Damage estimates still being calculated following historic floods in southwestern Colorado
Durango, Pagosa Springs and Vallecito took the brunt of the high water.
Snowmaking operations signal the countdown to ski season
A-Basin, Keystone, and Loveland have fired up their snow guns.
Colorado pilots take flight in New Mexico for the world’s largest hot air balloon festival
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta featured more than 500 pilots from 41 states and 12 countries that filled the sky with colors — and one large pumpkin.
Coloradans will soon have free access to banned books via their smartphones
The new Freedom to Read Collection will be available for free to anyone over the age of 13 through the Palace Project app — no library card required. The app’s arrival also comes as litigation over a book ban in Elizabeth, Colorado, continues.
Colorado Bureau of Investigation is reviewing Hunter S. Thompson’s 2005 death
He is best known for his works “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “The Rum Diary” and “Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga.”
September 30, 2025: International festival forced to go local, largest weed recall, Rockies manager, leaf peeping crowds
A major cultural festival that usually brings artists from all over Latin America to Denver is having to pivot because of stronger immigration policies.
September 24, 2025: Stardust! Colorado is out of money (again), Pueblo County Coroner update, second summer
CU scientists have a plan to collect stardust.
10th Circuit Court rules lawsuit over Colorado’s EpiPen affordability law can proceed
More than half a million Coloradans could be impacted.
September 17, 2025: Democratic voters face choice, what Mayor Johnston learned about homelessness, lifelong learning
Colorado’s safest Democratic congressional seat has been held by the same person for 30 years. A new, high-profile challenger says it’s time for a change.
‘What happens if we have a shooter?’ Evergreen parents raised concerns over campus security less than 24 hours before shooting
Parents were told mountain schools had been ‘deprioritized.’
Colorado already has measures in place to prevent school shootings, where are the gaps?
Colorado has had dozens of incidents of gunfire on school campuses.
Opting in at the DMV? Here’s where your $29 Keep Colorado Wild fee goes
More than 1.5 million Coloradans opted in this year, generating $41 million.
Smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest is driving low air quality along Colorado’s Front Range
Meteorologists say the smoke should mostly clear out by Saturday.
September set to bring mostly above normal temperatures across Colorado
The first tastes of fall temperatures aren’t here to stay.
CDOT is expanding the use of cameras to issue automated speeding tickets
The effort comes as speed-related crashes and deaths increase across the state.
With help from master gardeners, blind students are growing confidence one seed at a time
For more than 20 years, Arapahoe County master gardeners, trained by Colorado State University, have helped blind students learn to use their other senses to cultivate a wide variety of plants.
