Colorado program finds foster care for people’s pets as they recover from addiction, abuse, mental...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

When Ashlee Chaidez’s black Lab mix, Duck, charged toward her and rubbed his face a little more gray than the last time she had seen him against her cheek, she knew her struggles over the past several...

Denver7 reporter Tony Kovaleski on 42 years of life-changing investigations

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A John Wenzel

In his decades-long career as an investigative reporter, Tony Kovaleski has often risked his own safety for the sake of the story. Angry subjects have pushed him, cursed at him and otherwise tried to...

Developer buys Summit High School students’ second tiny home built during construction class

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A The Summit Daily

By Kit Geary , Summit Daily Summit High School construction teacher Oakley Van Oss’s class has built another tiny home, and this time it’s sticking around Summit for a while. Related Articles Denver health systems are adding more than $800 million...

Sean Payton’s instructions for playoff atmosphere: ‘No shell games on the scoreboard’

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A Parker Gabriel

Sean Payton is not here for the Empower Field scoreboard trivia. Shuffle caps? Kiss cams? This date in history? The time for all of that is long gone, according to the Broncos head coach. Payton is, of course, focused on getting his Denver team...

As Denver’s weather cools, fire pit parties spark up. Here’s what you need to know about local...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A Elliott Wenzler

For David Gilbert, a fire pit offers much more than just a way to stay warm. It’s a place to strengthen friendships and bridge differences for any group, from two to 50 people. It’s also an affordable...

Telluride bookings plummet, anxiety rises as ski resort strike continues

The Denver Post (Business) 1/1 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

The ski patrollers strike and the subsequent closure of Telluride Ski Resort was seemingly all anyone could talk about in the tony mountain town this week, in restaurants, shops and at the downtown gondola station where the union was picketing....

For thousands of Coloradans, polar plunges mean ‘freezing for a reason’

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A Katie Langford

Why would anyone with an ounce of self-preservation jump into a frigid body of water in the middle of a Colorado winter wearing nothing but a bathing suit or silly costume? For thousands of Coloradans...

Renck: Broncos’ season will get sacked if defense doesn’t produce takeaways

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/1 1:00A Troy Renck

The Broncos D is getting defensive as the F-word spews in their direction. The national narrative that embraced the Broncos after they trucked the Packers , and has shifted: Denver is now a fraud again. This time, because the defense has gaps in...

Asking Eric: Neighbor’s kind act creates more problems

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 11:30P R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: I am getting older. I have lived in my home more than half my life. I raised my children, educated myself, had a career and launched my kids while living here as a long-divorced person. In the last few years, my body has changed. I now...

Today In History, January 1: Ellis Island opens

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 9:00P The Associated Press

Today is Thursday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2026. There are 364 days left in the year. This is New Year’s Day. Today in history: On Jan. 1, 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants...

Colorado weather: More than a foot of snow to fall in mountains by Saturday

The Denver Post (Weather) 12/31 6:48A Lauren Penington

Parts of Colorado s mountains are on track to see more than a foot of fresh snowfall by early Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Snow will start Thursday afternoon in the mountains and continue through Friday, weather...

Trump administration orders coal-burning power plant in Craig to stay open

The Denver Post (Environment) 12/31 4:22A Noelle Phillips

The Trump administration, in its ongoing push to boost fossil fuels, issued an emergency order Tuesday to keep an aging coal-fired power plant in Craig operating even though it is broken, out of operation and was scheduled to be retired this...

Conspiracy theorist-podcaster joins crowded GOP race for Colorado governor, but will candidacy ‘go...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 1:00A Seth Klamann

A conservative podcaster who s trumpeted false election conspiracies and called for the execution of political rivals, including Gov. Jared Polis, has formally joined the Republican race to become Colorado s next governor . Joe Oltmann, who filed...

More Denver city workers will begin unionizing as voter-passed collective bargaining, new rules take...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 1:00A Elliott Wenzler

Thousands of Denver city employees can begin exercising their new rights to negotiate salaries and working conditions in groups at the start of 2026, more than a year after the vast majority of voters granted them union rights. While some city...

Plans submitted to convert 11-story Holiday Inn in Denver into housing

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 1:00A Jessica Alvarado Gamez

An 11-story Holiday Inn could soon trade short-term stays for long-term living, as Dallas-based hospitality and multifamily firm Premier Design to Completion has submitted plans to the city to convert...