Latest Stories

• 
  Yankee Doodle Dandy: Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer

  July 1 at 11:18 a.m.

  Pet adoptions have boomed during the pandemic.

• 
  Animal Alert: Denver Zoo Opens to Public Today

  June 10 at 9:32 p.m.

  Over eighty days after it closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Denver Zoo is back in business. June 11 is reserved for members, but the zoo will open to the public on Friday, June 12. Strict safety rules will be in force: Timed tickets must be purchased in advance online; the zoo will be operating at a limited capacity; and face coverings are required for everyone over two.
  
  Except the animals.

• 
  Denver Zoo Asks City, State for Permission to Reopen

  May 22 at 5:22 a.m.

  Hand sanitizer? Check. Mask ordinance? Check. Animals? Of course. Guests? Not yet.

• 
  Our Favorite Feel-Good Photos of Denver in 2020

  March 14 at 6:05 a.m.

  There's been a lot of doom and gloom in the news this week, as venues and businesses shut down and people are encouraged to hunker down. To relieve some stress, we're looking back at our favorite moments of 2020, remembering the good times and hoping for better ones ahead. 

• 
  Cheering, Mourning After Denver Pit Bull Legalization Bill Falls One Vote Short

  February 25 at 6:39 a.m.

  The vote was one shy of overriding Mayor Hancock's veto.

• 
  Colorado Dogs That Kill: They're Not Always Pit Bulls

  February 24 at 6:22 a.m.

  Eleven people have been killed by dogs in Colorado since 1989.