PHOTOS: Copper Cup ski race training at Copper Mountain
Copper Mountain Resort in Summit County, Colorado is hosting the 2025 Stifel Copper Cup, one of only two stops in the United States (both in Colorado) during the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup this season.
Several nation’s men’s and women’s teams, including top skiers on the U.S. Ski Team, participated in multiple training days during the third week of November on the lower section of the Super-G course.
From Colorado racers River Radamus and Kyle Negomir to internationally-known superstars like Aleksander Kilde and Lindsey Vonn, Copper Mountain is ready to host the best of the best during the Thanksgiving week on the slopes in the East Village.
In 2026, will Colorado’s economy grow slowly or is it at risk of flattening?
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 minutes ago
As Colorado’s economy is about to enter its third year of slow growth, expectations of how slow the state is growing is a lot more sluggish this year. Preliminary estimates show Colorado’s job growth slowed more than expected this year...
Bernadette Berdychowski
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The history of wrapping gifts
Colleen Smith
colleen-smith@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Gift wrapping evolved in the ancient Far East circa 2nd century A.D., when Chinese people used handmade paper to wrap gifts, and a decorative paper envelope known as a chih pao for monetary gifts. The practice spread to Japan, according...
Colleen Smith
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Clear Creek man pleads guilty to murder of dog breeder
Sage Kelley
sage-kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The Idaho Springs man suspected of killing a prestigious dog breeder and stealing his puppies pleaded guilty Monday morning. Sergio Ferrer, 37, appeared in a Clear Creek County court Monday and pleaded guilty to a count of second-degree murder, and...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
Audit finds major gaps in Colorado’s oil and gas reporting, enforcement
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa-ventrelli@denvergazette.com
Updated 25 minutes ago
The agencies responsible for regulating Colorado’s oil and gas industry are underperforming when it comes to reporting and enforcement and they also failed to collect payments amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue, according to a state...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Aurora woman hit, killed while crossing street
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
An Aurora woman was killed Sunday after being hit by a truck while crossing the street, according to an Aurora Police Department news release Monday morning. Officers responded to the crash, at the intersection of South Oak Hill Way and...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
Colorado Gives Foundation turns 50 during giving season
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday. The Colorado Gives Foundation, which started as a small hospital fundraising group and has grown into a statewide nonprofit, is celebrating its 50th anniversary shortly after Giving Tuesday. Colorado Gives Day, which was created by...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
Large weekend storm drops 33″ of snow at one Colorado spot, snowpack doubles over 7 day stretch
Jonathan Ingraham
jonathan.ingraham@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
The first big snow storm of winter 2025-26 for Colorado dropped about 10-20 inches in the northern mountains, 8-14 inches in the central mountains and 3-8 inches in the southern mountains. Colorado’s snowpack doubled in both median average and snow...
Jonathan Ingraham
Reporter
Denver weather: More melting on Monday as temperatures climb
Jonathan Ingraham
jonathan.ingraham@denvergazette.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Melting snow will continue Monday across metro Denver as the sun is forecast to come out in full as temperatures push into the 50s today. Denverites can expect sunny skies, with a high near 53 today, according to the National...
Jonathan Ingraham
Reporter
Ed Reinhardt’s magical 27-year run on the stage ends
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 8 University of Colorado football star found a new home and purpose with Magic Moments after devastating brain injury Every time Ed Reinhardt walks into a room, he will look you straight in...
John Moore
Reporter
‘We bring the joy’: Children’s Hospital Colorado celebrates 40 years of Harley riders donating toys
Noah Festenstein
noah-festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The sounds of motorcycle engines outside meant holiday gifts for patients inside Children’s Hospital Colorado at the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus on Sunday. Among the groups of Harley Davidson riders was Vinny Terranova, who, 40 years ago, began...
Noah Festenstein
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