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COLORADO, USA — Winter is in full swing and you can celebrate the season this weekend with the International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breck, Durango's Snowdown, the Rio Frio Ice Fest and the annual ice fishing tournament in Granby. The X Games return to Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain with spectacular...

BOULDER, Colo. — The ultimate fan of the Colorado Buffaloes had a special visit from the new head football coach. Peggy Coppom welcomed Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders into her home in a heartwarming visit shared by CU Athletics. Coppom met Sanders at her door before having a kitchen table...

DENVER — Mexican pop supergroup RBD has announced a world tour after a nearly 15-year hiatus. The group will visit stadiums and arenas in 26 cities across the Americas this summer, including a stop at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, Sept. 10. "After 15 years, we return to...

DENVER — John Mayer is hitting the road solo. The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist announced a solo acoustic tour that will visit arenas across the United States this spring. The tour kicks off Saturday, March 11, in Newark and will run through Friday, April 14, in Los...

BOULDER, Colo. — Construction has begun on a new 250-room hotel at the University of Colorado. The Limelight Conference Center and Hotel will be located between CU and the Pearl Street Mall at the intersection of Broadway and University. A joint project between CU and Aspen Hospitality, the hotel...

LITTLETON, Colo. — Inside a basement in Littleton, a family has a new DVD to show off. Vince and Terri Carter collect all their daughter’s movies. Now the film on top of the stack on the shelf is the first that’s been nominated for not just one, but 11 Oscars.

DENVER — The National Western Stock Show welcomed 702,697 guests over its 16-day run this month. The final attendance tally made the 2023 Stock Show the fourth-highest attended show in the 117-year history of the agriculture celebration. The all-time attendance record of 726,972 was set in 2006 during the...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Coloradans are one step closer to watching cliff divers, plundering Black Bart's Cave and eating sopapillas at Casa Bonita, but first the restaurant needs to hire hundreds of employees. "South Park" creators and Casa Bonita owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with Executive Chef Dana...

WINTER PARK, Colo. — Winter Park has taken the title for snowiest town in Colorado three consecutive years, and it's in good position to take that spot again this year. Although, as of Jan. 25, the town finds itself in second place. As of Wednesday morning, 116.4 inches of...

DENVER — Colorado's largest running event is four months away and Wednesday is the final day to register with early season pricing. The Denver Colfax Marathon presented by Cigna returns Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, 2023. The weekend's events include a marathon, half marathon, 10 miler, 5K and the nation’s largest marathon relay.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Colorado has a new option for Hawaiian-inspired poke. Fast-casual brand Pokeworks has opened its first location in Colorado in Greenwood Village. Pokeworks held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at the location, inside the Belleview Promenade shopping center at 8000 E. Belleview Ave. The new restaurant will be open everyday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

AURORA, Colo. — Einstein has a new shop in Colorado. Lakewood-based Einstein Bros. Bagels has opened a location at East Alameda Avenue and South Sable Boulevard in Aurora. Einstein said the new location at 14535 E. Alameda Ave. will offer its bagels, signature egg sandwiches and other on-the-go options.

DENVER — One of Denver's most prominent Democrats, former mayor Wellington Webb, endorsed Leslie Herod today in the 2023 mayoral race. Webb was the first African American mayor of Denver, serving for 12 years beginning in 1991. He's continued to hold sway in Democratic circles since then and supported current Mayor Michael Hancock back in 2011.

DENVER — The crowded race for Colorado's most powerful elected position has begun to winnow, though only barely. With just six weeks to go until Denver voters start to receive lengthy ballots in the mail for the April 4 municipal election, the field of mayoral candidates has slimmed a bit from more than two dozen hopefuls to the 17 who managed to gather enough petition signatures to qualify.

DENVER — RiseUp Community School opened its doors in 2015 as an alternative charter high school to students who were looking for a change in their learning environment. Part of the Denver Public School (DPS) system, their mission is to engage students who have previously dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out in a supportive learning environment. In 2017, the school moved to their new location at 2342 Broadway Street in downtown Denver—a building that has a history of serving others.

DENVER — A passenger’s claim that a human trafficking ring tried to abduct her at Denver International Airport (DIA) doesn’t square with how anti-trafficking advocates say the crime occurs. Several human trafficking experts in Colorado say the sensationalized depiction of people grabbed from public places by strangers...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Bear the Rottweiler certainly has a reason to smile now that he's been found – the wayward pooch was found running down Highway 36 near Westminster on Thursday after what's presumed as a very long road trip. Three years ago, Bear was in his yard...

DENVER — There’s been a lot of shoveling to do on the Front Range this season, and the ground has been covered in white for a near-record number of days. And the bulk of the snow season still lies ahead. At least on average. Over the last 30 years, the snowiest months on the Front Range have been February, March and April.

DENVER — The best therapy for winter boredom is to get our hands dirty and make a mess. Repot some plants. I don't have time during summer to mess with most houseplants. My hands are full. So winter is the logical time to move plants to new pots. Plants that have been in their pots for a long time fill those pots with roots. They're pot-bound. Move them up to the next sized pot.

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche acquired Matt Nieto and Ryan Merkley from the San Jose Sharks for forward Martin Kaut and defenseman Jacob MacDonald on Wednesday. Nieto has 15 points (8 goals and 7 assists) in 40 games with the San Jose Sharks this season. This will be Nieto's...