are considering a proposal to allow a “cause of action” by individuals injured in an immigration enforcement action. Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary...

Eagle County leads the way in fire mitigation as winter drought deepens

Updated 1 week ago

In 2011, Eagle County had what it considered a robust Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), which it developed and then discussed with community leaders. But...

More people are now leaving Colorado than moving here from other states | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 week ago

By Vince Bzdek It’s finally happened. Buried in all the self-congratulatory reports about Colorado reaching the 6 million mark in population last year was news...

Several Denver-area school districts cancel classes Friday amid national shutdown

Updated 1 week ago

The protest is in response to ICE operations Several Denver-area school districts canceled classes on Friday due to staff shortages amid a shutdown campaign nationwide....

‘Shrek’ check: ‘Rally more, protest less,’ suggests former Parker mayor

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DA touts accomplishments from first year in office but she also faced backlash

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Xcel gets an earful from public for power shutoffs in Colorado

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‘An excruciating process’: U.S. government negotiating release of Pueblo man detained by Taliban

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Colorado hit a population milestone in 2025; numbers ‘don’t lie,’ but what do they say?

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We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.

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Aurora files Petition for Rehearing in court ruling on crime punishment, seeking ‘clarity’

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s lack of snow pack hurting outdoor industry; could spell drought conditions this summer

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Will Denver see stepped-up immigration enforcement next? | ANALYSIS

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$200M in federal funds to be deployed in Denver area for heat pumps aimed at reducing emissions

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Holocaust survivors, DU officials announce endowed antisemitism professorship

Updated 2 weeks ago

Eighty-one years after Auschwitz’s liberation, the University of Denver announced a new endowed role to help keep the Holocaust’s memory alive. In the space west...

Colorado’s unemployment rate fell again in December

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in December, according to new data released Tuesday. The rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point, following a monthslong...