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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Denver church damaged after truck crashes through building

DENVER, N.C. (WBTV) - The Bethel United Methodist Church in Denver was heavily damaged after a truck crashed through it Friday evening, according to the Denver Fire Department. The Denver Fire Department said it happened at the church on...

Colorado Rockies game no. 123 thread: Ryne Nelson vs. Chase Dollander

Having won three of their last four, the Rockies (33-89) will look to tally another mark in the win column as they host the Diamondbacks (60-63) on Saturday night. Colorado needs nine more wins to avoid being the worst team in the Modern Era by...

Why are some Colorado rabbits growing horns and tentacles?

Bizarre images of wild rabbits in Colorado, with black, horn-like nodules sprouting from their heads have been widely shared on social media in recent weeks. The stumpy growths are caused by Shope Papilloma Virus (SPV) which affects certain wild...

GUEST OPINION: Real threat to TABOR refunds is right here in Colorado

Over the past few weeks, you have likely seen news warning there will be no TABOR refund in 2025. Democrat leaders blame Washington and H.R.1, but this loss is the result of years of their deliberate decisions to weaken the Taxpayer’s Bill of...

APIC Solutions expands to Colorado, Oklahoma with strategic acquisitions in fire safety and corrections

Mariachi is strumming back into Colorado schools, led by a new generation of teachers

Story first appeared in: Mari Meza-Burgos and Priscilla Arasaki are on the road again. They shuttle around instruments, their families in tow, ears to the ground for a sound that they are uniquely positioned to hear: a call — a “grito,” maybe —...