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FINAL: State Rep. Manny Rutinel defeated former lawmaker Shannon Bird Tuesday night in the Democratic primary to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in November in Colorado’s battleground 8th Congressional District.
Progressives and social democrats are challenging centrist incumbents in the Democratic Party this primary season. Colorado has two key congressional races where the future direction of the party is at play.
UPDATE: Amanda Gonzalez, the Jefferson County clerk and recorder, won the Democratic primary for Colorado secretary of state on Tuesday night.
UPDATE: Phil Weiser has taken an initial lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, leading nearly 56% to Michael Bennet’s 44% after a yearlong campaign between the Democratic heavyweights.
UPDATE: Amanda Gonzalez, the Jefferson County clerk and recorder, jumped to an early lead Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for Colorado secretary of state.
UPDATE: Political newcomer Melat Kiros is leading longtime U.S. Rep Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary race to represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District in early results Tuesday evening, representing the possibility of a major upset in the closely watched race.
Ticket prices will likely keep rising in 2026, music analysts say. Here’s how — and where — to buy tickets to your favorite Denver shows without paying more than you have to.
A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger. 1997 NC1 makes its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 million miles.
Update: A preschool in Lone Tree was evacuated and one person taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a Cybertruck crashed into the building, sparking a fire, South Metro Fire Rescue said.
UPDATE: The man charged with murder and attempted murder in the June antisemitic firebombing attack on Pearl Street Mall demonstrators that injured 14, one of whom later died, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole and 2,176 years in prison.
Annual foot traffic in downtown Denver is still roughly 10 million visits short of 2019 levels.
Breaking: I-70 is closed in both directions at the Eisenhower Tunnel as officials investigate a crash involving multiple vehicles, CDOT says.
She was fired from a Boulder newspaper for inventing quotations from sources she interviewed about 9/11. In Arizona, she was convicted of forgery after authorities said she falsified documents as she sought housing. In Wyoming, she claimed to be a muckraking reporter with a Ph.D.
A cornerstone building on historic Larimer Square will get a new tenant this summer when the chef behind restaurants Mizuna and Osteria Marco opens a new Japanese-Italian fusion spot.
Denver’s iconic City Park bandstand, home of the popular City Park Jazz summer music series along Ferril Lake, is “a total loss” after a fire overnight, concert organizers said Thursday.
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It's that time of year again. Guanella Pass is lit up with fall colors despite this week's recent snow. See more photos here: trib.al/rhNEL5F
As the last Beefmaster bull was loaded onto the 18-wheeler at Chico Basin Ranch, tears rolled down the wind-blistered red checks of Phillips family members as they closed not only a huge part of their heritage, but an era in Colorado ranching.
Denverites, are your recycling bins overflowing ever since the city changed recycling pick-ups to every two weeks? Are your bins being emptied every two weeks as planned? @elliottwenzler.bsky.social is working on a story -- tell us what you've seen recently.
Police are asking for the public’s help to find missing University of Colorado Boulder student Megan Trussell, last seen leaving her dorm Sunday night. www.denverpost.com/2025/02/13/p...
In Denver last year: - Homicides dropped 17% - Non-fatal shootings dropped 10% - Property crime dropped 17% - Domestic violence assaults surged 44% Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/02/09/d...