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What in the Eye of Sauron Was Just Proposed in Downtown Denver?

By Catie CheshireJune 25, 2025

The city received a concept plan for a nearly 700-foot-tall “spiral tower” right next to 16th Street. What does it look like to you?

Barry Morphew Case Explained: Husband Charged in Wife Suzanne’s Murder for Second Time

Barry Morphew Case Explained: Husband Charged in Wife Suzanne’s Murder for Second Time

By Hannah MetzgerJune 25, 2025

Five years after Suzanne disappeared, her husband is once again behind bars. Here’s what happened last time…

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Douglas County Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Home Rule Proposal

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 25, 2025

The County commissioners’ power grab attempt looks to be going down in flames, and some of them are adding gas to the fire.

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Where You Can Watch Drew Goodman Call the Rockies Games

By Michael RobertsJune 25, 2025

Yes, people still want to catch Colorado’s team on TV. Here’s how.

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Cannabis Can Help During Hard Times, but Don’t Depend On It

By Herbert FuegoJune 24, 2025

While it’s probably safer to smoke weed at home instead of turning to alcohol or hard drugs, we need to recognize when we’re doing too much.

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Colorado Forest Lands Should Remain Safe Despite Trump Plan to Strip National Protections

By Hannah MetzgerJune 24, 2025

Colorado is one of only two states with regulations that supersede the boundaries of the federal order.

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Aurora City Council member Stephanie Hancock speaking during a closed-door session.

Black Aurora Councilwoman Defends Police, Virtual Council Meetings During Race Debate

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 24, 2025

Although she’s experienced racism first-hand, it’s not something Stephanie Hancock wants to focus on as an elected leader: “I think there are more people like me than not.”

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Xcel Energy Extension With Denver Will Need Voter Approval

By Catie CheshireJune 24, 2025

Voters have weighed in on the Xcel franchise agreement since 1906 after historic levels of corruption in the 1904 Governor’s election.

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Sex and Psychedelics Converge in Downtown Denver Convention

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 24, 2025

“There’s a lot of shame on how we work with these medicines. There’s a lot of shame in what our kinks are.”

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The Rockies Are Having Their Worst Season Ever, but Drew Goodman’s at the Top of His Game

By Michael RobertsJune 24, 2025

“People who’ve been busting their ass all day come home and want to watch a ball game, and they want the home team to win.”

"Fuck ICE"

Hacked Denver Traffic Boards Tell Drivers “Bring the Heat Fuck ICE”

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 23, 2025

“I know Denver is holding firm, but this was another f-word altogether.”

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How Clinton and Obama Helped Build Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine

By Stephen LemonsJune 23, 2025

Donald Trump didn’t invent racist immigration policy. For decades, both major parties built the system he’s now weaponizing.

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Denver Named One of Most Bike-Friendly Big Cities in the U.S.

By Hannah MetzgerJune 23, 2025

It seems like the city’s hundreds of miles of new bike lanes are paying off.

Denver Family Continues Search for Answers in 1995 Murder of Andre Price Jr.

Denver Family Continues Search for Answers in 1995 Murder of Andre Price Jr.

By Hannah MetzgerJune 23, 2025

His mother is raising money to hire a private investigator, as authorities offer a $30,000 reward for information.

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Aurora’s Weather Sirens Suck. City Tells Residents to Download Apps, Watch TV Instead.

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 21, 2025

The forty-year-old warning system is too old and broken to repair, according to the city.

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Father’s Day Killing Highlights Growing Concern Among Ballpark Businesses, Residents

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 20, 2025

Businesses and residents in Denver’s Ballpark District around Coors Field worry that crime is worsening in their neighborhood.

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University of Colorado Takes Major Role in Psilocybin Research

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 20, 2025

Current studies include how psilocybin could treat palliative care patients, postpartum depression and more.

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Ten Hottest Denver Summers on Record

By Catie CheshireJune 20, 2025

Denver hasn’t been too hot yet in 2025, but the National Weather Service predicts that high temperatures are coming.

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Coors Field Isn’t the Only Monfort Property

By Catie CheshireJune 19, 2025

In addition to owning the Colorado Rockies, Dick Monfort and his family have invested heavily in downtown real estate

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The History of Juneteenth in Denver

By Teague BohlenJune 19, 2025

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but Five Points was celebrating it seventy years before that.

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Hate Crime Case Against Boulder Firebombing Suspect Moves Forward

By Hannah MetzgerJune 18, 2025

Attorneys debated whether suspect Mohamed Soliman was motivated by the victims’ political views or their national origin.

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Colorado Quarterback Shedeur Sanders

Former CU Quarterback Shedeur Sanders Ticketed for Going 101 MPH in Ohio

By Catie CheshireJune 18, 2025

Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns after leaving CU Boulder.

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