Target is expanding in Colorado: Here’s where new stores are expected
Have you been longing to go for a Target run, only to have no Target to run to? That could be changing soon.
JeffCo Schools To Cut 139 Positions By Next School Year
Close to 140 full-time Jefferson County School District employees will be unemployed when summer arrives. Ninety of those eliminated positions will be due to vacancies and current or pending retirements, according to a Dec. 18 community update from the district. Between December 15-17, approximately 50 central...
One person killed, three others injured in southeast Denver shooting
Denver police said their initial investigation found that an argument took place following a gathering in the parking lot of a southeast Denver shopping center.
Driver hit, killed by semi after getting out of car on shoulder of E-470
A person is dead after they got out of their car on the shoulder of E-470 and was hit by a semi, according to original reports from the Colorado State Patrol.
New Colorado law refunds families who sign up for childcare waitlists
For new parents in the Denver metro area, finding the right child care facility can be challenging and expensive. However, a new state law beginning this year can help ease some of the financial strain.
Denver fire forces evacuations, neighbors return home to smoke and relief
DENVER — Neighbors were allowed to return home early Saturday morning, following a large fire at a southeast Denver construction site. Ben Neithercut, whose home backs up to the construction site where the fire burned, said the fire was unlike anything his family had experienced before. “Last night was...
77-year-old man arrested after shooting at a Monte Vista home
A 77-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot a victim and then "barricaded himself" inside a Monte Vista home Saturday morning, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Opinion: The winters I spent homeless at Union Station
It’s true that some people experiencing homelessness don’t want to come indoors, even in frigid temperatures. But they’ve got good reasons for saying “no.” Shelters are helter-skelter. They’re stinky, they’re violent, they’re filthy, they’re inconvenient … quite frankly they’re dangerous.
Colorado arborist urges homeowners to protect ponderosa pines from Mountain Pine Beetle
It's the most common tree in Douglas County, but it's also under threat from the mountain pine beetle. As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sounds the alarm about pine beetle outbreaks, there are steps homeowners can take to protect ponderosa pines.
We Don’t Need More Highway Lanes. We Need Public Transit
Colorado has spent fifty years widening highways. Let’s try something that will actually work. In 2026, Colorado will decide how to spend tens of billions of dollars in transportation funding over the next decade. This is a real fork-in-the-road moment, one that will determine whether we keep repeating the same...
