Record low snow bodes ill for water in Aurora and the drought-stricken West
WALDEN | Colorado hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: The state just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture. As a...
How are golf courses staying so green despite water restrictions?
After Denver7 received several emails with questions about how golf courses will operate this summer, Denver7's Tyler Melito took those questions to Denver Golf's Director of Agronomy.
EDITORIAL: Aurora, state water policies need to reflect reality not a green mirage
Colorado has long sold itself as a land of abundance, with sweeping green lawns, lush parks, tree-lined suburbs and emerald golf courses set against a backdrop of snowcapped peaks. That image is, and always has been, a carefully engineered illusion. Colorado is not a green state. It is a green...
Denver delays scooter contract again, council questions process and last-minute changes
DENVER — Denver city officials on Wednesday again postponed a decision on a plan to overhaul the city’s scooter and e-bike system, as council members raised concerns about transparency, timing and recent changes to the proposed contract. The proposal would replace current operators, Lime and Bird, with a...
Scavenging for sport: How Trash Panda turns waste plastic into disc golf discs
Jesse Stedman has a diversion project underway in south Denver. Plastics that might have been labeled as waste and thrown into a dumpster are instead being refashioned and thrown into a disc golf basket. Stedman started playing disc golf in 2008, as a ninth grader in Northern California. Over time,...
4-wheeler driver arrested, accused of riding recklessly through streets of Aurora
A group of e-bikes, four-wheelers and off-road bikes was captured on camera disrupting traffic in Aurora.
Denver police investigating shooting on Thursday afternoon
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Denver on Thursday afternoon.
Denver Care Facility Under Fire After Video Shows Staff Standing Around While Resident Slowly...
Sharon Dutkevitch trusted The Argyle assisted living facility in Denver to care for her husband, Robert Dutkevitch. He moved into the facility in 2022, and he liked living there. Robert Dutkevitch had multiple health problems, including high blood pressure and some cognitive decline, but he also had a will to live....
Interior incentivizes more staff departures after already cutting 20% of its workforce
After shedding around 20% of its workforce in the last 15 months, the Interior Department is once again offering employees incentives to leave the agency as part of what it is calling a new “strategic initiative" to save money and better deliver services. Interior became the first major agency...
Aurora woman may lose leg, vision after 3 pit bulls attacked her
A woman might lose a leg and her vision after she was attacked by three pit bulls earlier this week, but her daughter says she is thankful her mom is still alive.

















