Muhammad Ali, Lyle Alzado battle in boxing exhibition at Mile High Stadium | July 14,...
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled...
Sporting goods chain closing Colorado stores
DENVER — Big 5 Sporting Goods is closing its doors to several stores in Colorado. The sporting goods store will shutter some stores in Denver, Fort Collins and Wheat Ridge, according to signs posted on the businesses’ doors and windows. The store’s windows at 10051 E. Iliff Ave.,...
Protesters on Interstate Overpass Want ‘Ice Outta of Denver’
Protesters waved signs and banners on a pedestrian walkway over Interstate 25 between Platte Street and Central Avenue in Denver on Saturday, demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cease operations in Denver and elsewhere. Some signs referenced Nicole Good, a former Colorado resident, who was shot...
Opinion: Homeless hotel diary: Battling depression, considering a move
For the most part, I have managed to stay upbeat despite living in a homeless hotel. But yesterday we had no water, and I woke up with the worst stomachache I ever had in my life. I have been feeling very depressed lately, to be honest, mostly because I am so broke. I work very, hard and for sure in excess of 40...
Petline9: Sweet little William is ready for a forever home
William is available through the Evergreen Animal Protective League.
Over 700 Colorado Workers to Be Laid Off After USPS Contract Ends
More than 700 Colorado workers will be laid off after a USPS contractor lost its contract at the Denver Regional Transfer Hub.
Westminster police say others heard gunshots in deadly shooting, but didn’t call authorities
A man was found dead in a parking lot in the Denver metro area hours after police say he was shot.
State officials are ‘unlikely’ to pursue monetary penalties after bad fuel sold across metro...
Hundreds of drivers across the Denver metro area are taking their vehicles to repair shops this week after filling up with contaminated gasoline.
ICE shooting in Minnesota sparks protests across Colorado
DENVER — The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis has set off protests and vigils across the country and around Colorado amid growing public anger over aggressive ICE operations. Friday night, a crowd carrying signs with messages criticizing ICE and the federal government's...
Colorado ‘un santuario’ for drug activity, DEA chief says
Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws, notably its prohibition against cooperating with federal authorities, are having a “chilling effect” on law enforcement’s ability to go after drug cartels operating in the state, an official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said. That situation sits atop Colorado’s “pervasive...
