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Train derails into Gunnison River near Grand Junction

· Dec. 3, 2025

Up to 8 inches in foothills as first winter storm hits the Front Range

· Dec. 3, 2025

Thousands of Venezuelans in Colorado lose legal status, move into the shadows

By Allison Sherry

· Dec. 3, 2025

As the job market tightens, workers without degrees could hit a ‘paper ceiling’

By Outside Contributor

· Dec. 3, 2025

Government and Politics

As House debates keeping kids safe on social media, one Colorado mom says bills don’t go far enough

Head of Colorado’s higher education department leaving post

By Jenny Brundin

VISION QUEST UTE MOUNTAIN UTE

A Ute Mountain Ute spiritual leader reflects the importance and private nature of vision quests, sun dances, and sweat lodge ceremonies

By Elaine Tassy

family of six -- two parents, four kids -- posing with foliage of leaves and trees in the background.

Adoptions from foster care down 40 percent in Colorado since 2006

By Elaine Tassy

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Life and Culture

Bibliophiles, unite! Share the books you loved from 2025

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

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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