Month: February 2025

awesome + uniting

• A ton of melting with highs the 60s for the next few days
• Denver’s first pro women’s soccer team is looking for a name, and it needs your help
• Photos: Rare fox spotted near Horsetooth Reservoir

awesome + controversy

• Black history: Colorado lawmakers want to create standards to ensure it’s taught amid attacks on DEI
• Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to tackle food waste
• King Soopers strike ends as union and company reach temporary deal

awful + uniting

• Misinformation Holding You Back? As Flu Cases Spike in Colorado, It’s Not Too Late To Get a Vaccination, Says Expert
• What Texas’ Measles Outbreak Could Mean for Colorado Kids
• Jury finds former Clear Creek sheriff’s deputy guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Christian Glass’ death

awful + controversy

• ‘A real bloodbath’ as more than 100 IRS employees laid off in Denver, union says
• Even MAGA Voters Oppose Cuts to National Parks and Forest Services, Poll Finds
• Debate gets heated at Colorado Capitol over resolution condemning pardons of Jan. 6 defendants

awesome + uniting

• Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight
• Colorado signs off on $1 million to turn iconic hotel into Stanley Film Center
• Colorado ski areas are about to get hit with multiple feet of fresh powder in time for Presidents Day

awesome + controversy

• Colorado may add extra layer of ban protection for books in school libraries
• Colorado Senate gives preliminary OK to ban on sale, manufacture of certain semiautomatic guns after adding major carveout
• King Soopers Workers Continue Strike Despite Freezing Temps, Kroger Lawsuit

awful + uniting

• US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing
• Protest outside Children’s Hospital Colorado after sudden suspension of gender-affirming care
• Fourth Colorado State Patrol cruiser struck in 3 days amid icy roads

awful + controversy

• Trump picks Colorado oil and gas lobbyist to lead Bureau of Land Management
• Colorado childhood vaccination rates lag as RFK Jr. confirmed as America’s top health official
• Denver Mint presses on despite potential penny pause

awesome + uniting

• United Airlines plans for up to 6,000 employees in potential Denver project
• Lesnar Named Sportswomen of Colorado T&F Athlete of the Year
• A Golden Day: Thousands attend annual Goldens in Golden event

awesome + controversy

• Under Democrats’ bill, Colorado hospitals’ ER departments cannot deny abortion services
• Federal judge rejects Uber’s challenge, lets rideshare disclosure law take effect
• Everything you need to know about the strike at King Soopers

awful + uniting

• Thousands gather at Colorado Capitol as part of nationwide protests against Trump policies
• Feds go door-to-door demanding IDs at Denver apartment complex: “I would never snitch on my neighbors,” resident says
• 76-year-old woman’s death in Pueblo County attributed to dog attack

awful + controversy

• The US-Canada trade war is on pause, but if that changes, what could it mean for Colorado?
• Senate confirms Denver fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to “unleash” US resources.
• Colorado plans to sue DOGE along with 11 other states over Musk’s access to sensitive payment systems

awesome + uniting

• Lunar spacecraft developed in Colorado set for voyage
• A retrospective of Black history in Colorado
• Denver’s NWSL team to introduce pro women’s soccer to Mile High City

awesome + controversy

• Colorado Senate committee approves bill to enshrine same-sex marriage in state law
• Colorado bill aims to limit cell phones in schools
• Denver-area King Soopers workers vote to strike over unfair labor practices

awful + uniting

• Threat of a federal funding freeze sows confusion across Colorado
• Planned large-scale immigration action in Aurora postponed after publicity
• Spectator killed after hammer reportedly goes out of bounds at high school track and field meet in Colorado Springs

awful + controversy

• Trump’s targeting of transgender rights creates uncertainty about Colorado laws protecting students
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
• RTD riders in 2025 face more delays, disruptions, and 10 mph trains