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I-70 construction near Elyria-Swansea continues despite pandemic-related health concerns A spokesperson...

Gov. Jared Polis is not stopping construction to widen Interstate 70 near Elyria-Swansea and Globeville in Denver, despite concerns that the project is making...

Littwin: Trump vows to go all dictator on us, but he...

I have a confession. Very recently — like maybe two days ago — I had mostly stopped watching Donald Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings, even...

With move to online learning, University of Denver students petition for...

Taking up a call made by college students around the country, students at the University of Denver are asking for a tuition reduction that...

Greene: ‘Small wins,’ then a setback in the fight to keep...

Last Thursday, respiratory therapist Valerie Love stood next to the bed of the Aurora VA Hospital's first and longest COVID-19 patient, the Rev. Terrance...

Checking in on restaurant owners and workers three weeks after shutdown...

It's been three weeks since Terry Walsh called the employees of his Centennial barbecue restaurant into his office and, one by one, laid them...

Littwin: You make the forecast — could Colorado really be ready...

This forecast just in: April 26 will come and April 26 will go, and Colorado will not, sadly, be reopened. It’s actually more of a...

Concerns over oil and gas emissions during pandemic not enough to...

From her home in Broomfield, Susan Speece, 74, says she can tell when oil and gas workers are drilling.  “Burning eyes. Stuffy nose. Burning in...

Local news on your cord-cutter video service? A company with a...

A company working to create a local 50-state video news network you could watch on something like Amazon Prime, Netflix, or Hulu has a Colorado connection. Todd Landfried,...

For one Denver pastor, “Next year in Jerusalem” is too long...

The Rev. Reginald C. Holmes is co-pastor at New Covenant Christian Church / Alpha Omega Ministries in Denver. His partner there, the Rev. Terrance...

Civil rights attorneys sue Weld County sheriff over COVID-19 response The...

The ACLU of Colorado and state civil rights attorneys filed a lawsuit in the federal district court on Tuesday alleging Weld County Sheriff Steve...