MVHS students car crash rescue
Social media video shows Mountain Vista High School students evacuating a father and daughter out of a rolled over vehicle at Wildcat Reserve Parkway and Poston Parkway on Jan. 27.
Colorado Attorney General, environmental groups challenge EPA rejection of the state’s regional haze plan
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 17 seconds ago
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and several environmental organizations have filed separate petitions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject Colorado’s regional haze plan. The plan included proposals...
Scott Weiser
Reporter
Colorado’s outdoor economy is slowing down
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 minutes ago
The post-pandemic boom in the outdoor recreation world appears to have slowed, according to new federal data. The industry is still growing nationwide, but it’s been slower than in past years. The trend is evident in Colorado, as well, though...
Bernadette Berdychowski
Reporter
Sundance Film Festival will ‘build something new’ in Boulder, organizers say
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 36 minutes ago
Don’t expect the Sundance Film Festival to look exactly the same in Boulder as it had in Park City, Utah. “We can’t pick up a film festival that’s been in a location for over 40 years… and move it into...
Bernadette Berdychowski
Reporter
DPS board considers policy designating schools as ‘safe zones’ from immigration enforcement
Nicole C. Brambila nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The Denver school board will discuss a major policy amendment that, if passed, would designate all district properties as “Safe Zones” and “Sensitive Locations.” In practical terms, the proposed policy change would restrict federal immigration agents from interacting with students...
Aurora high school students learn about courts, crime and victims’ rights in new DA-led academy
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Nearly 160 Aurora high school students got a behind-the-scenes look at Colorado’s criminal justice system this semester through a new academy created by Aurora Public Schools and the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The new academy gives Aurora high school...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
Comfort for critters: Jefferson County animal shelter seeks towels, blankets
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 33 minutes ago
A Jefferson County animal shelter is asking the community to donate spare blankets and towels to help keep the animals in its care comfortable. Foothills Animal Shelter, located near Colorado Highway 6 and Interstate 70 in Golden, posted a request...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
DougCo unveils mobile warning siren system
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 minutes ago
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office rolled out a new emergency alert system to reach residents during life-threatening conditions amid extreme drought and heightened fire conditions. The DCSO programed Hi-Lo sirens into patrol vehicles that emit a distinct, alternating tone, followed...
Nicholas Fogleman
Reporter
U.S. House probes reports of fraud, waste in Colorado’s Medicaid program
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 39 minutes ago
The U.S. House committee on energy and commerce has sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Finance, seeking information on potential waste, fraud and abuse in Colorado’s Medicaid program. The March...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Colorado’s congressional redistricting proposal could flip two Republican house seats | ANALYSIS
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A Democrat-backed proposal to redraw Colorado’s congressional map for the 2028 election could flip two Republican districts, including one that has never sent a GOP members to D.C. The proposal, introduced by a group called Coloradans for a Level Playing...
Michael Braithwaite
Reporter
Denver closes first $410 million Vibrant Denver Bond tranche
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 28 minutes ago
Denver wrapped the sale of the first $410 million tranche of Mayor Mike Johnston’s $950 million Vibrant Denver bond package, the city said in a statement Thursday. The sale, according to the Department of Finance, “will allow the city to...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
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Mountain Vista High School students recognized for heroic actions in Highlands Ranch rollover crash
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office recognized the students at the school Thursday