Colorado Springs area military events starting Aug. 17

EVENTS AUG. 31 Jackson Dean — With Cody Cozz, to benefit Folds of Honor, 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $49-$99; phillongmusichall.com. SEPT. 6 Gleneagle Spirit 5K Run/Walk and Kid’s Run — To benefit Mt....

Missing elderly man last seen in Denver found safe

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - UPDATE (8/17/25) - The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced late Saturday night that Wayne Bigcrow has been found safe. ORIGINAL (8/16/25) - Law enforcement is asking for help finding a missing 81-year-old...

Denver Broncos blow out Arizona Cardinals behind Troy Franklin’s two touchdown day

The Denver Broncos easily took care of business in Saturday’s home preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals, winning 27-7 as Denver’s depth shined. On a night where Bo Nix and a large portion of the starters did not play, the Denver Broncos...

Barbershop Competition a Love Letter to Denver

When Sound of the Rockies walked off stage last month at the Colorado Convention Center, I braced myself for the adrenaline high — the whoops and fist bumps, the post-performance glow. We’d sung our hearts out, and I thought we’d delivered the...

Readers Discuss Rocky the Mascot, Firing by Denver Nuggets

Kenn Solomon first suited up as Rocky, the mountain lion with the lightning bolt tail, in December 1990. He continued to work as the beloved mascot of the Denver Nuggets for more than thirty years; when he retired, his son, Drake Solomon, took...

Tufanua Ionatana Umu-Cais, Colorado’s top recruit in Class of 2026, is centerpiece of another Cherry Creek title push

Tufanua Ionatana Umu-Cais had Pee Wee offensive linemen shaking in their cleats. An enormous and physical athlete in his middle school days, Cherry Creek’s star defensive tackle demanded everyone’s attention. UConn-bound running back Jayden Fox...

Denver metro area nonprofit works to feed hungry kids in its community

SMPD Investigate Fatal Traffic Collision At 4th And Colorado Avenue

SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department are currently investigating a fatal traffic collision that transpired on Friday, August 15. The incident was reported at approximately 3:02 p.m. after the PD received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a...

James Marsh-Holschen: Colorado should decouple its corporate tax structure from the feds (guest opinion)

The current b​udget crisis facing Colorado is unprecedented and is largely due to Colorado being one of only a few states where our state taxable income is automatically tied to the feds. This makes sense for the average Colorado individual...

Inside Broncos LT Garett Bolles’ work in Colorado juvenile detention system: ‘My life has done a complete 180’

In early January, the wheels of the Broncos’ plane touched down in Denver, and Garett Bolles’ hopes of a dream run were left frozen back in Buffalo. He’d known disappointment for many years. Never quite like this. He was hurt. But he didn’t go...

Palantir is Colorado’s highest-valued company — and at center of controversy — five years after move to Denver

It’s been five years since the budding tech giant Palantir Technologies uprooted the company’s headquarters from Silicon Valley to Denver, hoping to plant itself in the emerging tech hub and escape protests that had erupted both within the company...

Colorado Rapids Host Atlanta United in Key MLS Match

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids will host Atlanta United on Saturday, August 16, at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park starting at 7:30 p.m. MT. This matchup comes as both teams fight for crucial points in the MLS Regular Season. Atlanta United...

Denver metro area nonprofit works to feed hungry kids in its community

A nonprofit in the Denver metro area is making a difference by helping children and families in its community who may not have access to food. On Friday at the Lakewood United Methodist Church, volunteers were packing up care packages from Jeffco...

Opinion: We Grew Up in Denver, We Deserve to Thrive Here

I used to think I was the problem. When college didn’t work out, When my dream job left me drained and invisible, When I felt like I was slipping through the cracks in my own hometown, I figured it must just be me. Not smart enough. Not focused...

Colorado man reunited with gift from late wife decades after it was stolen

Stolen rifle discovered returned to Colorado man decades later Stolen rifle discovered returned to Colorado man decades later 00:28 One Colorado man thought a precious gift from his late wife was gone for good. That is, until it was discovered...

Why rural Coloradans feel ignored − a resentment as old as America itself (Opinion)

By Kayla Gabehart Many rural Coloradans, especially in agricultural communities, feel looked down on by their urban counterparts. One cattle rancher I spoke to put it plainly. “It’s an attitude … we are the idiots … we are the dumb farmers … we...

Driver injured after allegedly crashing into Denver church

DENVER, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A driver is in the hospital after allegedly crashing into a church in Denver, according to the Denver Fire Department. On August 15, around 6:30 p.m., Denver firefighters responded to reports of a crash, saying the...

GUEST OPINION: Beware Colorado’s youth employment gap

If Colorado wants sustained, inclusive economic growth, it must treat youth employment not as an afterthought but as a cornerstone of its workforce strategy. As a Denver native, Daniels Scholar, and student of applied mathematics at Harvard, I...

Three new ICE detention centers reportedly planned in Colorado

There could be up to three new immigrant detention centers in Colorado run by federal authorities by the end of the year, tripling the state’s existing detention capacity, according to documents published Friday by The Washington Post. An internal...

Colorado school district opts for early release due to forecasted high temperatures

Poudre School District will be releasing students two hours early all through next week. They're including all elementary schools except the mountain schools, all middle schools and Centennial High School.