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Grand Junction minor league baseball team embraces threatened Colorado fish by becoming the Humpback Chubs

· Jun. 25, 2025

GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

By The Associated Press

· Jun. 25, 2025

Former postal carrier gets 5 years for ballot theft scheme

· Jun. 25, 2025

Aurora sued over suspension of in-person meetings and public comments, Mayor Coffman calls supporters of Kilyn Lewis family disruptive

· Jun. 25, 2025

Oil spill cleanup continues near Galeton, Colorado, as Chevron awaits potential state fines

By Ishan Thakore

A man and his dog stand at their house near Galeton, Colorado.

Backpacks in a line by the Cherry Creek

Outdoor preschool advocates worry proposed rules under new law could shut them down

By Jenny Brundin

U.S. Army National Guard members drop water on targets

Is there a ‘Goldilocks’ amount of rain to avert wildfire disaster?

By Ryan Warner and Carl Bilek

A view of Castle Rock through a field with cows in it

Douglas County home rule vote rejected by wide margin

By Stephanie Wolf

Groups of hikers make their way up to Gray’s and Torrey’s peaks.

Thousands of people are rescued from Colorado mountain trails each year

Ripple Cannabis Company co-founder Justin Singe

Potential for contaminated cannabis products in Colorado creates risk for buyers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Centennial

Federal cops spent weeks tracking young immigrants, was it for their safety, or to make deportation easier?

By Allison Sherry

Federal law enforcement outside the Cedar Run Apartments

ICE detention, deportation can deny justice in local criminal cases, frustrating prosecutors

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

Body-worn camera video shows a man with a long rifle approaching a person with their back to him

Despite efforts at reform, Colorado officers still shoot people at a high rate

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