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More Americans — and way more Coloradans — are choosing cremation, says funeral industry report
More than half of Americans now choose cremation over burial -- an all-time high -- and nearly three-fourths of Coloradans are projected to join a trend fueled by lower costs,...
Lance Armstrong’s Colorado Classic podcast could violate his ban from cycling
U.S. anti-doping officials raised concerns Friday that fallen cycling star Lance Armstrong's plans to do podcasts at next week's Colorado Classic could violate his ban from the sport and threaten...
The Dust Bowl redefined agriculture in this corner of Colorado, but dwindling population looks to move past time warp
In the years since the Dust Bowl, Baca County has been recast as a smarter, more efficient agricultural workhorse, but also a less populous area of around 3,700 where empty...
Mark Redwine arrested in connection with son Dylan’s 2012 death after grand jury indictment
Mark Redwine, whose 13-year-old son Dylan disappeared while visiting him at his home near Vallecito Lake in November of 2012, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the boy鈥檚 death.
Early-morning gunshots lead to standoff in Thornton
Thornton police, called to an apartment complex on reports of gunfire, negotiated for hours Saturday morning with a man barricaded in a unit before resolving the situation without injuries.
Seismic shifts create rural-urban chasm in the culture, economy and politics of the state
From the eastern plains to isolated mountain towns, from the Western Slope to the upper northeast hard by Nebraska, it's often said there are two Colorados. There is the Denver...
Blind CU student blasts through barriers — and now aims to help others envision science and tech careers
Although Jamie Principato, a 26-year-old student at the University of Colorado Boulder, is legally blind, she battled early discouragement to pursue a passion for science that eventually led to significant...
Two men committed the same crimes. One was just pardoned by the governor, while the other sits in prison and asks “Can I not redeem myself?”
After watching his childhood friend, Rene Lima-Marin, prevail in the state courts and receive an official pardon for a pair of 1998 video store robberies, co-defendant Michael Clifton, still serving...
Denver woman made revolutionary flights for U.S. war effort during World War II
Jane Tedeschi, 97, was selected from among 25,000 applicants to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots, a collection of 1,074 program graduates who flew military aircraft during World War...
Love thy neighbor? Too often, we barely know them — but Nextdoor app tries to change the dynamic
In a 2010 Pew Research Center survey, nearly 30 percent of Americans admitted they could not identify a single neighbor by name. That planted the seed for the Nextdoor app,...