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A new analysis finds nearly 30 chief local election officials left Colorado posts since 2020, draining decades of experience. Lawmakers and advocates are pressing for protections, training and funding.
Parks & Nature in ...
A breeding male from the King Mountain Pack died during a Jan. 28 CPW re‑collaring operation in Routt County; necropsy results are pending and capture work is paused.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Two Denver activists submitted draft language for a citywide upzoning measure that would allow three‑, five‑ and eight‑story development near transit and parks.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
UCHealth and AdventHealth have filed concept plans for hospitals at the I‑25/Baseline interchange in Broomfield; city concept reviews are scheduled for Feb. 17. The filings raise zoning, traffic and tax questions.
Colorado's Supreme Court ruled Monday that parts of the 2019 anti‑SLAPP law can’t send final county‑court dismissals to the Court of Appeals, sending many appeals to district court instead.
Science, Tech & Medicine in ...
An 11-year-old from Fort Collins returned home after a rare combined heart-liver transplant at Children's Hospital Colorado. Surgeons and the family credited a speedy donor match and a coordinated, multidisciplinary team.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A Lakeside sergeant was dismissed after documents showed overlapping patrol shifts and off-duty security work that paid $95 an hour. The town has opened an outside review.
Co‑owners of Craig Unit 1 asked DOE to rescind a Dec. 30 order, warning it could saddle Colorado customers with tens of millions in costs.
Community & Society in ...
Dozens of Denver cyclists met at City Park for a seven‑mile "We Ride in Unity" memorial honoring Alex Pretti and calling for accountability.
A federal judge has ruled a jury must decide whether Fort Collins officers used excessive force in a 2021 arrest; a July 2026 trial is set. The case turns on body-camera video and disputed facts about the use of pepper spray.
A judge ordered 91 days of psychiatric treatment for the suspect in the 16th Street Mall stabbings, pausing the murder prosecution while competency is reassessed.
After months of secrecy, Denver released a roster of laid‑off workers — the records show big losses of experience that could slow permitting and projects.
A 21-year-old Aurora man was arrested after a public tip linked him to a May sexual assault on the High Line Canal Trail; police credit surveillance footage and Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
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