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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Denver, Colorado – Snow-covered lanes along I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel are already slowing traffic early Wednesday, and heavier bursts through midday could drop visibility below a half mile across the...

Metro Denver drivers are watching pump prices nudge higher this week, and in parts of the south metro, the pattern looks a lot like old-school price cycling. Stations shave a few cents to undercut the guy across the street, then post noticeably higher prices for a short stretch, a whipsaw that can add several dollars...

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Very rarely do you physically witness gas prices increasing. Cell phone in hand near the corner of Arapahoe Road and Syracuse Street, I recorded video of the QuikTrip showing its price at $2.89 per gallon for unleaded gas. Then I panned across the street to show the sign at the Valero -...

Denver police are asking for the public's help to track down 36-year-old Vincent Flournoy, who investigators say is wanted on aggravated robbery and attempted first degree murder charges. In a recent "Mug Shot Monday" alert, the department listed his date of birth as December 7, 1989, and described him as 6-foot-1...

ICE raids have ramped up in intensity in 2026, with the agency’s detainee population reaching an all-time high of over 70,000 individuals earlier this year. This has prompted many activists to push back against the controversial agency, with one example recently taking place in Lakewood, Colorado, where dozens of...

The past echoes in the fresh air of Rocky Flats, where wildlife thrives alongside a controversial history. New signs will soon share that story.

Mayor Mike Johnston is pushing back sharply against the claim by Denver councilmembers and bike activists that the city succumbed to lobbying pressure in revising a “road diet” plan for East Alameda Avenue, while noting that his own commute time has tripled. He also said he’s worried that restricting road lanes would...

Something was very wrong with the attic insulation. Lisa Alajajian Giroux, a home inspector, knew right away what she was looking at in the Massachusetts home she was examining on behalf of a potential buyer. The owner had built a half-million dollar addition — a huge selling point — but Giroux could plainly see that...

A thief walked away with 17 bowling balls from a Denver professional’s front porch last week, hauling away about 255 pounds of equipment worth about $4,500.

This has been a tough time for independent bookstores, with West Side Books shrinking both its size and focus, and the Bookies changing hands…again. And then last month, Kwame Spearman started a new chapter when he opened the Denver Book Society, a bookstore at 1700 Humboldt Street, and in the process started a war...