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Hotel rooms in the mountains are filling up for the season

By Sarah Mulholland

· Nov. 26, 2025

In Colorado, the loss of Farmers’ Almanac marks the end of an era where local anecdotes and tips kept farms healthy

· Nov. 26, 2025

Court demands end to unjustified warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants

By Allison Sherry and Chuck Murphy

· Nov. 25, 2025

How long can grocery prices keep rising?

By Briana Heaney

· Nov. 25, 2025

Government and Politics

Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver

By Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun and Taylor Dolven, The Colorado Sun

A woman with many other women standing behind her at a podium speaking into a mic

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Thanksgiving volunteering and community service opportunities across Colorado

By Hazel Feldstein

Life and Culture

Three Thanksgiving wine recommendations from a celebrated Boulder sommelier

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Life and Culture

Bibliophiles, unite! Share the books you loved from 2025

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Is Colorado in a recession? Tell us if you’re feeling the pinch when it comes to groceries, housing and jobs

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Image shows a teenager on the left and a man on the right in a walkway at the state capitol.

Colorado’s Civics Bee champion represents at nationals with his vision for an emergency alert app

By Anthony Cotton

· Nov. 27, 2025

The 2025 Carol Countdown is heating up! See who will claim victory and cast your vote in the semifinals

By CPR Classical Staff

· Nov. 27, 2025

A hospital room at Denver Health. Jan. 1, 2025.

Colorado complies with Trump administration’s request for data on immigrants who received emergency Medicaid services

By Allison Sherry

· Nov. 27, 2025

Colorado State University viticulturist Horst Caspari is wearing a green Colorado State University shirt and an orange baseball cap while pointing to a galvanized steel beam that supports an installation of solar panels over dormant grape vines.

Could your wine’s tasting notes include wattage? A researcher in Western Colorado is working on it

· Nov. 27, 2025

River Radamus skis during a training session at Copper Mountain.

The Alpine Ski World Cup is in Colorado today: We talked to a few local skiers not named Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin.

· Nov. 27, 2025

Woman who hit and killed Junior National Team cyclist Magnus White could be moved to halfway house

· Nov. 26, 2025

Ripple Cannabis Company co-founder Justin Singe

Potential for contaminated cannabis products in Colorado creates risk for buyers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Centennial

Federal cops spent weeks tracking young immigrants, was it for their safety, or to make deportation easier?

By Allison Sherry

Federal law enforcement outside the Cedar Run Apartments

ICE detention, deportation can deny justice in local criminal cases, frustrating prosecutors

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

Body-worn camera video shows a man with a long rifle approaching a person with their back to him

Despite efforts at reform, Colorado officers still shoot people at a high rate

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