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Massive wildfire reduction projects coming to Colorado forests, which could include logging

By Ishan Thakore

· Dec. 18, 2025

Between high prices for groceries and pet food, some Coloradans say they’re struggling even without a recession

By Stephanie Rivera

· Dec. 18, 2025

Stewards of Colorado’s sweetest crops on high alert as invasive mussels gain ground in water supply

By Scott Franz, KUNC

· Dec. 18, 2025

Government and Politics

US House passes Republican health insurance changes, without help from Colorado Dems

· Dec. 17, 2025

High winds continue Thursday morning on Front Range, with power still out to thousands

By Molly Cruse and Chuck Murphy

WIND WEATHER GOLDEN

Life and Culture

Books We Love: 2025

By Lauren Antonoff Hart and Daniel J. Schneider

A highway with cars are driving under an overpass that's covered with vegetation that is similar to the surrounding open fields. Forested hills are in the distance

Largest wildlife overpass in North America now ready for use by elk and other critters in Douglas County

By Shanna Lewis

Ute Mountain Tribal Park

Thinking about taking a pottery shard from Mesa Verde or Ute Mountain Tribal Park? Don’t

By Elaine Tassy

A group of people wearing colorful costumes and headdresses are walking down a sidewalk. The participants are spread out along the sidewalk, with some closer to the foreground and others further back.

‘We feel safer at church.’ Latino community works together to provide health care access amid fear, high costs

The tops of houses in a sprawling neighborhood with mountains outlined in the background.

Democrats, local governments are gearing up for another round of battles over housing in Colorado

By Lucas Brady Woods, KUNC

· Dec. 17, 2025

Mesa County Justice Center in Grand Junction

Man set to go on trial for attacking reporter was arrested for contacting witness

· Dec. 17, 2025

GAS STATION TARIFFS

Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado

By Colorado Sun

· Dec. 17, 2025

Trump

Government and Politics

Trump to address the nation as his popularity dips in the face of economic concerns

By NPR

· Dec. 17, 2025

The White House promises to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research

· Dec. 17, 2025

WEATHER HIGH WINDS GOLDEN

More than 100,000 Xcel customers still without power Wednesday night amid high winds, unclear when power will return

By Molly Cruse, Tegan Wendland, and Alejandro A. Alonso Galva

· Dec. 17, 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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