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Pueblo man held in Afghanistan for more than a year released, Taliban says

Updated 2 days ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release...

Guilt by association: Former Jeffco teacher claims district wrongfully terminated her

Updated 2 days ago

Courtney Capek claims her career was completely altered by the actions of another. The Lakewood native returned to the school she graduated from, Green Mountain...

Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though

Updated 3 days ago

As President Donald Trump deployed immigration agents to help U.S. airports manage hours‑long security lines during the partial government shutdown, Denver International Airport remained relatively...

It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek

Updated 5 days ago

There’s no getting around it: Colorado’s 3,000 county caucuses, which just wrapped up recently, left half the electorate out in the cold. Since unaffiliated voters...

Highway 115 fire blows up, road closed south of Colorado Springs

Updated 6 days ago

Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers

Updated 7 days ago

Universities sue to block dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR

Updated 1 week ago

Senate panel advances bill to tighten Colorado sports betting rules amid youth addiction concerns

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado, other states oppose proposal to require EV chargers be made with 100% domestic components

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado voters will decide whether transgender students can join girls’ sports

Updated 1 week ago

Hacked crosswalks in Denver sound anti-Trump messages

Updated 1 week ago

3,800 Colorado workers are on strike at JBS, one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

Updated 1 week ago

The Turnberry tension: Adams County lawsuit highlights questions around metro districts

Updated 2 weeks ago

What are metro districts?

Updated 2 weeks ago

Jeffco Public Schools found in violation of Title IX

Updated 2 weeks ago

Civil rights office: Male students occupy 61 roster positions on girls’ sports teams The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday that the Jeffco Public Schools...

Xcel Energy: Power shutoff ‘likely’ Saturday in Boulder, Jefferson counties

Updated 2 weeks ago

Up to 43,000 residents in parts of Boulder and Jefferson counties should be prepared to have their power shut off Saturday afternoon, Xcel Energy said....

High winds force closures of I-25 and I-70, overturned semi-trucks, flight delays, power outages

Updated 2 weeks ago

High winds, warm temperatures and dry conditions have meteorologists sounding the alarm across much of Colorado on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know. Red...

This winter was Colorado’s warmest on record

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado just had its warmest winter on record, while the Denver metro area had its second-warmest, according to meteorologists and National Weather Service data. Data...

Department of Agriculture warns of packages holding potentially invasive seeds

Updated 2 weeks ago

U.S. energy secretary warns Colorado’s energy policies could drive up prices, deter businesses

Updated 2 weeks ago

Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board

Updated 2 weeks ago

JBS beef plant workers in Greeley to strike next week, union said

Updated 2 weeks ago

Fort Carson-based soldier killed in Iranian attack

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado joins multi-state call to keep ICE away from polling locations

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado health equity funder’s redirection debated

Updated 3 weeks ago

Redistricting scheme would give Colorado Democrats seven House members, split El Paso County | Bob Loevy

Updated 3 weeks ago

Democrats eye new taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund Colorado mental health spending

Updated 3 weeks ago

Hopes and fears: Colorado Iranians speak out on widening war

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado legislators push dozen-plus energy bills amid debate over emissions goals | ANALYSIS

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado legislators have introduced more than a dozen energy-related bills this year that highlight the sharp partisan split over how aggressively the state should pursue...

Proposed changes to wildfire code would add protections to eastern edge of Colorado Springs

Updated 3 weeks ago

New construction rules may be coming to the higher-risk wildfire areas around Colorado Springs, including the grassland on the city’s eastern side. Colorado Springs Fire...

Colorado Attorney General, environmental groups challenge EPA rejection of state’s haze plan

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and several environmental organizations have filed separate petitions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, challenging the...

Colorado’s outdoor economy slowing down

Updated 3 weeks ago

The post-pandemic boom in the outdoor recreation world appears to have slowed, according to new federal data. The industry is still growing nationwide, but it’s...