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How a tattooed punk music-loving electrician disrupted the race for Colorado’s new congressional district
Richard Ward, the Libertarian candidate for the 8th Congressional District 鈥� one of the most competitive and closely watched U.S. House races in the country 鈥� may have singlehandedly tipped...
The crude marriage of oil drilling and bitcoin mining gets a wary eye from Adams County
To the untrained eye, the nondescript boxes and containers scattered around some oil and gas wells in Colorado look a lot like the equipment typically found at a well pad...
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Lakewood’s controversial parkland measure grinds residential projects — even small ones — to a halt
One couple says their plan to scrape their house and replace it would require them to set aside land for a tiny park.
New Colorado Springs marijuana ballot question goes up in smoke as judge calls foul on officials
El Paso County District Judge Hilary Gurney on Monday placed an injunction on the city, prohibiting it from referring a measure to the April 1 ballot.
Will the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood survive the Trump administration’s cost-cutting cleaver?
The Denver Federal Center in Lakewood faces an uncertain future as the Trump administration begins the process of consolidating or closing buildings used by the federal government.
Buckley Space Force Base won’t house immigrant detainees after all, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says — but ICE is mum
Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora will not process and house detained immigrants after all, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow told reporters Monday during a news conference outside the sprawling, windswept...
Icy relationship: Tension is building between the Denver and Aurora mayors — and not for the first time
The distrust between Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has devolved to the point where Coffman says he will no longer meet with Johnston alone.
Judge’s ruling on controversial project near Lakewood’s Belmar Park rankles opponents
Residents fighting a proposed five-story apartment building at the edge of Belmar Park in the middle of Lakewood have hit some roadblocks in recent weeks.
Colorado Springs voters will vote on recreational marijuana — again — as leaders order new ballot measure
Colorado Springs voters will once again decide this spring whether recreational marijuana sales should be permitted in the state's second-largest city -- less than five months after they voted in...
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a new mother again, calls for remote voting in Congress by parents of newborns
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen is pressing congressional leadership to allow parents of newborns who serve in the body to vote by proxy while caring for a new child.
Colorado Springs finally approved recreational marijuana. Could the new market be snuffed out before it starts?
The Colorado Springs City Council may refer a new election ballot measure asking voters to vote, again, on recreational cannabis sales -- just months after voters approved retail pot.
Lakewood passes restrictions making it harder to open new gas stations, car washes
Lakewood elected leaders this week clamped down on new gas stations and car washes opening up in the city, passing an ordinance that establishes buffers to limit eligible sites for...