
Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars
An air-quality alert remains in effect until Saturday at 9 a.m. for Mesa and Montrose counties due to lingering wildfire smoke.

State unemployment rate dips slightly in a still-sluggish economy
Government jobs, including state and local workers account for most additions in the past 12 months.

State fines gambling app for taking bets on unauthorized events
DraftKings paid $90,000 in penalties for allowing bets on two unauthorized sporting events, including the 2024 Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match.

Office real estate wide open in Denver as vacancy rate hits 36 percent
In a sign landlords are giving up on some buildings, the pace of demolitions and conversions of dated properties is starting to outpace new construction.

Listen: Why the Denver Zoo is scoping out condors with drones in Peru
“If you listen to the condors fly by, it is like music.”

Latest takeover trend pits skaters against metalheads in Denver
“No one’s complaining about the music necessarily. It’s the show taking up the space in the skate park.”
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Tasting Manitou’s mineral springs
Manitou Springs may be known for its proximity to Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods but it is also home to another geologic wonder: mineral springs.

Democratic state Sen. Jessie Danielson enters Secretary of State’s race
Early in her legislative career, Danielson helped Colorado move to all-mail ballots, now she wants to oversee the entire election system.

How women from communities of color are supporting each other in the face of ICE raids
“It's going to take the community to literally defend our neighbors, to go out there and say, ‘This is wrong.’”

719 Day 2025: What you love about Southern Colorado
From event-based memories to scenery that takes your breath away, here's what some of you told us you love about the area.

Journey to the center of the 719: Avondale, Colorado
KRCC’s Mike Procell recently took a trip to Avondale to see what life is like around the center of the 719 Area Code Universe.

More than 30 years of KRCC history in one t-shirt quilt
These aren't your average t-shirts, and this is more than a quilt, made by a daughter for her father.

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains resumes scheduling for patients enrolled in Medicaid, for now
Judge grants a restraining order in what the agency calls a temporary fix.

Colorado AG sues Trump administration over new ACA health coverage rules
This is the 29th lawsuit the attorney general has filed against a variety of actions and orders by the administration.

Cooler weather helps slow spread of Western Slope wildfires, including South Rim fire
Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.

Neguse leads opposition to proposed NOAA cuts that would shut down Colorado labs
Congressman Joe Neguse and a coalition of lawmakers are pushing back on a White House proposal to slash funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that supports climate research, including several laboratories in Boulder.

Congress cuts funding to foreign aid, public media
This is the first time Congress has approved a recissions package in decades.