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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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Littleton decides on location of Front Range Passenger Rail stop as economic potential takes shape
"Downtown would have been cool -- but pricey," Littleton City Councilman Joel Zink said. The council instead landed on Mineral Station as the site of its future Front Range Passenger...
Seeing 鈥榚conomic opportunity鈥� in data centers, Weld County readies rules as companies come knocking
"We have the lowest rates in the state and we want to keep it that way," said Sam Taggart, a spokesman for the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association.
As Lakewood sends out ballots, backers of rezoning measures outraise pro-repeal groups in special election
"Ours is a true grassroots campaign," said Karin Schantz, a Lakewood resident supporting the repeal effort. "I chose my neighborhood because I wanted to be in the agricultural part of...
Metro Denver cities begin enacting mandatory outdoor watering limits for spring as drought, warmth continue
"The silver lining is that March and April are typically the wettest months of the year, and there鈥檚 still time for Mother Nature to come through for us," Westminster Mayor...
Aurora gives final OK to tobacco licensing program with stiff fines for sales to youth
Program will crack down on retail outlets that sell products, like e-cigarettes and vaping cartridges, to those under 21.
Resistance grows as developer seeks 鈥榝lagpole鈥� annexation to Douglas County city for 3,650-home project
"It all boils down to: It doesn't meet Castle Pines standards," city resident Lacy Bradley said of a proposed flagpole annexation of 800 acres. "I think it erodes the character...
Aurora City Council to offer up to an hour of public comment, settling lawsuit stemming from police shooting
Aurora has settled a federal lawsuit brought by a protester last year against the city over public comment rules at city council meetings, with the city agreeing to provide up...
Hopes of revitalization for a derelict suburban Denver shopping center: ‘We need to have a gathering space.’
"We want to see the project spill over into the neighboring community," Thornton Councilman Justin Martinez said. "I want to see this development as a catalyst to further improvements to...
Douglas County adopts law requiring stores to report theft — but drops fines for failing to do so
"When corporate policies prevent or discourage the reporting of theft, it limits our ability to investigate, identify patterns and hold offenders accountable," DougCo Sheriff Darren Weekly said.
Aurora prepares to crack down on underage tobacco sales — taking different tack than Denver’s flavor ban
"Today our kids are exposed to an entirely new generation of products -- like disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, pods, nicotine pouches -- that are designed to be discreet, addictive and appealing."