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Joe Oltmann Stakes Governor Campaign on “Free Tina Peters” Pledge

By Brendan Joel KelleyDecember 29, 2025

The right-wing podcaster has described current Colorado officials as “traitors” and said they deserve execution or imprisonment.

Aurora Was the Place to Watch in 2025

Aurora Was the Place to Watch in 2025

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 29, 2025

It’s the dawn of a new day in Colorado’s third-largest city.

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Record Year for Denver Traffic Deaths Inspires Expanded Safety Measures

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 26, 2025

Ninety people died in city traffic in 2025…and the year’s not over.

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Immigrant Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Released After Nine Months in Detention

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 22, 2025

Named one of TIME’s most influential people, she was arrested in March outside her job at Target.

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Denver Animal Shelter Saw a Record Number of Pets Surrendered in 2025

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 22, 2025

Over 2,800 pets were left at the pound by their owners this year — the most surrenders in at least two decades.

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Colorado State Senator Legally Drunk at Time of Fatal Crash, Coroner’s Report Says

By Sara Wilson, Colorado NewslineDecember 19, 2025

Winter died at the scene. The sheriff’s office determined that she was at fault for the crash.

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Aurora’s New City Council Faces Questions About Police, Tobacco in 2026

Aurora’s New City Council Faces Questions About Police, Tobacco in 2026

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 17, 2025

Residents welcomed the four new councilmembers after a tumultuous two years, but past drama still hangs over meetings.

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Disability Advocates Back Federal Probe of Colorado Prisons, Allege Years of Violations

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 15, 2025

Though the Justice Department’s timing is suspicious, advocates call the investigation “an important step toward accountability.”

Wash Park West Residents Call for City to Reverse Course on Road Diet

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 12, 2025

Residents sent Mayor Mike Johnston a petition with 1,030 signatures to restore plans; some are calling for his DOTI director to resign.

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Donald Trump Issues Illegitimate Pardon to Tina Peters

By Brendan Joel KelleyDecember 11, 2025

Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser immediately rebuked a social media post from the president saying he would be “granting Tina a full Pardon.”

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What’s Fresh at the Denver Mint? New Coins, Free Tours

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 11, 2025

From new coins that feature Lady Liberty and Founding Fathers to relics of a past century, history buffs and misers will find plenty to look at.

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Aurora Wants to Help You Buy a House

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 10, 2025

The city is willing to cover between 4 and 10 percent of a home’s down payment, but there are deadlines.

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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.”

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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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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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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Denver City Council to Vote on $64 Million in Homeless Shelter Contracts in December

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 26, 2025

The City of Denver will decide on $64 million worth of housing contracts to replace the Salvation Army.

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Denver Refugees Enjoy Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, but It Could be the Last

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 25, 2025

The African Community Center isn’t sure if it will survive much longer under the Trump administration’s cuts and immigration revisions.

Denver American Indian Cultural Embassy to Receive $20 Million Kickstart. What Will It Look Like?

Denver American Indian Cultural Embassy to Receive $20 Million Kickstart. What Will It Look Like?

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 24, 2025

“Each tribe is going to have a different idea of what it means to come home and be in an embassy.”

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After Trump Suggests His Execution, Jason Crow Fires Back

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 20, 2025

“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” the president wrote on social media. He also reposted a message saying, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!”

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