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Colorado unemployment rate below U.S. rate for first time in 20 months trib.al/v0tjkOW
Colorado unemployment rate below U.S. rate for first time in 20 months
Decent hiring plus a drop in those participating in the state’s labor force helped push down the state’s unemployment count
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September 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Colorado unemployment rate below U.S. rate for first time in 20 months trib.al/v0tjkOW
Today in History: White men acquitted of killing Black teenager Emmett Till trib.al/HirEszR
Today in History: White men acquitted of killing Black teenager Emmett Till
On Sept. 23, 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview wit…
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September 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Today in History: White men acquitted of killing Black teenager Emmett Till trib.al/HirEszR
Colorado’s housing shortfall shrank after pandemic emergency, but that could change trib.al/UJa6lh2
Colorado’s housing shortfall shrank after pandemic emergency, but that could change
State needs to add 34,100 homes and apartments every year to keep pace with population gains. But can that be achieved?
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September 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Colorado’s housing shortfall shrank after pandemic emergency, but that could change trib.al/UJa6lh2
Car with missing Boulder teen last spotted in Thornton, according to Amber Alert trib.al/RAEAEBG
Car with missing Boulder teen last spotted in Thornton, according to Amber Alert
Jasmin Zapata was last seen at about 8 p.m. Monday, being forced into a Chevy Silverado with Colorado license plate AXW-L52, according to an amber alert. The car was last spotted in Thornton.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Car with missing Boulder teen last spotted in Thornton, according to Amber Alert trib.al/RAEAEBG
Trump officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith and his mark on the conservative movement trib.al/PTA6CYr
Trump officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith and his mark on the conservative movement
President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative polit…
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September 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Trump officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith and his mark on the conservative movement trib.al/PTA6CYr
Economists warn Colorado lawmakers of more budget cuts looming — and higher recession risk trib.al/9OnV6PP
Economists warn Colorado lawmakers of more budget cuts looming — and higher recession risk
“The pace of growth in the Medicaid budget is significant and driving a significant portion of the structural deficit” facing the state, budget director Mark Ferrandino said.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Economists warn Colorado lawmakers of more budget cuts looming — and higher recession risk trib.al/9OnV6PP
Ice Castles to open two Colorado locations this winter — with booze trib.al/mqrgeRR
Ice Castles to open two Colorado locations this winter — with booze
The pub will be located in an igloo on-site, where attendees age 21 and up can grab a drink and chill by a firepit or play an outdoor game.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ice Castles to open two Colorado locations this winter — with booze trib.al/mqrgeRR
Elk hunters found dead in Colorado were killed by lightning, coroner says trib.al/RRNQISZ
Elk hunters found dead in Colorado were killed by lightning, coroner says
The two elk hunters found dead last week in southern Colorado were killed by lightning, according to the Conejos County coroner.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Elk hunters found dead in Colorado were killed by lightning, coroner says trib.al/RRNQISZ
Renck: ‘Almost’ Broncos deserve their record after ruining September with lack of discipline, execution trib.al/0b4wMV5
Renck: ‘Almost’ Broncos deserve their record after ruining September with lack of discipline, execution
What should have been a celebration — improving to 2-1 and leading the division — turned to frustration. Sunday was a snapshot of a team defined by the worst adjective in sports: almost.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Renck: ‘Almost’ Broncos deserve their record after ruining September with lack of discipline, execution trib.al/0b4wMV5
Commissioner McFall represents Fremont County at Payments in Lieu of Taxes Fly-in trib.al/pDn4a8m
Commissioner McFall represents Fremont County at Payments in Lieu of Taxes Fly-in
Commissioner Dwayne McFall recently joined County leaders from more than 40 public lands counties in 15 states in Washington, D.C., for the annual National Association of Counties’ Payments i…
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September 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Commissioner McFall represents Fremont County at Payments in Lieu of Taxes Fly-in trib.al/pDn4a8m
Why Colorado will stay on sidelines as other blue states race to offset Texas’ gerrymandering of districts trib.al/bzkRF04
Why Colorado will stay on sidelines as other blue states race to offset Texas’ gerrymandering of districts
If only Democratic-leaning states use independent redistricting commissions, “it’s tying our hands behind our backs while the Republican party arms itself to the teeth,” an activi…
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September 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Why Colorado will stay on sidelines as other blue states race to offset Texas’ gerrymandering of districts trib.al/bzkRF04
How it Happened: Broncos blow fourth-quarter lead, lose to Chargers on the road trib.al/KFax90L
How it Happened: Broncos blow fourth-quarter lead, lose to Chargers on the road
Follow along to live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Broncos’ NFL Week 3 game against the Chargers in Inglewood, Calif.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How it Happened: Broncos blow fourth-quarter lead, lose to Chargers on the road trib.al/KFax90L
PHOTOS: Florence Pioneer Days Parade trib.al/EfwWqy8
PHOTOS: Florence Pioneer Days Parade
The 2025 Florence Pioneer Day Parade. (Jim Waltman/Daily Record)
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September 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
