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Colorado State Patrol investigating fatal Grand County wrong-way crash Monday
Michael Braithwaite
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Updated 6 hours ago
1 of 1FILE PHOTOGETTY IMAGES Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol officers are investigating a fatal, wrong-way crash that took place just south of Kremmling in northern Colorado Monday morning. Crews first responded...
Michael Braithwaite
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Denver ditches minimum vehicle parking requirements
Deborah Smith
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Updated 6 hours ago
1 of 2Denver voted on Monday to remove restrictions on the minimum number of parking spaces for all land use across the city. The aim is to spur more space for affordable housing and encourage more "sustainable" transportation. (Photo Credit: grandriver,...
Deborah Smith
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Denver Mayor Johnston on $1B bond measure: ‘Now the work begins’
Deborah Smith
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Updated 6 hours ago
1 of 7Denver Mayor Mike Johnston offers words of gratitude to members of the city council and the Vibrant Bond executive committee on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Johnston held a brief press conference on the steps of the Denver City and...
Deborah Smith
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Legislators urge action as Colorado faces $955 million deficit, unresolved AI regulation
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 6 hours ago
1 of 1eyegelb / iStock Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Will there be a special session this month? Multiple sources have told Colorado Politics that on Wednesday the governor will call the General Assembly back...
Marianne Goodland
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Denver International Airport introduces touchless TSA PreCheck ID lanes
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1 of 1FILE PHOTO: TSA Ofc. Martin Anderson stands in the new East Security checkpoint at Denver International Airport during a media walkthrough on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. The new checkpoint opens Tuesday at 3 a.m. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Stephen...
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Colorado declares disaster emergency, mobilizes resource to fight LeRoux fire
Luige Del Puerto
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Updated 6 hours ago
1 of 1Gov. Jared Polis speaks briefly during Tuesday's post-session State of the State event hosted by the Denver Chamber of Commerce on May 13, 2025.Thelma Grimes Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis...
Luige Del Puerto
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City council sends $1 billion ‘Vibrant Denver’ bond package to voters
Deborah Smith
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Updated 2 days ago
1 of 3Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, flanked by other city officials, announced his plans to launch a "Vibrant Denver" bond program on Feb. 12, 2025 at the Carla Madison Recreation Center at 2401 E. Colfax Ave.2 of 3FILE PHOTO: Outside...
Deborah Smith
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Downtown Denver aims to double residents by 2045
Bernadette Berdychowski
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Updated 2 days ago
1 of 1Looking over downtown from the Denver Millennium Bridge on Aug. 1, 2025.Bernadette Berdychowski / The Denver Gazette Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What could downtown Denver look like by 2045? The city’s official...
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Woman dies in Colfax Avenue hit-and-run, Aurora police say
Noah Festenstein
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Updated 2 days ago
1 of 1File photo. Photo: JasonDoiy (iStock).JasonDoiy Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman along Colfax Avenue at Interstate 225 on Sunday...
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Shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured in Thornton
Noah Festenstein
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Updated 2 days ago
1 of 1File photo. Photo: JasonDoiy (iStock).JasonDoiy Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thornton police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another in the hospital on Sunday night. The shooting took place in...
Noah Festenstein
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