The 1 Percent: $344k & Up
The top 1 percent of America's wage earners now take in nearly a fourth of the nation's income each year. That's about twice what it was 25 years ago.
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The top 1 percent of America's wage earners now take in nearly a fourth of the nation's income each year. That's about twice what it was 25 years ago.
Voters in Boulder have taken the first step to saying "Goodbye" to Xcel Energy. They voted to create a new and greener municipal power utility.
Wednesday's snow is just what the ski resorts wanted -- especially two resorts in Summit County that are opening this week.
More than 1,200 cases of credit/debit card fraud have turned up in Northern Colorado in the past few weeks. The investigation has traced the origin of the fraud back to MetroLux 14 Theatres in Loveland.
Guardrail work near Dillon is being blamed for a severed fiber-optic cable that cut cellphone service to northwest Colorado.
Power companies serving the San Luis Valley say they plan to press ahead after Xcel Energy officials said they're considering abandoning a controversial $180-million power line into the valley.
A Minnesota broadband provider has agreed to submit an opening cash bid of $2 million for the assets of Open Range Communications.
Going green isn't as easy as it sounds, particularly in the tech industry. But a Boulder IT company has found a way to deliver support while still focusing on the environment.
Home sales in the Aspen area are surging even though the housing market is in a slump nationwide.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday named Chris Martinez director of the Division of Small Business Opportunity, with the task of making the city more supportive of startups and small businesses.
Denver voters have rejected a proposal to require businesses to provide paid sick leave.
Colorado oil and natural gas regulators have signed off on an agreement with Gunnison County on their intent to delegate some monitoring and inspection of the industry to the county.
Metro Denver ranks 17th among 938 U.S. cities for its number of local businesses, but a higher proportion of those companies are small than most other large urban areas.
Everyone has seen them -- enticing work-at-home job postings that promise people can make a lot of money. They might be tempting during these uncertain economic times, but most of those postings are scams.
Xcel Energy officials say they're considering abandoning a controversial, $180-million power line into the San Luis Valley.
Numerous police officers responded to the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver on Saturday night, and several streets are closed.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is reminding skiers that the potential for avalanches remains high in some areas after a skier was injured on Saturday.
Lance Strait is one of hundreds of people whose car was damaged after putting gas at a King Soopers gas station in Parker earlier this week.
Hundreds of protesters rallied across Colorado on Saturday in solidarity with Renee Good, the woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
A man was found dead in a parking lot in the Denver metro area hours after police say he was shot.
Unseasonably warm temperatures across Colorado this winter delayed the opening of the popular Ice Castles location in Cripple Creek, but it is now ready to open for business.
Video taken by a skier in Haiyaha Couloir in Rocky Mountain National Park shared by Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Joe Ruch has the weather forecast across Colorado
The yearly stock show and rodeo began this year at the National Western Complex in Denver.
Although the Boulder County Sheriff's Office has maintained that Megan Trussell's death was from suicide and prescription drug misuse, her family has continued to dispute that claim, calling for an independent review.
Inside Ball Arena in Denver on Friday, some Nuggets fans experienced a game like never before. For the first time, blind and low-vision fans could track every pass, shot, and fast break through their fingertips.
A Colorado teen says that meeting the Avalanche is better than going to Hawaii. That's why he picked it as his dream for Make-A-Wish.
Several members of the Colorado Avalanche have been selected to join their national teams in Milan, Italy, for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 2027 Winter Classic in Utah will be the first time the Avalanche will play the event, and the fourth outdoor game the team will participate in.
While most Denver players and coaches are taking some time away from work this week after securing a bye during the first week of the NFL playoffs, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is expected to interview with a handful of NFL teams about their head coaching vacancies.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
The strikes were part of a retaliatory operation for the ISIS terrorist ambush in Palmyra, Syria, in December that killed two American soldiers and one U.S. civilian interpreter.
The White House shared video showing a different angle of Renee Nicole Good's shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the moments that led up to it, as the investigation continues.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
President Trump has said Venezuela "unilaterally seized and sold American oil." But the history between the countries is far more complicated, experts note.
Rep. Lauren Boebert continues her work to improve access to clean water in Colorado's 4th Congressional District as the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package authorizing funding for multiple community water projects this week.
Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation and policy changes to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
President Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates late Friday, an idea that has drawn strong support from lawmakers in both parties but pushback from card issuers.
Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were told they will not play a role in the investigation into a fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE officer, two sources said.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked HHS from halting $10 billion in social services funding to five states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud — but the states called unconstitutional.
Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
The new dietary guidelines recommend limits on added sugars and mention gut health. Here's what to know.
Six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases are no longer being recommended for all children by the CDC.
New research recommends against drinking coffee or tea served by airlines, urging travelers to stick to bottled water.
Lance Strait is one of hundreds of people whose car was damaged after putting gas at a King Soopers gas station in Parker earlier this week.
State officials say they've received over 200 complaints from drivers who purchased tainted gas amid a recent alert from Colorado's Division of Oil and Public Safety about gas stations receiving contaminated fuel.
President Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates late Friday, an idea that has drawn strong support from lawmakers in both parties but pushback from card issuers.
Leaders in Aurora have always maintained that if you want to start a business in Colorado, their city is a great place to do it.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.