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Government and Politics

House holds hearing on the rise of antisemitism in U.S.

KILYN LEWIS SHOOTING DEATH PROTEST AGAINST AURORA POLICE

Aurora City Council meetings go virtual after more protests from Kilyn Lewis family and supporters

GAS STATION TARIFFS

Inflation flattens out a little in Colorado

By Sarah Mulholland

Voters on Election Day in Aurora

Trump’s DOJ makes its most sweeping demand for election data yet

By NPR

A dancer with a yellow sash that says “Samba Queen Colorado 2025” and big teal feathers coming up her shoulders holds hands with another dancer, who wears a sash that says “Samba Queen Colorado 2024.” Both are smiling triumphantly.

Boulder’s Samba Queen and King Colorado showcase offers a night of ‘roots, remembrance, resistance’

By Stephanie Wolf

Dolores River Canyon views

US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

By The Associated Press

CHATFIELD STATE PARK SWIM BEACH HOT SUMMER WEATHER

We’re in for another hot summer. Health care providers are preparing for more heat-related illnesses

Colorado is getting a third medical school. Rural communities will benefit, says its dean

By Hayley Sanchez and Ryan Warner

An older man in the forground has one hand on the back of his head on one at the base of his throat. Four younger people copy the position.

Many musicians suffer playing-related pain and stress. A retiring CU professor says wellness is the solution

Chad Miller crouches in a garden bed at CSU’s Trial Gardens, inspecting purple-leaf heuchera plants under a tree on a sunny day.

Who decides which flowers make it into your local nursery? Turns out, Colorado has a say

By Hayley Sanchez

Protesters rally against ICE at Colorado Capitol as police use smoke, make arrests to disband offshoot

By Alejandro A. Alonso Galva, Kevin J. Beaty, Tony Gorman, and Kiara DeMare

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders takes the field

Deion Sanders says ‘everything is OKAY’ after not attending football camps in Boulder, Colorado

By The Associated Press

23andme-3

Colorado joins bipartisan lawsuit to stop 23andMe from selling data

By Kiara DeMare

A police officer is standing under a red awning

Colorado notified feds after failed gun purchase by accused Boulder firebomber, months before the attack

By Allison Sherry

A man in a blue suit carrying a folder gives a thumbs up to the camera

On the stand for his defamation trial, Mike Lindell sticks by false claims about the 2020 election

By The Associated Press

COLORADO-SUPREME-COURT-BUILDING

Who is considered a ‘grandparent’? The Colorado Supreme Court has a new definition

Wildfires are reaching areas that never worried before. Here’s how to protect your home

By Ishan Thakore

U.S. Army National Guard members lift off to wildfire practice

Government and Politics

With the ‘Fix Our Forests Act’, Sen. Hickenlooper hopes to jump start a new era of forest management and wildfire prevention

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