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IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) has reopened Interstate 70 after a semi-truck rolled over near Idaho Springs. CSP reopened Interstate 70 around 11 p.m. Thursday. CSP initially tweeted at 8:12 p.m. Thursday that the eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed in Idaho Springs because a...

DENVER — A series of arctic fronts will arrive over the weekend, bringing bitterly-cold temperatures and snow showers to Colorado. High temperatures in Denver will likely stay below freezing for five-straight days beginning Saturday with overnight lows below zero degrees. A front arrives Saturday with frigid temperatures and a...

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...

BOULDER, Colo. — A 65-year-old woman died in a crash near the intersection of Foothills Parkway and Valmont Road on Thursday afternoon, Boulder Police said. Just before 4 p.m., the driver of a blue Toyota 4Runner going south on Foothills Parkway crossed over the median into the northbound lanes, hitting a Toyota Rav4 and a BMW. A fourth vehicle that was going south had "peripheral damage."

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.

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...

DENVER — A man arrested on suspicion of setting two small fires that damaged a Loveland church this month faces federal charges in the case, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado said on Friday. Darion Ray Sexton, 21, of Loveland, was charged on Monday with one...

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...

DENVER — Denver Police officers are looking for a suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run Wednesday evening that left a pedestrian seriously injured. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street, according to the Medina Alert. The suspect vehicle was described as a...

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — A man has died after a skiing accident at Snowmass. The Pitkin County Coroner's Office said in a release Thursday that they were investigating the death of 27-year-old Tyler James Updegraff of Silverthorne. The release said Updegraff was hurt on the first jump feature at...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Coloradans have just a few more days to take advantage of an opportunity to keep their homes safe. January is National Radon Action month and many agencies and some businesses offer free radon test kits. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) reports...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A Rottweiler formerly known as Bear certainly has a reason to smile now that he's been reunited with his family after he was found running down U.S. 36 near Westminster on Thursday. But in a twist worthy of a Hollywood film, that family isn't the one...

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 — 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.

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.

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Yareni Rios screamed for help as a freight train barreled toward her at nearly 48 mph while she was handcuffed in the back of a patrol car in Weld County, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. It's unclear whether the three officers nearby, two from...

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...

DENVER — Although the Department of Homeland Security says daily migrant encounters at the border are dropping, the migrants who have arrived in Denver since December still need access to basic necessities. The donation site in the Little Saigon Business District on Federal Boulevard is busy on Tuesdays with...

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.

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — Sitting near a podium where just hours before a grand opening ceremony for the Adams County Health Department was held, Monica Buhlig reflected on her background, which stretches from philanthropy to public health. "And each place I learned more and more about the impacts that...