Month: September 2024

awesome + uniting

• Denver ranked as the hottest labor market in the US
• Michelle Obama makes surprise visit to Denver bookstore
• Adams 14 to add more than a dozen new electric school buses to its fleet

awesome + controversy

• Direct File, a free tax filing option, is available in Colorado starting with tax year 2025
• Once top in the nation for youth e-cigarette use, Colorado’s usage rate has sharply dropped after community response
• Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders team up to lead Colorado to 7th straight win over Colorado State

awful + uniting

• Street artist Sabo cited for anti-migrant signs posted around Denver in March
• Man accused of impersonating police and firefighters charged with arson in Alexander Mountain fire
• Colorado hiker’s body deemed “too dangerous” to recover

awful + controversy

• Aurora leaders backtrack on “overstated” claims of Venezuelan gang activity
• CO Congressional Candidate Evans Fires Political Director Following Times Recorder Reporting on Antisemitic & Violent Posts
• A third wolf released in Colorado’s reintroduction plan is dead, CPW says

awesome + uniting

• First snow of the season falls on Colorado mountains — including several ski areas
• Colorado is becoming a leader in constructing wildlife crossings — and there’s much more to come
• 3 Colorado utilities are getting $1.1B from the feds to accelerate the move to renewable energy

awesome + controversy

• What is the balloon flying across the Front Range sky?
• Colorado reseeding $6,000 cash for clunkers program with extra $9 million to boost EV purchases
• City of Lakewood looking to reduce residential speed limits from 30 mph to 25 mph (maybe even 20 mph)

awful + uniting

• Colorado mom drugged, fatally shot and stabbed 2 of her kids before fleeing to U.K., prosecutors say
• Former Aurora cop charged with raping daughter remains free as mom is sent to jail
• Boulder mass shooting trial centers on mental state of accused gunman

awful + controversy

• Colorado vs. Nebraska score, takeaways: Cornhuskers use big lead to smother Buffaloes in revenge game
• Boebert Gets Grilled on Voting Record, Rebuffs Rematch After First (and Likely Only) Debate
• Is racism fueling the furor over a Venezuelan gang “takeover” of apartment buildings in Aurora?

awesome + uniting

• Fort Carson soldier wins USA’s first Paralympic medal
• Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Will Ferrell and James Carville headed to the 51st Telluride Film Festival
• Colorado State Park campsites hit capacity as thousands enjoy Labor Day weekend outdoors

awesome + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers wrap up special session on property taxes, pass compromise bill
• Which Colorado city has the tastiest tap water? The results are in
• Recap: CU Buffs hold on to knock off North Dakota State

awful + uniting

• Colorado State Rams fall to No. 4 Texas Longhorns, 52-0 on the road in season opener
• Republican activist claims responsibility for racist signs in Denver
• Protesters Take Over Council Meeting After Aurora Names Fifth Police Chief in Two Years

awful + controversy

• Supporters of embattled Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams vote to keep him in his job
• Colorado wolf pack removal underway: Can they really be relocated?
• Mayors of Denver and Aurora say exaggerated migrant gang coverage creating ‘hysteria’