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Denver Zoo to open 570-acre conservation preserve in Weld County
The Denver Zoo will soon open the Lembke Family Preserve, a 570-acre facility in Weld County, which will give it the expansive space needed to develop its wildlife conservation efforts.

Colorado State Patrol begins 20 days of increased drunken driving enforcement Thursday
Colorado State Patrol will be heightening its drunk driving enforcement for the next 20 days starting Thursday, including during Super Bowl weekend, in an attempt to limit fatal accidents.

DIA to shut down concourse trains for testing starting next week
Denver International Airport will shut down its B and C concourse trains on Tuesday nights over the next three weeks in preparation for the arrival of 26 new trains later...

Honorary diplomats sue Colorado over revocation of special consular license plates
The Colorado Department of Revenue violated state law by revoking honorary consular license plates from diplomats and reprogramming the agency’s computers to show the plates as legally invalid before state...

February closures of I-70, U.S. 40 near Genesee to allow construction on wildlife underpass
Drivers can expect to see road closures on Interstate 70 and U.S. 40 near Genesee during the first few weeks of February as Colorado Department of Transportation employees install a...

Nearly 80 dogs rescued from unlicensed animal facility in Lyons
Seventy-eight large-breed dogs were rescued from an unlicensed pet animal facility in Lyons on Wednesday.

How to win free skiing at A-Basin through the Denver Public Library
Denver Public Library cardholders just got another freebie.

Westminster Police Department solves 48-year-old cold-case murder of 20-year-old woman
Westminster police have solved the nearly five-decade-old cold-case murder of a 20-year-old woman, using genetic genealogy to identify the killer.

Pedestrian struck and killed by driver at 104th Avenue and Marion Street in Thornton
An adult male pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver Wednesday at the intersection of Marion Street and eastbound 104th Avenue in Thornton.

Ex-inmate accuses Lakewood juvenile detention center employee of beating him without cause
A former inmate at the Mount View Youth Services Center in Lakewood is accusing a program manager of picking him up by his neck and slamming him into the ground...