The overall death rate in Colorado improved in 2025, but overdoses, traffic accidents and deaths linked to frailty in older adults kept it above pre-pandemic levels.
Colorado voters can expect a longer ballot than usual in the November election, as they decide the future of natural gas, tax rates, transgender acceptance, state cooperation with ICE and more.
Gerald Ford took the oath of office to become U.S. president after Richard Nixon’s resignation; in a speech afterward, Ford declared that “our long national nightmare is over.”
The Elk fire burning near Lake City in southwestern Colorado nearly doubled in size over the course of two days this week, causing containment to drop.
Golden police fatally shot a man who opened fire on officers, injuring one, in a confrontation at a gas station on West Colfax Avenue early Saturday morning, city officials said.
Colorado Republican Victor Marx is trying to turn past his ministry stories about demons and childhood abuse and turn instead toward the general election race, where he will face off against Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser.
Denver’s municipal golf courses have cut water use by 20% as drought persists, relying on new irrigation technology and changing maintenance practices.
Britain’s “Great Train Robbery” took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.
RTD is beefing up light-rail service in Denver for two sold-out Noah Kahan shows at Coors Field this weekend.
The Elk fire grew by 2,236 acres, or 3.5 square miles, between Thursday and Friday night, and is now burning across nearly 6,000 acres a little more than a mile northwest of Lake City.