Clean energy is a prescription for a healthier Colorado
Colorado is one of the healthiest states in the country, but health isn’t determined by lifestyle choices alone. Our well-being is deeply influenced by the air we breathe, the water we drink and the environment we live in. Too many Coloradans suffer the health impacts of pollution that are outside their control,...
East High School student detained after reports of gun on campus, principal says
An East High student who reportedly brought a gun to campus was detained for a short time while officers investigated the allegation, the school’s principal said in a letter sent to parents Thursday.
Denver Spot Named Best ‘Hole-in-Wall’ Eatery
Restaurants in Colorado come in all "shapes and sizes" as they say, serving all sorts of different menu items. One in Denver has been singled out as best "Hole-in-the-Wall" spot for the state.
Construction to begin at site of historic Aurora fire
Construction is set to begin again at the corner of East Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street, nearly two years after a five-alarm fire burned at the site for five days.
A submarine once sank in a Colorado lake found at 9,000 feet of elevation
The Rocky Mountains of Colorado may not be the first place you would expect to find a submarine - but that's exactly what sat at the bottom of Missouri Lake for nearly 50 years. In 1898, Rufus T. Owens (of Central City) built a submarine and called it the Nautilus, according to Atlas Obscura . He and some friends...
2 fatal shootings overnight Friday in Denver metro: police
The Denver Police Department responded to two shootings overnight Friday in the Denver metro area.
Erie will stop flying Pride, Juneteenth flags on town poles after narrow Town Council...
In a tense late-August meeting, the Erie Town Council narrowly voted to restrict which flags can fly on town-owned poles — a decision that effectively bars the Pride and Juneteenth flags from returning next year. The 4-3 vote followed controversy in June this year, when Pride flags were removed...
Environmentalists sue Colorado over oil and gas operations near Denver
The Center for Biological Diversity and 350 Colorado sued Gov. Jared Polis’s administration for failing to ensure two oil and gas facilities in the Denver metro area are complying with state and federal clean air laws. Both facilities are considered major sources of air pollution and collectively release thousands...
JonBenet Ramsey’s dad presses for new law in decades-long hunt for daughter’s killer
New petition would align Colorado state law with federal act ensuring victims' families can request cold case reviews when investigators fail to solve crimes.
Aurora parents may be responsible if teens ride dirt bikes on city streets
Minors under the age of 18 who ride off-highway vehicles such as dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) around the city may cost their parents a $250 fine if a new city law passes.
