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Tarantula Festival in La Junta: What to know before you go
They’re more afraid of you than you are of them. The annual Tarantula Festival in La Junta might seem like an ‘out of the ordinary’ event, but observing the mating rituals of the Oklahoma brown tarantula is for everyone. If you’ve been curious about the ‘thousands of spiders migrating across southern Colorado,’ and wanted to…
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Broncos’ pass rush aims to break franchise sacks record — again | 2025 Broncos preview
The Broncos’ secondary was dominant last season, with veterans helping set a league-leading and franchise-record 63 sacks. One of this season’s missions, as ambitious as it sounds, is to reset that franchise record. “I don’t see a reason for us not to be the most dominant unit in the league,” outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper said.…
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Wife of Fort Carson soldier gets a reprieve from deportation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The wife of an active duty Fort Carson soldier who appeared on the verge of deportation got a reprieve Sunday. Jennifer Maradiaga-Baca and her husband, Sgt. Tyler Garza, walked out of Centennial’s Immigration and Customs…
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5 things the public learned from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s Reddit AMA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the third time, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston answered questions from anonymous users on the public forum, r/Denver on the platform Reddit. The Denver Gazette scanned his “Ask me anything” comments. Here are five key points: Cherry-picking questions Johnston answered 19 questions during the one-hour session,…
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Lawsuit dropped against Mesa County deputy accused of helping ICE make immigration arrests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Mesa County judge agreed to dismiss a lawsuit from the Colorado’s Attorney General against a Mesa County deputy, Alexander Zwinck, who was accused of breaking state laws to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain a person. “Any pending motions are deemed moot,…
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University of Denver ends race-based scholarships, scales back DEI work after DOJ memo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Denver is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion work as it moves to comply with new directives from the Trump administration. In an interview with 9NEWS, Chancellor Jeremy Haefner said DU will no longer provide DEI training for staff and will…
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Severe thunderstorms warning issued for Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a warning with “high” certainty that severe thunderstorms will impact most of the Pikes Peak region Sunday. Hail measuring up to 1½ inches and 60 mph winds are…
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Remembering Water World’s Calypso Cove belly flop champion: The local legend who made waves for 4 years
Water World’s Calypso Cove is synonymous with many things: Screamin’ Mimi, Tortuga Run (a.k.a. the ‘Crazy Lazy’), and Bermudas. For Greg Hoffman, it’s the KYGO belly flop contest. Greg Hoffman performs a signature flying squirrel belly flop at Water World in Federal Heights, Colorado. Courtesy, Greg Hoffman “This all started back in 1989,” Hoffman said.…
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Extreme heat forces DPS closures Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures push classrooms to sweltering levels, Denver Public Schools is closing or releasing students early Thursday at more than a dozen campuses still waiting for promised air conditioning upgrades. Among them is Skinner Middle School, where seventh-grader Aubriella Barrios said the heat is unbearable.…
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Climber injured in fall at Rocky Mountain National Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Sunday morning, park rangers were notified that a 26-year-old male climber had fallen on the South Face of Petit Grepon in Rocky Mountain National Park, resulting in lower leg injuries. With the help of…