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No glass, no cages — just hundreds of orb weavers crawling freely through the Spider Zone this month.
The black bear stood on its hind legs to raid a bakery table before Aspen police chased it up a tree.
A sow with two cubs has repeatedly turned up near Golden's Tucker Gulch Trail, prompting an indefinite closure between First and Seventh streets.
A thermal drone captured a mountain lion encounter, offering a glimpse of the animals moving around one another.
A Central American bird never before seen in Colorado turned up near Stalker Lake, and it handed one Littleton birder a historic milestone.
The hike-in yurt near Colorado Springs sleeps five and sold out fast — but dogs still aren't allowed on the trail.
Colorado's second state park to earn DarkSky recognition swapped 96 light fixtures to keep the Denver glow at bay.
Ruby Hill neighbors voted to withdraw support after learning the plan could deepen Sanderson Gulch from 15 to 19 feet in places.
Researchers spent days tallying flower stalks across Gothic Valley, the second-largest count in nearly 50 years of tracking.
Thousands of male tarantulas will cross Otero County roads this fall, and La Junta's fourth annual festival adds a drone show to the spectacle.
A petition to add former Gov. Dick Lamm's name to the Douglas County park has locals bracing for a fight at a September 12 open house.
A failing 50-year-old timber wall shut this South Platte River Trail stretch since 2020. It's finally back — but full upgrades run through 2029.
Rosamond Park's long-delayed courts finally opened near I-225 and DTC Boulevard, capping a three-phase overhaul with new turf and a playground.
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