Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declares statewide drought emergency
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday declared a drought emergency as this winter’s record-low snowpack and abnormally warm spring fuel one of the worst statewide droughts on record.
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Skier visits plummeted in 2025-26 season, according to trade group
Skier visits plummeted in Colorado in 2025-26 according to a trade association projects total skier days at 10.5 million, down from 13.8 million in 2024-25
Denver Housing Authority board fires agency’s CEO over undisclosed disagreement
The Denver Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners has fired agency CEO Joaquin Cintrón Vega after they were “unable to reach an agreement” over an undisclosed issue, the chair said in a statement.
Denver developer launches $400M RiNo apartment project near RTD light rail station
Denver Real Estate developer Formativ broke ground on a 358-unit apartment building in RiNo near RTD’s 38th and Blake station.
Colorado soldier dies during training exercise in Middle East
Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, a U.S. Army soldier from Fort Carson died during a training exercise on an Iraq airbase over the weekend, Colorado officials said Thursday.
King Soopers opens new store in Denver as redevelopment plans emerge for Belcaro site
A $37 million King Soopers store has opened in Denver’s Virginia Village neighborhood as redevelopment plans take shape for former Belcaro site.
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
Wildfire smoke reverses smog cleanup, causing increased health risks and annual deaths.
Colorado appeals court overturns homicide convictions for 2 paramedics in Elijah McClain’s death
Peter Cichuniec was supervising the paramedic who injected the drug, Jeremy Cooper, and both were convicted of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain’s death.
Driver who crashed into Northglenn home, killing passenger, charged with vehicular homicide
An 18-year-old man who crashed into a Northglenn home last week, rupturing a gas line and killing his passenger, has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Embattled head of Colorado’s Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel placed on leave
The commission overseeing Colorado’s Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel placed the agency’s embattled leader Joanna Landau on administrative leave Thursday.