PHOTOS: Florence Pioneer Days Parade trib.al/EfwWqy8
Colorado’s water war with Nebraska comes to a head over South Platte River trib.al/f4yoYCK
Colorado’s water war with Nebraska comes to a head over South Platte River
“This is a conflict between the states of Nebraska and Colorado. But it’s really about water use on the Front Range. … We just end up being collateral damage,” a Sedgwick Co…
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September 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Colorado’s water war with Nebraska comes to a head over South Platte River trib.al/f4yoYCK
Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay trib.al/7oJ1mzm
Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay
For years, family caregivers received a higher reimbursement from Medicaid than “host homes” where a handful of people with disabilities live with one or more people in charge of their …
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September 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay trib.al/7oJ1mzm
Jury awards $205M to family of 6-year-old girl killed at adventure park trib.al/IiAcMpQ
Jury awards $205M to family of 6-year-old girl killed at adventure park
A jury has awarded $205 million to the family of a young girl who died on a ride at a Glenwood Springs amusement park in 2021. The owners of Glenwood Caverns Adventure park and the ride’s des…
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September 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Jury awards $205M to family of 6-year-old girl killed at adventure park trib.al/IiAcMpQ
Today in History: Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico trib.al/2X4n9d9
Today in History: Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island, wiping out as much as 75 percent of power distribution lines and causing an isla…
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September 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Today in History: Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico trib.al/2X4n9d9
Broncos DC Vance Joseph on Chargers QB Justin Herbert: ‘Probably the MVP right now’ trib.al/GdYj0hN
Broncos DC Vance Joseph on Chargers QB Justin Herbert: ‘Probably the MVP right now’
A hint of a smile crept across Vance Joseph’s face, a longtime NFL defensive mind offering the highest possible kudos to the sheer threat at quarterback the Broncos will face in Los Angeles o…
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September 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Broncos DC Vance Joseph on Chargers QB Justin Herbert: ‘Probably the MVP right now’ trib.al/GdYj0hN
Coroner: ‘No signs of foul play’ after two missing elk hunters found dead in southern Colorado trib.al/u27bcbV
Coroner: ‘No signs of foul play’ after two missing elk hunters found dead in southern Colorado
A coroner says there were no signs of foul play after Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, two elk hunters missing near Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, were found dead.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Coroner: ‘No signs of foul play’ after two missing elk hunters found dead in southern Colorado trib.al/u27bcbV
Ex-Bronco Josh Reynolds was shot in case of mistaken identity tied to $250,000 cocaine rip-off, police say trib.al/jHTLGQt
Ex-Bronco Josh Reynolds was shot in case of mistaken identity tied to $250,000 cocaine rip-off, police say
The suspects wrongly believed Josh Reynolds and his friends ripped them off in the cocaine deal — but, in fact, the trio had nothing to do with the situation, police say.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ex-Bronco Josh Reynolds was shot in case of mistaken identity tied to $250,000 cocaine rip-off, police say trib.al/jHTLGQt
‘No one censored us,’ says ‘South Park’ creator Matt Stone of episode delay trib.al/2WjlqLA
‘No one censored us,’ says ‘South Park’ creator Matt Stone of episode delay
When “South Park” announced it was delaying the release of a new episode this week, fans speculated that the comedy series may have been prevented from airing by its network or because of current e…
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September 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
‘No one censored us,’ says ‘South Park’ creator Matt Stone of episode delay trib.al/2WjlqLA
Letters to the Editor: Governing bodies bowing to loud voices who seek to limit speech trib.al/bpWq9nq
Letters to the Editor: Governing bodies bowing to loud voices who seek to limit speech
The First Amendment is the cornerstone of our democracy, ensuring that freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and religion remain protected from government overreach. Yet across the country, even …
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September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Letters to the Editor: Governing bodies bowing to loud voices who seek to limit speech trib.al/bpWq9nq
Charlie Kirk vigil draws thousands to Fort Collins trib.al/eklzTAi
Charlie Kirk vigil draws thousands to Fort Collins
On the first tour stop since the organization’s former CEO was assassinated, more than 7,000 people turned out for Turning Point USA’s vigil for Charlie Kirk Thursday evening at Colorado State Univ…
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September 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Charlie Kirk vigil draws thousands to Fort Collins trib.al/eklzTAi
Instructor shortage at trade schools has Colorado looking to lure workers, retirees to the classroom trib.al/lYXRbMg
Instructor shortage at trade schools has Colorado looking to lure workers, retirees to the classroom
Due to instructor shortages, Emily Griffith has been forced to close programs — most recently, a program on computer-aided design and building information modeling.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Instructor shortage at trade schools has Colorado looking to lure workers, retirees to the classroom trib.al/lYXRbMg
2 missing elk hunters found dead after days of searching in Conejos County, family says trib.al/BKGA4Et
2 missing elk hunters found dead after days of searching in Conejos County, family says
Elk hunters Andrew Porter of Asheville, N.C. and Ian Stasko of Salt Lake City were found dead after being missing since last Friday in southern Colorado.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
2 missing elk hunters found dead after days of searching in Conejos County, family says trib.al/BKGA4Et