Leetsdale Drive remains closed in Denver around massive five-alarm fire

The Denver Post (Crime) 1/4 5:29A Lauren Penington

Leetsdale Drive in Denver remained closed Sunday after flames consumed an apartment complex under construction along the road the worst fire to spark in Denver in decades . As of 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Leetsdale Drive was closed in both directions...

1 killed, 3 injured in southeast Denver shooting

The Denver Post (Crime) 1/4 4:31A Lauren Penington

One person died Saturday and three others were injured in a late-night shooting in southeast Denver, on the edge of the city s Kennedy neighborhood, police said. Denver officers responded Saturday night to the shooting near South Galena Street...

Are Denver restaurants ready for composting requirements in 2026?

The Dever Post 1/4 1:00A Miguel Otárola

Nearly everyone in the food business who champions composting can pinpoint a reason why sustainability became one of their top pursuits Christi Turner was living in an apartment and frustrated that...

How one Colorado business is encouraging mindful drinking during Dry January

CBS Denver (News) 1/2 8:16A Ashley Portillo

Some people are beginning " Dry January ," where they stop or cut back on drinking alcohol. While people are getting started tackling their New Year's resolutions, the owner of Lovely, a tea shop in...

How one Colorado business is encouraging mindful drinking during Dry January

CBS Denver (News) 1/2 6:09A CBS Colorado

Some people are starting "Dry January," where they stop or cut back on alcohol as part of their New Year's resolutions. The owner of an Aurora tea shop is embracing mindful drinking after losing his wife to pancreatic cancer.

I-25 southbound closed due to crash near Walsenburg

The Denver Post (Transportation) 1/2 5:05A Sam Tabachnik

Southbound lanes of Interstate 25 are closed Friday morning seven miles south of Walsenburg due to a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. There is a detour at Exit 42, transportation officials said. Drivers can expect...

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...

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...

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...

New Colorado family tax credits cut child poverty by nearly 41%. Can the state afford to keep them...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 1:00A Nick Coltrain

Middle- and lower-income Coloradans, especially those with children, will receive tax credits worth thousands of dollars when they file their taxes in 2026. But whether those tax breaks continue to...

Denver health systems are adding more than $800 million in new hospital floors, clinics

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 1:00A Meg Wingerter

Denver s major health systems went into expansion mode in 2025, adding more than three-quarters of a billion dollars worth of new towers, urgent care centers and outpatient clinics. The health-care...

Colorado’s most heartbreaking brewery closures of 2025

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/31 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

There’s no sugarcoating it: 2025 was a pretty tumultuous year for Colorado’s beer industry. More than 40 breweries closed statewide this year, according to the Colorado Brewers Guild . That number is...

No injuries in Aurora house fire

CBS Denver (News) 12/30 7:23A CBS Colorado

An early morning fire in the 400 block of North Zion Street left fire, smoke, and water damage to the basement and first floor of the home, but no one was injured, according to Aurora Fire Rescue.

Aurora police assisting Buckley Space Force Base personnel as safety cordon established

CBS Denver (News) 12/29 9:00A Austen Erblat

Emergency responders from the U.S. Space Force and the Aurora Police Department are at the scene of a building at Buckley Space Force Base, and a 1,000-foot safety cordon has been set up around an...

Hundreds of flights delayed at Denver airport ahead of New Year’s Eve

The Dever Post 12/29 8:43A Lauren Penington

More than 300 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport on Monday failed to leave the gate on time as the busy holiday travel season continued nationwide. As of 1:40 p.m. Monday, 310 flights had been delayed and 10 had been...