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mysterious white spy balloon

Mysterious Balloons Floating Over Colorado Are a Growing Tradition

By Catie CheshireFebruary 23, 2024

The latest balloon probably won’t be the most famous in Colorado airspace history.

Jewish Voice for Peace protesters staging their sit-in on Speer Boulevard near the Colorado Convention Center as it hosts the Jewish National Fund’s 2023 Global Conference for Israel.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Facing 300 Days in Jail for Shutting Down Speer Boulevard

By Chris PerezFebruary 23, 2024

Protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace bound themselves together with duct tape and metal wiring during a pro-Palestine sit-in on Speer last December.

Men run happily down a snow-covered trail

Over 100 Coloradans Embark on 24-Hour Race for Better Air Quality

By Catie CheshireFebruary 23, 2024

“The point is to have a greater impact and a greater conversation about these issues that directly affect our health, and have an impact on the nature that we love to go out and run around in.”

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Psychedelic mushrooms grown indoors

New Psychedelics Info Line Is Waiting on Your Call

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 23, 2024

The free hotline, launched in Colorado earlier this month, is staffed by experts who provide scientific data and resources about psilocybin and other psychedelics.

A woman stands at a podium.

Denver Researcher Identifies What People Actually Want From Police

By Catie CheshireFebruary 23, 2024

Ajenai Clemmons helped establish the Denver Office of the Independent Monitor before completing research showing that some Black Americans want more policing.

A tiger at the Downtown Aquarium in August 2016.

New Petition Reignites Effort to Remove Tigers From Denver’s Downtown Aquarium

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 22, 2024

“Things are going to change this year,” vows the latest activist to take on the aquarium’s long-controversial tiger exhibit.

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Indoor marijuana plants grow under lights in a warehouse

Latest Marijuana Recall Stretches Back a Year, Hits 19 Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 22, 2024

This is the second marijuana recall in less than one week.

A person holds a poster while picketing.

Who’s Leo? Alamo Drafthouse Employees File Labor Complaints as They Wait for Union Election

By Catie CheshireFebruary 22, 2024

“The employer has required employees to participate in captive audience meetings to discourage unionization.”

Denver Nuggets player Aaron Gordon dribbling a basketball.

Nuggets Star Aaron Gordon Sounds Off on Comcast-Altitude Dispute, Says It Hurts Players’ All-Star Chances

By Chris PerezFebruary 22, 2024

Since 2019, Nuggets fans who have Comcast – Colorado’s leading cable provider – have been unable to watch games due to a carriage dispute with Altitude TV.

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The design for the Chicano license plate.

Representative Tim Hernández Gears Up to Push Chicano License Plate Proposal

By Bennito L. KeltyFebruary 21, 2024

“A license plate is a good mechanism to get some state funding directly toward some outcomes we would like to see in the community.”

A group of rideshare drivers and advocates stand behind a podium

New Gig Driver Transparency Package Aims to Avoid 2023’s Legislative Roadblock

By Catie CheshireFebruary 21, 2024

Bills to show how much customers pay for Uber and Lyft trips and drivers make (just 14 percent!) are back at the Capitol.

Loose green cannabis sativa buds

Why Colorado Tokers Love Lemonhead Delight

By Herbert FuegoFebruary 21, 2024

A quick dose of lemon curd, followed by curiosity.

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The mugshot for Jefferson County trail predator suspect Glenn Braden and a screenshot from a trail cam showing him allegedly running naked.

Sexual Trail Predator Suspect Found Competent to Stand Trial, Mom Insists He Is Mentally Ill

By Chris PerezFebruary 21, 2024

Glenn Braden has been found competent to stand trial in Jefferson County on fifteen felony counts of unlawful sexual conduct, indecent exposure, attempted sexual assault and more.

Can Boulder’s New Top Cop Escape the Shadow of Elijah McClain?

Can Boulder’s New Top Cop Escape the Shadow of Elijah McClain?

By Chris PerezFebruary 20, 2024

Interim police chief Stephen Redfearn came to Boulder from Aurora: “What I would say is, give me a chance.”

Two Mauritanian migrants stand with masks on.

Influx of Mauritanians Surprises the Aurora Migrant Response Network

By Bennito L. KeltyFebruary 20, 2024

“I’m talking hundreds of Mauritanians were standing outside our door here. We had no clue what language they spoke. We tried to speak Spanish. And all we heard was Pulaar, Pulaar, Pulaar.”

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Sudz marijuana buds

High Notes: Extraction and Breeding Collaborations

By Herbert FuegoFebruary 20, 2024

Cannabis collaboration is rare, but it produces beautiful and delicious results.

A budtender displays jars of marijuana flower at a Colorado dispensary

Any Advice for a New Budtender?

By Herbert FuegoFebruary 20, 2024

Be ready for a lot of indica and sativa talk.

Douglas Bruce Joins Race for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District – but His Reputation Precedes Him

Douglas Bruce Joins Race for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District – but His Reputation Precedes Him

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 20, 2024

Best known for creating the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, his other claims to fame include kicking photographers and felony tax evasion.

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A cracked sidewalk

Walking the Talk: City Wants Feedback on Changes to Its New Sidewalk Fees

By Catie CheshireFebruary 19, 2024

Proposed changes would create a flat fee for residential units and change who can get discounts on the new sidewalk fee.

Tommy Chong smokes a joint on stage at the Denver 4/20 festival

Mile High 420 Festival Returning Under Same Organizers in 2024

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 19, 2024

Like last year, the festival will be free to the public, but with an age limit.

sign in park about dogs

Dog Owners Pushing for Off-Leash Hours in Denver Parks, but City Bites Back

By Catie CheshireFebruary 19, 2024

“People in the parks don’t feel safe with the dogs running around off-leash and not knowing how they’re going to react to their presence.”

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two men hosting radio show

Jeff Hunt and Bill Thorpe on Politics, Faith and the Taylor Swift Tie to New KNUS Show

By Michael RobertsFebruary 19, 2024

“Bill is the independent thinker, and I’m the rock-ribbed, MAGA-loving conservative,” says Hunt.

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