Bear found in tree in Denver’s Platt Park
Wildlife authorities say they found the 100-pound mammal, roughly 1.5 years old, in a tree near East Louisiana Avenue and South Pennsylvania Street.
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William Hood selected as Colorado Supreme Court’s next chief justice
William Hood, who has been a member of the Colorado Supreme Court since 2014, will replace Chief Justice Monica Márquez, whose term expires in August 2027.
After ranked-choice voting defeat, new Colorado group readies for more election reform debates
Veteran Colorado politicos from the Democratic and Republican parties are coming together as Courageous Colorado to lay the groundwork for another series of ballot campaigns intended to reshape Colorado elections.
Today in History: August 23, former priest, convicted child molester dies in prison attack
Former priest John Geoghan (GAY’-gun), the convicted child molester whose prosecution sparked the sex abuse scandal that shook the Roman Catholic Church nationwide, died after another inmate attacked him in a Massachusetts prison.
Colorado man arrested in suspected vandalism ‘became unresponsive’ after police confrontation
A man arrested in a suspected vandalism in western Colorado was hospitalized after a confrontation with Mesa County sheriff’s deputies early Saturday.
PHOTOS: 9th annual Swim Across America – Denver
Nearly 200 swimmers participated in the 9th annual Swim Across America – Denver Open Water Swim on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton, Colo.
Federal Boulevard reopens after motorcycle crash seriously injures one
NB Federal Boulevard was closed in north metro Denver after a motorcycle crash that seriously injured on person, Westminster police said.
Denver pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run crash near Chaffee Park
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash near Denver’s Chaffee Park neighborhood early Saturday, police officials said.
Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Most do because of the first-night effect
Most people have trouble sleeping for the first time in a new place. The phenomenon is known as the first-night effect.
Despite threats from White House, Colorado election officials predict little change to 2026 general election
Trump’s Executive orders to limit mail-in ballots, lawsuits over voter registration data, threats to funding and more have poured out of the White House leading up to the 2026 general election.