
The final bell has rung! We have a winner in the 2025 Carol Countdown
Ding, dong, ding, dong, the final bell has rung — and with that joyful sound we have a 2025 Carol Countdown winner.

Budget season for Colorado cities and counties marked by caution and uncertainty
Leaders point toward state and federal funding cuts, priority shifts and a decrease from pandemic spending levels.

CO Supreme Court declines to hear prosecution’s appeal in pipebomber case, clears path for new trial
A lower court previously upheld that the convicted Grand Junction man should get a new trial

Peters’ federal appeal dismissed, court says state proceedings must play out first
The former Mesa County Clerk filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus while serving a sentence in

A bookseller’s guide to good reads this holiday season
Books are about the West or by authors with regional connections

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines for 2022 holiday travel fiasco
A winter storm paralyzed Southwest's operations in Denver and Chicago, then caused cascading failure that stranded over 2 million travelers.
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Grand Junction high school students, coach remain hospitalized after Lakewood bus crash
A wrestling team from Mesa County was on their way back to the Western Slope when the collision happened.

Polis all in on Trump’s tax-credit scholarship while other Dem governors wait and see
Polis all in on Trump’s tax-credit scholarship while other Dem governors wait and see

Shannon Bird to resign from Colorado legislature to focus on congressional bid
The Westminster Democrat will step down Jan. 5. A Democratic vacancy committee will be convened to select her replacement.

Fort Carson looks to ‘modernize’ Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site in Southern Colorado
The Army is in the process of collecting public comments.

Colorado forecast to add more jobs next year, but still not a lot
The state’s lagging employment market should be slightly better than this year, according to a CU economic report.

Speed cameras in Colorado Springs could soon be sending you a fine
Improving traffic safety is "an essential core function," and one of the top issues the police department hears from the community each year.

What does a series of record-breaking drug busts mean for Colorado?
Cartels have a direct line from I-25 to hit I-70 and beyond, but the seizures’ impact is yet to be seen.

Faith Winter remembered at Colorado Capitol for adoring her children, inspiring women to run for office
Winter, a Democratic state senator from Broomfield, was killed last week in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 south of Denver.

Colorado health leaders react to CDC limiting hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
CDC vaccine advisory panel overturns decades-long guidance on the hepatitis B, a move the state health department does not support.

In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry
The Cooper family has worked in the coal industry in Colorado for generations. That's ending as one of three coal mines in their area closes in a statewide shift to cleaner energy.

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
His order would upend more than 125 years of understanding that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment confers citizenship on everyone born on American soil, with narrow exceptions.














