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The Regional Transportation District will use a $44 million state grant to increase bus service across metro Denver and Boulder. The funding will add trips on existing routes, including the Flatiron Flyer, and is aimed at improving frequency and reliability for riders. RTD and Colorado officials said the grant is intended to support transit service that had been reduced during the pandemic.
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar agreed to a four-year contract extension Wednesday that keeps him with the team through the 2030-31 season, adding to a summer that also saw the team lock up Cale Makar on a record-setting deal.
Denver Summit FC began construction on its permanent National Women’s Soccer League home at Santa Fe Yards, with a 13,000-seat stadium, hotel, residences and retail planned on a 14-acre site south of downtown.
Commerce City approved a six-month pause on data centers as Colorado communities weigh infrastructure concerns against economic promises.
One resident and a cat died in a Fort Collins apartment fire on Cunningham Drive that forced residents out of eight units.
The U.S. Department of Justice told Denver that federal law blocks the city's energy rules.
Aurora police used a drone to locate a DUI suspect hiding in a porta-potty after a vehicle chase on Colfax Avenue. The suspect was arrested following the pursuit, according to police.
Royal, who rose through the ranks from paramedic to battalion chief, will retire from the Colorado Springs Fire Department on March 9, 2027, after 40 years. A national search for his replacement begins Oct. 1.
Colorado regulators found that Xcel Energy customers experienced above-average outages every month from January 2024 through June 2026, with the first half of 2026 already at 89 minutes per customer.
The New York-based owner of CBZ Management claims Aurora code enforcement targeted him because he is Orthodox Jewish. A municipal judge dismissed the same defense in his criminal trial.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced it will temporarily stop killing wolves that harass or kill livestock, citing a 61% adult survival rate that falls below the 75% rate typical of unhunted wolf populations. The agency says it will revise its chronic depredation directive by April 1, 2027, while continuing nonlethal methods with ranchers in the interim.
Northglenn will take up its first drone delivery ordinance Oct. 12 after Walmart asked to install a Wing drone hub at its North Washington Street store.
Littleton police said a hit-and-run driver abandoned a truck after a pedestrian's legs were mangled at a King Soopers. Detectives are asking for the public's help.
Mesa County approved a one-year pause on new data center applications as officials weigh water availability, land use rules, and local infrastructure impacts.
A federal civil rights lawsuit claims Addenbrooke Classical Academy failed to act after a Black student was repeatedly harassed and his name appeared alongside racist bathroom graffiti.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to stop the GEO Group from opening a nearly 1,200-bed immigration detention center in Hudson. The state says the federal government failed to complete a required environmental review before signing a five-year, $528.7 million contract to operate the facility. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to halt ongoing renovations at the shuttered former private prison until the review is completed and shared with Colorado.
A lawsuit filed in Denver District Court says Silva Ermelinda De Cervantes died eight days after the May collision at Denver International Airport.
A proposed Trident data center near E-470 has Aurora neighbors concerned after many said they first learned of the project this week.
A union representing Kaiser Permanente Colorado nurses filed suit to stop the relocation of their jobs to Georgia, arguing the move violates labor agreements. Kaiser said the transfer affects dozens of positions and is part of its national care model.
The U.S. Marshals Service Colorado Violent Offender Task Force arrested four suspects in Northglenn, Colorado, in connection with a Sept. 11 homicide in Lewisville, Texas. Gabriel Olivo-Olivo, 28, Erian Espinoza-Martinez, 20, Carly Guerrero-Aguero, 20, and a minor were arraigned after authorities found a semi-automatic handgun and other evidence at the Northglenn home.
CPW said a black bear ate baked goods from a booth at the Aspen Saturday Market on Saturday. Aspen police hazed the animal, which climbed a tree and left. The agency has recorded a record number of bear encounters this year amid drought and fall hyperphagia.
Colorado individual market health insurance premiums will rise about 10% in 2027, with Grand Junction facing a 15.5% increase. A new state subsidy will limit premium hikes for financially assisted customers to about $20 a month. Open enrollment begins Nov. 1.
RTD Board Chair Patrick O’Keefe postponed a Tuesday meeting where staff planned to introduce conceptual service cuts built around a 20% service reduction, saying he was concerned the district had made that scenario the only framework for discussion.