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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero has long been critical of semi-autonomous innovation zones , and he doubled down this week by recommending that an elementary school not be allowed to join the district’s last remaining zone, the Luminary Learning...

The culinary team at Warren Tech Central in Lakewood was just selected for a chance for their Spice Carne Asada Street Taco recipe to be processed and sent to Space.

Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre sits in Morrison, Colorado, right where the Great Plains slam into the Rocky Mountains. The 868-acre park climbs to 6,450 feet, and at its center, two massive red sandstone monoliths frame the only naturally formed, acoustically perfect amphitheatre on Earth. You can get here in 20 minutes from downtown Denver.

A pedestrian died overnight Thursday following a crash with a vehicle in the town of Foxfield.

If you are driving I-70 this weekend, today is not the day to start. The National Weather Service has a Winter Weather Advisory active right now for Colorado's mountain passes and a Freeze Warning covering the entire Front Range urban corridor and northeast plains tonight through Saturday morning. ...

One person was killed after they were shot Friday morning in Denver’s North Park Hill neighborhood. The victim, who was not identified by police, self-transported to the hospital after being shot, Denver police said in a news release posted at about 3:42 a.m. Police initially did not have the location or circumstances of the shooting, […]

Looking for amazing restaurants in Colorado that don’t look fancy from the outside?. These 7 restaurants offer delicious food and wonderful surprises!. 1. George’s Drive Inn (Walsenburg) You might drive right past this little red and white building if you’re not careful. George’s Drive Inn sits along...

A West Metro Drug Task Force operation in Wheat Ridge turned up what investigators describe as one of the biggest local stashes of synthetic psychedelics and pressed pills that Jefferson County has seen in years. Authorities say the case centers on 25-year-old Hunter Covelli, who later surrendered to law enforcement in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and is expected to be extradited to Jefferson...

NORTHGLENN, Colo. — Painted Tree Boutiques abruptly closed all of its more than 60 locations nationwide on April 13, leaving thousands of small business owners scrambling to retrieve their merchandise and find a path forward with little warning and no clear explanation. The retail chain, which billed itself as...

DENVER — More than 65 Denver restaurant owners have signaled support for not reducing Denver's tipped minimum wage, challenging the data behind a city-backed report that helped spark a legislative push to lower tipped wages for workers. Some of the restaurateurs and the Denver auditor are calling the findings...