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Why Denver City Council Might Approve $70 Million for a Soccer Stadium During Budget Crisis

By Catie CheshireAugust 6, 2025

“It’s kind of complicated, but once you understand it, you go, ‘Oh, that’s right, it’s kind of pointless to not do this.'”

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Denver Eliminates Minimum Parking Requirements Citywide

By Hannah MetzgerAugust 5, 2025

“We have a housing crisis, not a parking crisis,” Councilman Chris Hinds said during the council’s final vote.

A woman speaks to someone at her table.

Six Immigrants Who Worked at Comal Accuse Nonprofit of Wage Theft

By Bennito L. KeltyAugust 4, 2025

The restaurant where they worked once landed on a New York Times list of the best spots in the country. But Focus Points closed the eatery.

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Election Denier Joe Oltmann Ordered to Pay $90,000 for Refusal to Cooperate With Court

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 4, 2025

The right-wing Colorado podcaster was fined for fleeing a deposition and ordered to pay opponent Eric Coomer’s legal fees.

Room Service: Residences at 135 Adams Offering Micro-Condos in Cherry Creek Starting at $450,000

Room Service: Residences at 135 Adams Offering Micro-Condos in Cherry Creek Starting at $450,000

By Catie CheshireAugust 4, 2025

The units range from 412 square feet to 900 square feet with the goal of making ownership in Denver’s boujie neighborhood more accessible.

Killer Dentist James Craig Added to Disturbing List of Murderous Colorado Husbands

Killer Dentist James Craig Added to Disturbing List of Murderous Colorado Husbands

By Hannah MetzgerAugust 1, 2025

Colorado has captured national attention numerous times for cases in which local men killed their wives.

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How Weather Conditions Are Contributing to Wildfires Across the State

How Weather Conditions Are Contributing to Wildfires Across the State

By Catie CheshireAugust 1, 2025

“Colorado is one lightning strike and one unattended campfire away from our next wildfire.”

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University of Colorado Football Games Are Country’s Most Expensive, Study Finds

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 1, 2025

The average cost of two tickets, food and drinks at CU this season is expected to be higher than the same experience at Notre Dame, Texas and even Alabama.

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Denver Rage Against the Regime Protest: When, Where, What to Know

By Bennito L. KeltyJuly 31, 2025

Here’s what you need to know to before going to the Rage Against the Regime protest in Denver on Saturday, August 2.

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Two Denver Suburbs Rank Among Top Places to Buy First Home

By Bennito L. KeltyJuly 31, 2025

Buying a house in Colorado isn’t so bad, after all, according to a new nationwide ranking.

Labor advocates gather at Governor's Park in Denver to rally in support of a just-cause employment ballot measure proposal.

Advocates Withdraw Dueling Labor Union Initiatives – But Ballot Battle Still Looms

By Hannah MetzgerJuly 31, 2025

One proposal would have required just cause to fire employees. The other sought to prohibit union membership as a condition of employment.

RTD Board Not Ready to Cut Popular Disability Program Despite Impending Budget Crisis

RTD Board Not Ready to Cut Popular Disability Program Despite Impending Budget Crisis

By Catie CheshireJuly 31, 2025

The transit agency is facing cash flow problems, but the board of directors decided now isn’t the time to cut the ride service subsidy program.

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Colorado Congressman Sues Trump After Denial at ICE Detention Facility

By Bennito L. KeltyJuly 30, 2025

Jason Crow spearheaded a successful bill in 2019 that allows all congressmembers to access immigration detention facilities without notice.

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What Are HHC Vapes, and What Are Their Effects?

By Herbert FuegoJuly 30, 2025

Unlike THC, HHC is produced in small amounts by cannabis. But HHC is easy to create by altering hemp-derived CBD, leading to a large, untested gray market.

Xcel’s Coal Retirement Plan Could Cost Colorado Customers, Advocates Warn

Xcel’s Coal Retirement Plan Could Cost Colorado Customers, Advocates Warn

By Catie CheshireJuly 30, 2025

One consumer protection group is calling for the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to shrink Xce’s giant proposal.

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Lauren Boebert: Scraping by, Like the Rest of Us?

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 30, 2025

Lauren Boebert’s financial disclosure for 2024 shows, well, just about nothing.

Avi Stopper speaks at a City Council hearing.

Residents Tell City Council They Want More Out of Vibrant Denver Bond Plan

By Bennito L. KeltyJuly 29, 2025

The current slate of projects lacks bike and pedestrian infrastructure and affordable housing, they complain.

Jar of mushrooms at Denver Shroom Fest

Want to Get High and Help Science? These Colorado Trials Pay You to Try Cannabis or Psychedelics.

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 29, 2025

“People choose to participate in clinical trials because they see this as giving back something great.”

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DPD Watchdog Calls Out Proposed Police Discipline Changes

By Catie CheshireJuly 29, 2025

An idea to swap some consequences for low-level offenses by police officers with education was sharply criticized by the Independent Monitor.

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Five Proposals Petitioning to Get on Colorado’s Ballot in 2026

By Hannah MetzgerJuly 29, 2025

Colorado voters could weigh in on initiatives regarding immigration enforcement, college admissions, delivery fees and more.

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Colorado Department of Transportation Demolishes Historic Buildings at Burnham Yard, Possible Future Home of Broncos

By Catie CheshireJuly 28, 2025

According to Historic Denver, demolition began over the weekend…without warning.

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Residents Describe a Flood of Problems at Blake Street Apartment Complex

By Catie CheshireJuly 28, 2025

One resident lost everything to a burst pipe, and another is suing after her mother allegedly fell into an improperly covered drainage hole.

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