Author: 9News
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Colorado’s largest theme and water parks hiring thousands before reopening for summer
Colorado’s largest theme and water parks are gearing up for the summer with the hiring of thousands of workers. Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park is looking for 1,500 people this season and Water World Colorado will hire more than 1,000 workers. Elitch Gardens will launch with season pass opening weekend on Saturday, and to the public on…
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After her son’s death, mother of CU football player pushes to prevent another
More than a month after a University of Colorado Boulder football player was killed in a single-car crash near the university campus, his mother says she is still learning how to live with the loss. “All I want to do now is turn my pain into some kind of purpose,” Dominiq Ponder’s mother, Catrina Hughes, said. She…
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Evacuation orders lifted for Boulder, Larimer County fires
Evacuation warnings were issued Wednesday morning for an area in west Boulder and an area in Larimer County due to wildfires. Both orders were later lifted before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, an evacuation order for the Goat Trail fire was issued for areas west of the 200 block of Hawthorne Avenue,…
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Lawsuit filed over $19 million sea lion habitat renovation at Denver Zoo
The Denver Zoological Foundation (DZF), the nonprofit organization that operates the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, filed a lawsuit against the lead design firm and contractor for the zoo’s recently completed $19 million renovation of its California sea lion habitat. The new habitat, Schlessman Shores, opened in June 2025 and replaced Northern Shores, which started housing sea lions in…
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JBS workers end strike without agreement in place
GREELEY, Colo. — Thousands of striking workers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley will return to work next week without a new agreement in place. JBS said in a news release on Saturday that it has received formal notification from United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 that it is ending its strike and has…
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2 injured in north Denver shooting
Denver police said the shooting happened Sunday evening in the 3600 block of Vine Street, in the area of Russell Square Park DENVER — Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting that injured two people Sunday. Denver police said the shooting happened Sunday evening in the 3600-block of Vine Street, in the area…
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Former Blake Street Tavern set to reopen
As baseball returns to Coors Field this weekend, a familiar gathering place just steps away is preparing for a comeback of its own after a nearly three-year absence that many in Denver felt deeply. New co-owners Ashley and Jeff Moerke said they are working to reopen the space by May, pending final approval of a…
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Family mourns 5-year-old son killed in Centennial as brother faces murder charge
For nearly a month, the case of a five-year-old boy killed in his Centennial home has been defined by its stark and unsettling facts: a child dead and his 11-year-old brother accused of killing him. Now, members of the family are speaking publicly for the first time, offering a fuller picture of the 5-year-old at…
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Colorado drive in movie theater reopening for 50th year
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — The only drive-in movie theater in the Denver metro area is back. The 88 Drive In Theatre said it will reopen on Friday to kick off another summer season. The Adams County drive-in theater said its 50th summer season will begin with a double feature billing of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” and…
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Seeing turkeys roaming around the Denver metro area? Here’s why
Seeing turkeys? There have been several sightings of wild turkeys in the Denver metro area since the start of March, including roaming the Cherry Creek Trail. The sight of wild turkeys roaming the city might seem unusual, but the species is native to Colorado and is common in a majority of counties. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said…