Denver & Colorado

What to know for Colorado’s 49th Renaissance Festival

The festival has historically drawn over 100,000 visitors annually. Last summer, the event sold out for the first time in festival history.

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for one week, giving the government time to sign…

Feds to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling

This story was originally published by Capital & Main. A federal agency will offer tens of thousands of acres in northwestern Colorado that the nation’s largest elk herd relies upon for migration, foraging and winter habitat to oil and gas…

This might tick you off: It’s going to be a big year for your least-favorite bloodsuckers

Time to study up on tick-borne illnesses in Colorado and how to avoid them

As river outfitters brace for a low-water season, a glampground on the Colorado River is betting big

An outfitter who starts trips in Parachute has partnered with a boat-in campsite in De Beque. Will there be enough water on their stretch of the Colorado?

El Paso County district sticks with Monument education agency that backed a “public Christian school”

The school board’s decision gives the organization a better shot at a future, but it doesn’t guarantee one.

Is it illegal to sell turtles under 4 inches long in Colorado?

Yes. The sale and distribution of turtles with shells less than 4 inches long have been banned in the U.S. since 1975.

Corruption scandals from Denver to Washington dragged down Republicans as the 1876 election began

Despite the pomp and circumstance of the Centennial, the summer of 1876 was a fraught and anxious period for the Republican Party.

Three Colorado school districts already banned cellphones: Here’s what changed

“Kids were actually talking again,” says one official as schools roll out new policies under a state law.

Lyons mountain bikers, business owners blast Boulder County proposal to limit bikes at some parks

A chorus of Lyons pedalers is warning of economic, cultural impacts if county commissioners pursue a plan to limit bikes at Hall Ranch and Heil Valley Ranch

Things to do in Denver this weekend, June 12-14

An endangered fish needed saving. The feds, high schoolers and a baseball team stepped in

The razorback sucker was on the brink of extinction.

Inside the Denver airport tunnels (and the huge plan to reuse them)

Once meant for baggage, the airport’s mysterious tunnels are set for hundreds of millions of dollars of construction.

Fifty for 150: Denver International Airport, now a top economic driver in Colorado, opens in 1995

The first passenger flight took off from Denver International Airport in the early hours of Feb. 28, 1995, in the foggy and snowy conditions the airport is now used to after three decades of operation. Former Denver Mayor and then-U.S.…

The final school bell should not be where opportunity ends for Colorado kids

Colorado families know that what happens after the last school bell matters as much as what happens before it. The hours between 3 and 6 p.m. — and throughout the summer — are when a child finds a coach, discovers robotics, explores the…

Drew Litton: The Nuggets’ rebuild begins

Cartoonist Drew Litton wonders why Nuggets ownership, faced with tough roster decisions after a disappointing season, axed its ...TV announcers?

“What’d I Miss?”: Socialism by any other name

In "What'd I Miss?" Myra learns from an acquaintance how socialism isn't socialism when it benefits the corporate elite, but it's awful when it helps the poor.

What you need to know about the flesh-eating New World screwworm

The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. For years, ranchers across Southern states have prepared for a potential invasion of the flesh-eating parasite that can wreak havoc on livestock, pets and even humans. Though the…