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Residents and businesses in Golden are bracing for a prolonged power outage after Xcel Energy confirmed a Public Safety Power Shutoff will begin Friday at 5 a.m., driven by what city officials say is a worsening and potentially dangerous wind event.
Jeffco public health officials are warning about refrigerated food and medications no longer being safe during ongoing outages.
Two high school basketball coaches who were fired by a Colorado charter school are suing the school in federal court, saying their suspension and ultimate termination violated their constitutional rights.
Multiple schools remain without power in the Boulder Valley School District, and Friday's classes are canceled.
Tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers experienced planned power outages in Colorado starting Wednesday. Some residents in Jefferson County said they felt left in the dark, literally and figuratively.
Colorado's drought conditions remain unchanged this week, as a continued lack of moisture keeps much of the state drier than normal.
A small wildfire that burned west of Fort Collins was caused by downed power lines, firefighters say.
Police seized dozens of birds outside a Commerce City home and say they will have to euthanize them. Police said they were roosters and hens, and they were trained for cockfighting.
Power outages put in place due to extreme wind conditions this week in Colorado are presenting challenges for many business owners on the Front Range.
A house went up in flames in Conifer overnight. It started during windy conditions and firefighters said it spread to the vegetation nearby.
Xcel Energy shut off power to thousands of people pre-emptively due to dangerous wind and fire conditions. Thousands of customers remained without power on Thursday.
Wildfires broke out overnight on Colorado's Eastern Plains including in Yuma County. They started in extremely windy conditions.
Power remained out Wednesday night for thousands of Colorado customers affected by both a planned outage and outages caused by high winds.
Hurricane-force winds in Colorado had major impacts across the Denver metro area, Front Range, and foothills. Wind gusts of over 100 mph were reported in some parts of the state, and over 100,000 people were without power.
A Democratic congressman from Colorado is among those leading the opposition to plans by President Trump's administration to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Hudson town leaders say they do not have the legal authority to stop a planned federal immigration detention center from opening.
Denver's 16th Street FreeRide service could be in jeopardy, as RTD tries to figure out ways to fix its $200 million budget deficit.
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A federal immigration judge fired by the Trump Administration is sharing the story of her dismissal and concerns about the court system.
A man is facing child abuse charges after he allegedly left his granddaughter locked inside a hot car in a parking lot.
Mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis accused Denver Mayor Michael Hancock of covering up projected cost overruns and delays on DIA's Great Hall Project during a debate Wednesday night at Denver's Art Museum.
The Great Hall Project developer says the project's price tag grew by 47%, nearly $1 billion.
An immigration lawyer and his law firm are being sued. They are accused of winning bids at a National Western Stock Show auction and then failing to pay.
One man who was seriously injured in an e-scooter accident in Denver continues his recovery months later. His injuries demonstrate the controversy surrounding helmet requirements with the scooters.
When state Rep. Patrick Neville was considering a good location to hold a March 9 town hall meeting with constituents, he didn't think long before settling on a gun store in Castle Rock.
About a dozen cars were damaged in a high-speed crash in Boulder early Tuesday morning.
The sale ends the turbulent 23-year ownership for business mogul Arte Moreno.
Clean air advocates are asking local and state leaders in Colorado to act on the unhealthy ozone levels and their impacts.
The new rules will impact 377,000 Health First Colorado members, according to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing.
When troopers arrived, they found two people who had been crossing Highway 287 near West 66th Avenue on foot and had been struck by a Ford F-150 before driving away.
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Clean air advocates are asking local and state leaders in Colorado to act on the unhealthy ozone levels and their impacts.
Waymo begins offering rides to the public in Denver on Tuesday.
The U.S. Army will remove a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in Gilpin County in the coming days.
Jennifer Harned Adams is a clinical psychologist with HCA HealthOne and talks about how mental health can change for new mothers and what symptoms to look out for.
The sale ends the turbulent 23-year ownership for business mogul Arte Moreno.
The legal wrangling comes with the clock ticking toward Colorado's season opener at Georgia Tech on Sept. 3.
Lionel Messi played in six World Cups and led Argentina to win the tournament in 2022 in Qatar.
Cale Makar is back for eight more years, Colorado Avalanche fans!
Right now, people getting off at the I-25 and Broadway Station have to walk more than a mile to reach the future stadium site, but a pedestrian bridge would change all that.
The House on Tuesday passed a measure to extend government funding into December, averting a shutdown in the final stretch of the midterm campaign.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
A potential wiring issue could lead to vehicles losing power or disruption of other functions, such as windshield wipers and headlights.
IRS audits collected $3.5 billion less in fiscal 2025 as the agency shed thousands of auditors and other agency staffers.
MapQuest topped ChatGPT as Apple's most-downloaded free app after the digital mapping company said it would keep "historical, familiar" lake names.
The House on Tuesday passed a measure to extend government funding into December, averting a shutdown in the final stretch of the midterm campaign.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
IRS audits collected $3.5 billion less in fiscal 2025 as the agency shed thousands of auditors and other agency staffers.
If passed, the legislation would expand eligibility for residents in 57 Colorado zip codes to get compensation based on a list of eligible diseases and cancers, and would include coverage for workers and residents known as "downwinders."
The whistleblower, described by lawyers as a federal official, disclosed information about the Postal Service's new mail-voting procedures to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
If passed, the legislation would expand eligibility for residents in 57 Colorado zip codes to get compensation based on a list of eligible diseases and cancers, and would include coverage for workers and residents known as "downwinders."
On Monday, health officials confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus found in Weld County this year.
The White House said the agreements will reduce costs to treat Parkinson's disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, liver disease and other illnesses.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
A potential wiring issue could lead to vehicles losing power or disruption of other functions, such as windshield wipers and headlights.
IRS audits collected $3.5 billion less in fiscal 2025 as the agency shed thousands of auditors and other agency staffers.
MapQuest topped ChatGPT as Apple's most-downloaded free app after the digital mapping company said it would keep "historical, familiar" lake names.
The White House said the agreements will reduce costs to treat Parkinson's disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, liver disease and other illnesses.
Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's security detail drew his gun on a man at Union Station last week, the mayor's office said Monday.
Denver City Attorney Faces Second Ethics Complaint, This One Over DIA Legal Work
An anonymous Denver city employee has filed an ethics complaint against City Attorney Miko Brown, alleging she may have violated the Denver Code of Ethics in connection with the city's hiring of the law firm where Brown previously worked.
The city of Denver is paying four lawyers at an outside law firm as much as $800 an hour to defend the city in two employee lawsuits, despite being in a $200 million deficit.
Colorado's hemp-derived THC industry could see major changes later this year, though a federal crackdown scheduled for November may be temporarily postponed.
