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Front Range cities oppose Democratic proposal to permit lot‑splitting as a path to affordable housing

Updated 12 hours ago

Colorado lawmakers are pressing ahead with a plan to let homeowners split their lots to make room for smaller, more affordable houses. The proposal has...

Hegseth features Fort Carson soldiers after returning from Middle East, gives warning on Iran war

Updated 15 hours ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify...

Denver Council narrowly approves deal with Axon

Updated 1 day ago

After weeks of delay, the Denver City Council narrowly approved a one-year $150,000 contract with Axon for 50 automated license plate-reading cameras and the necessary...

Aurora homeless shelter opened too early, CEO says, as mold and plumbing issues emerge

Updated 1 day ago

Aurora’s largest homeless services project launched “way too early,” its CEO told city leaders Tuesday, saying the rushed opening left residents living amid mold, plumbing...

Gov. Polis declares April ‘dig safely month’ to mark 40th anniversary of Colorado 811

Updated 1 day ago

Federal judge dismisses U.S. government lawsuit against Colorado, Denver’s ‘sanctuary’ laws

Updated 1 day ago

Lakewood zoning canvasser accused of stealing opposition material

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado legislators drove up cost of Medicaid program

Updated 2 days ago

A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter in Colorado

Updated 2 days ago

Newly formed PAC promises a stronger voice for southern Colorado businesses

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado auto thefts drop 56% from 2021 levels

Updated 3 days ago

Under fire from legislators and critics, Colorado’s top Medicaid official resigns

Updated 3 days ago

Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems

Updated 3 days ago

Aurora wildland fire contained at Buckley Space Force Base

Updated 4 days ago

Unsustainable: How Colorado’s Medicaid spending exploded

Updated 4 days ago

The state’s Medicaid program — which covers about one in four Coloradans — is poised for its largest single-year jump in at least two decades,...

‘No Kings’ protest draws tens of thousands to Colorado state Capitol

Updated 4 days ago

The third round of the national No Kings Day protests hit Denver Saturday, when tens of thousands gathered near the Colorado state Capitol to criticize...

Jeffco adopts updates to wildfire resiliency code

Updated 5 days ago

Jefferson County is one of the most at-risk counties for wildfires in the country, and the board of commissioners is attempting to lessen the danger....

Colorado ski resorts announce early closures amid historic snowpack lows, high temperatures

Updated 5 days ago

As Colorado’s historically low snowpack year comes to a close and spring conditions take over the mountains, the state’s major ski resorts are announcing closing...

Boulder police investigate sexual assault, ‘drugging’ at bar near CU

Updated 6 days ago

‘Civility in the City’ event with two national experts to be held Monday at UCCS

Updated 6 days ago

Thornton police investigating homicide

Updated 7 days ago

Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail

Updated 1 week ago

3 arrested after money laundering, motor vehicle theft investigation in Colorado Springs

Updated 1 week ago

CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

Former Jeffco teacher claims district wrongfully terminated her

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

A fast-moving fire burning along Colorado 115 south of Colorado Springs blew the containment line Thursday, spreading farther east onto Fort Carson and scorching nearly...

Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers

Updated 2 weeks ago

A packed marathon hearing at the state Capitol in Colorado highlighted the sharp divide between two competing approaches to the effects of data centers, one...

Universities sue to block dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR

Updated 2 weeks ago

A consortium of universities filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research is unlawful retaliation...

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

A divided panel of lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill to impose new restrictions on Colorado’s booming sports betting industry, as lawmakers cited worries...