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Pueblo County’s coroner faces state probe after decaying bodies found hidden at his private practice

By Allison Sherry

· Aug. 21, 2025

Human remains found on private property in remote area of Southern Colorado

By Allison Sherry and Ben Markus

· Aug. 21, 2025

At least one structure lost, more evacuations ordered as Derby Fire grows in Eagle and Garfield counties

· Aug. 21, 2025

Government and Politics

Statehouse Republican resigns, possibly avoiding censure vote

By Bente Birkeland

· Aug. 21, 2025

State test score results are in. Here are 6 takeaways

By Jenny Brundin

Hallway full of students.

A man and woman in formalwear embrace, faces close together.

Opera Colorado has a new CEO. Here’s how she plans to bring the art to a modern audience

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Musical instruments in their cases placed on top of a table.

Your donated musical instruments are headed to schools!

By Karla Walker

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Colorado Wonders

Animal crossing signs line roads all across the state. How do the signs with lights know when to turn on?

Racing pigs? Funnel cakes? Inflatable corn maze? It must be time for the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo

By Shanna Lewis

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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