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Freight trains at Xcel Energy’s coal-powered Cherokee Generating Station

The owner of Colorado’s largest coal mine sees a future in coal — and so does the Trump administration

By Ishan Thakore

The shape of a tree and powerlines are silhouetted by a bright orange sun.

The Front Range could have record-breaking heat today

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Gov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of Meeker

By Tegan Wendland

A group of 17 performers pose together on the set of Sweet & Lucky: Echo. A room of cardboard boxes is visible behind them.

Listen: New DCPA show takes audiences back to Denver’s immersive theater roots

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Terri Ruffennach fields questions from second-graders

‘Never too late’: Colorado’s new teacher apprenticeship program offers another path to the classroom

Restaurants Sue Berkeley

Colorado is the first state to require cigarette-style health warnings on gas stoves. It’s already facing a lawsuit

Smoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontained

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Drought blankets most of Intermountain West, including Colorado — and will likely get worse

By Ishan Thakore

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Colorado-based Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axe

By The Associated Press

The image depicts a city street with a large, tall building featuring a gold dome. The street is lined with various cars parked on both sides, and there are multiple traffic lights at different points along the road.

Government and Politics

Special session announced to shore up state budget in face of federal tax-and-spending law

By Bente Birkeland

The members of Hot Rize play an outdoor stage together.

Colorado is getting its first band in the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

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Don’t expect Colorado to join the redistricting arms race

By Rocky Mountain PBS

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Government and Politics

In private group chat, GOP lawmakers made crude jokes about a Democratic colleague’s clothing

By Bente Birkeland

Colorado, Denver named again as ‘sanctuary’ spots for unauthorized new arrivals, fight continues in court

By Allison Sherry

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Government and Politics

Colorado’s congress members united in push for Trump administration to release water project funding

Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Orange Crush on grocery shelves

Government and Politics

Colorado will restrict using SNAP benefits to buy soda and sugary beverages

A view of both the Lee and Grease fires

Gov. Polis declares state of disaster for Western Slope wildfires, Lee and Grease fires merge overnight

By Tegan Wendland

University of Colorado Denver campus

CU Denver offers Colorado’s first psychedelic training program at public university

By Jenny Brundin

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