Denver CO

Denver started Saturday, July 11, on a mellow note, waking up to clear skies and a mild 63°F at the airport. Mother Nature, however, is not in a mellow mood for long. A stretch of hot, dry weather moves in today, pushing afternoon temperatures into the upper 90s with little chance for meaningful rain through much of ne

This prolonged heat will continue drying out already parched vegetation and increase periods of elevated fire danger next week.

A heat dome will push Colorado temperatures into the upper 90s and low 100s through next week, with extreme heat warnings in effect and near-record highs possible in Denver.

It's been a hot, dry summer across much of the Rocky Mountains, and a heat wave in the forecast could make things even hotter. Forecasters are currently predicting a high pressure system that will hang over the region for about seven to ten days, beginning this weekend and into next week. Meteorologists call this pheno

Water World in Federal Heights was evacuated Saturday due to an “unverified threat.” A spokesperson for Water World said the park received the “unverified threat” via a phone call. The spokesperson said the park has been safely evacuated as of 12:10 p.m. People at the park told The Denver Gazette that an announcement c

Water World was evacuated Saturday morning “out of abundance of caution” following what a park official described as an “unverified threat.”

Although the high cost of housing is still in the headlines, Denver renters are seeing a brighter picture now as developers and managers cut rents and offer free-month subsidies to move a glut of units built during 2024 and 2025. That’s great news for those renting — but it is creating a perplexing market for […]

Jefferson County just got a big boost from the federal government to help battle wildfires. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced it received a nearly $9.7 million grant to aid the county in wildfire mitigation efforts. The Community Wildfire Defense Grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture F

More than two decades after a summer house party in Towaoc ended in tragedy, the FBI’s Denver office is again asking the public for help, this time with up to $10,000 on the table for a solid tip that leads to an arrest and conviction in the killing of Odell Vest.

Several construction workers helped an animal control officer rescue ducklings that fell into a storm drain while trailing their mother in Littleton.