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Northern Colorado Community Named New Biggest Boomtown

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 9, 2025

The town had the highest eight-year percentage increases in population and income.

Wash Park West Residents Divided on Traffic Circles, Road Safety

Wash Park West Residents Divided on Traffic Circles, Road Safety

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 9, 2025

“We’ve got neighbors who are for and who are against, and whichever way it goes, no one will hold permanent grudges here.”

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Jared Polis Promotes White Supremacist and Child Porn Defender as “Intellectuals”

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 8, 2025

The governor encouraged Coloradans to follow the controversial online personalities, saying they do “actual thinking.”

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Federal Judge Shuts Down Tina Peters’s Bid for Release

By Brendan Joel KelleyDecember 8, 2025

According to the judge, the 2020 election denier’s pending appeal in state court bars a federal court from intervening.

Frustrated Denver Home Sellers Are Pulling Their Houses Off the Market

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 8, 2025

Denver had the second-highest rate of delistings in the country in October.

Julie Gonzales Wants to Be Colorado’s First U.S. Senadora — and She’s Not Asking for Party Permission

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 8, 2025

The progressive state legislator will challenge incumbent John Hickenlooper in the 2026 primary.

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Mayor’s Bicycle Advisors Finally Get a Meeting

Mayor’s Bicycle Advisors Finally Get a Meeting

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 6, 2025

Mike Johnston previewed his 2026 priorities with the committee, which include reducing traffic deaths…and getting a new bike.

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Measuring Colorado’s Mountains, One Hike at a Time

By Eric GilbertsonDecember 5, 2025

Does Colorado have a new 14er? According to this measurement, yes.

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Colorado Hit by Five Marijuana Recalls in Four Weeks

By Thomas MitchellDecember 5, 2025

They’re the latest in a string of recent recalls from the state, which has issued sixteen so far in 2025.

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Was Nextdoor on the Money With Denver’s Friendliest Neighborhood?

Was Nextdoor on the Money With Denver’s Friendliest Neighborhood?

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 4, 2025

If any platform knows annoying and unfriendly, it’s Nextdoor. Perhaps that helped the community website rank Mile High hoods.

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Denver’s Dankest Dispensary Deals

By Westword StaffDecember 4, 2025

Black Friday may be over, but the dispensary discounts continue.

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See a Pet Left Out in the Cold in Denver? Here’s What to Do.

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 4, 2025

Owners who fail to shelter animals from the cold can face large fines and even jail time.

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Prescription Drug Vending Machines Help Distribute Life-Saving Meds to Denver Homeless

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 4, 2025

“We would love, if money is no object, to have a functioning pharmacy in every location, but we can’t. So that’s why we have these machines, to help people get access to medications.”

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Which Colorado Kids Would Qualify for Dell’s “Trump Account” Deposits

By Brendan Joel KelleyDecember 3, 2025

Most of Colorado’s 500-plus zip codes are eligible, but a dozen likely won’t be.

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Idiots’ Biggest Winter Driving Mistakes in Colorado Mountains

By Michael RobertsDecember 3, 2025

“We all agree the worst thing that’s happened to Colorado’s high-country roads are Subaru commercials.”

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Running on Air: Can Psychedelics and the Right Training Create Superathletes?

By Brendan Joel KelleyDecember 3, 2025

Dante Liberato says LSD saved his first 100-miler. Now he’s building a community in Colorado Springs around psychedelics and extreme endurance.

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Why Protecting Colorado Children From Dying of Domestic Violence Is Such a Hard Problem

By Kaitlyn M. SimsDecember 3, 2025

A record number of Colorado children died in 2024 as a result of domestic violence.

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How Much Snow Could Denver See Today During Winter Front?

By Thomas MitchellDecember 3, 2025

Expectations differ across the metro.

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Bizarre Colorado Killing Subject of Mortician Murder Docuseries

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 2, 2025

Did two gay lovers posing as brothers kill a local mortician for his coin collection?

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Former Middle School Dean Who Objected to Book Removals Sues Elizabeth School District

By Ann Schimke, ChalkbeatDecember 2, 2025

The Elizabeth school board decided to remove nineteen titles from school libraries last fall. A middle school dean who said the removals were unethical and racist was fired shortly after.

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New Colorado Marijuana Recall Hits Boulder Area

By Thomas MitchellDecember 1, 2025

It’s the state’s fourteenth recall of the year, and the third in three weeks.

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Wash Park West Residents Want to Pump the Brakes on Traffic Circles

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 1, 2025

People who live in the neighborhood say they were given little notice and opportunity for feedback.

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