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Ahead of one year mark since Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Colorado students plan vigils and protests

· Oct. 4, 2024

Government and Politics

Amendment 79: Constitutional right to an abortion, explained

By Bente Birkeland

· Oct. 6, 2024

University of Colorado system gets $2 million to prevent and address hate crimes

· Oct. 4, 2024

Listen: These competitors are bakin’ it to the streets in Rebel Bread’s second-annual Bake Fest

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

· Oct. 4, 2024

World War II’s hidden queer history comes to light in ‘Stockade’ at Local Theater Company

Two actors on a sparse set -- one yellow riser and a fence in the background -- for the premiere production of "Stockade" at Local Theater Company in Boulder.

two little girls walking costumed corgis in a parade

Colorado Arts Spotlight, Oct. 3 – 6: Tour de Corgi, Art on the Corner and more

Fall aspens along Highway 40 near Berthoud Pass

When and where to find peak leaf peeping in Colorado this fall

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars

By Bente Birkeland and Tom Hesse

Sabrina Herrick outside her Fort Collins home

Parents sue Poudre School District for hiring a convicted child abuser, ignoring months of complaints

By Allison Sherry

The Colorado Capitol in Denver

Amendment K: Modify election deadlines, explained

By Michelle P. Fulcher

· Oct. 5, 2024

The Colorado State Capitol building, seen from atop the downtown Sheraton hotel. Dec. 29, 2023.

WATCH: Colorado House District 18 candidate forum, presented by League of Women Voters

· Oct. 5, 2024

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Amendment H: Judicial Discipline Board, explained

· Oct. 5, 2024

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Head of Colorado County Clerk Association on the chaos caused by Tina Peters, rebuilding voter confidence and what’s next for elections

By Anthony Cotton

· Oct. 4, 2024

After years of repairs and careful restoration, historic Alpine Tunnel Road reopens near Pitkin

· Oct. 4, 2024

Janet Damon wipes a tear after learning that she was chosen as Colorado's Teacher of the Year

‘Selfless’ Janet Damon of Denver’s DELTA H.S. named 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year

· Oct. 4, 2024

Four Cyclists with bikes stand next to the Pikes Peak summit sign

‘Pedal Pikes Peak’ opens highway earlier for bicyclists for two weekends in early October

· Oct. 4, 2024

Mayra Juárez-Denis, executive director of Centro de los Trabajadores Colorado

Listen: Asylum seekers in Denver celebrate new skills as they prepare to enter the workforce

· Oct. 4, 2024

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Here are Colorado’s ski resort opening dates for the 2024-25 season

· Oct. 4, 2024

A man in a ballcap and shades holds a water bottle as his cheeks puff up with liquid. The sun shines bright above him.

Denver’s September was the hottest ever recorded, and it was also unusually warm in Southern Colorado

· Oct. 4, 2024

Actors in a scene from the Arvada Center's "Dracula, a Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really", Oct. 2024.

Arvada Center reimagines ‘Dracula’ with humor and gender-swapped roles

· Oct. 4, 2024

Amendment G: Expanded property tax exemption for veterans, explained

By Megan Verlee

· Oct. 4, 2024

Humans cause most of Colorado’s wildfires, but a lack of investigative resources means few are held responsible

By Ben Markus and Veronica Penney

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ERPO in 8 charts: What we learned from reading hundreds of ‘red flag’ cases in Colorado

By Andrew Kenney

The new park "cap" over I-70 in Elyria Swansea. Nov. 30, 2022.

Colorado built a park over I-70 to contain pollution. Is the air safe to breathe?

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‘There’s winners and losers’: Colorado is hoping to reform mental health, but a failed overhaul in 2014 shows how political connections maintain the status quo

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