5 struck, 1 killed by lightning on Mount Blue Sky summit
One hiker was killed and four others were injured when lightning struck Mount Blue Sky on Sunday afternoon, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office.
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Colorado approves $3.9 million in incentives to assist Alterra Mountain Co.
The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a $1 million loan and a $1 million grant to help Alterra Mountain Co. relocate its HQ to Upper Downtown.
A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs
The Trump administration has levied new double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Fifty years ago, a flash flood in a Front Range canyon killed 144 people. Could it happen again?
Fifty years later, the Big Thompson flood remains one of Colorado’s deadliest natural disasters. The catastrophe prompted changes to emergency response and deeper research into mountain floods.
Denver DSA will try to hold at-large council seat in an unusual special election: ‘The wind is at our backs’
The Denver chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America will aim to keep the at-large Denver City Council seat occupied by resigning member Sarah Parady in the special election this November.
Denver’s Chinatown history was erased for decades, but its preservation is newly relevant
Formerly hidden, Denver’s Chinatown history resurfaces with lessons for modern development
‘Critically endangered’ camel Hagrid dies at Denver Zoo
One of the Denver Zoo’s “critically endangered” Bactrian camels, 6-year-old Hagrid, died last week after an ulcer ate through his stomach, zoo officials said.
Today in History: July 27, horrific kidnapping, killing leads to ‘America’s Most Wanted’
6-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a department store in Hollywood, Florida, and was later killed (Adam’s father, John Walsh, subsequently became a victims’ rights activist and, in 1988, launched and hosted the television show “America’s Most Wanted”).
Why Colorado is poised to lead the federal real estate pivot
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed with a rare showing of strong bipartisan support, represents the most sweeping set of federal housing reforms in decades.
US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.