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...
‘It looks like a war zone’: Debris sits in Nederland months after fire
Nederland residents want to pick up the pieces and move on from a fire that ripped through a town shopping center in October, but some struggle to move on as debris from the blaze remains out in the open three months later. That’s because the Colorado Department of Public Health...
When Big 5 Leaves Denver, Consider Me Big Sad
Joann Fabrics. Bed, Bath & Beyond. Big Lots. When will the big-box closures stop in Denver?. Not at the Bigs, apparently, because Big 5 is leaving us, too. When the sporting goods retailer announced it was closing five stores in Colorado — locations in Cañon City, Fort Collins, Wheat Ridge and two in Denver,...
Opinion: The Theft of Lakewood
There is a glaring lack of long-term thinking when it comes to neighborhood continuity and planning in Lakewood. City council’s radical rezoning is a blueprint for rushed, cheap, builder-grade development over thoughtful planning. Mature trees? Bulldozed for convenience. Infrastructure for fire, water, traffic,...
CDOT says dry winter and Broncos’ winning streak may have contributed to 3% drop...
Traffic on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor dropped nearly 3% in 2025 compared to 2024, according to Colorado Department of Transportation data. Traffic counts show just less than 12.6 million vehicles drove through the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels in 2025, one of the lowest totals since 2020, when the...
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.
This Denver mom once feared losing everything. At Women’s Bean Project, she found stability...
When Brittany Persichitte walked through the doors of Women’s Bean Project in April 2023, she carried things no résumé could explain: fear, determination, and the hope that this time she would build a different life. “In my past, there was a lot of drug addiction,” she said...
Anti-ICE protests erupt across Colorado after fatal Minnesota shooting
Protests over immigration enforcement broke out across Colorado on Saturday after fatal and nonfatal officer-involved shootings in Minneapolis and Portland.
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.

















