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Job counts based on the unemployment premium reports that employers filed with the state have long been the gold standard of labor data. But the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday that troubles with the state's unemployment insurance system conversion have made the information so unreliable it will stop publishing reports on Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado announces digital passport as part of state’s 150th anniversary

April 22, 2025 at 10:04 a.m.

The passport will include destinations in all 64 counties, featuring challenges that reward participants with points, discounts and badges.

Shooting in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch kills 1, causes vehicle crash

April 16, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

Three other occupants in the vehicle were taken to a hospital where they are being treated for injuries.

A 5-mile round-trip hike in Waterton Canyon will take you to one of the best places in Colorado to see bighorn sheep. (Photo by Jennifer Broome/Special to The Denver Post)

Weekday access to Waterton Canyon near Denver to close for two weeks

April 16, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.

Trail access is periodically shut down when maintenance projects pose a danger to the public.

A courtroom decorum order is seen at DenverÕs City and County Building on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Attorneys for Donald TrumpÕs re-election campaign and other members in conservative media requested the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems worker, Eric Coomer, who says he lost his job and reputation from being targeted through a false conspiracy to rig the 2020 election. (Olivia Sun/The Colorado Sun via pool)

El Paso County parental evaluator accused of faking Ph.D. pleads guilty

April 11, 2025 at 7:09 p.m.

Shannon McShane was indicted by a state grand jury in Oct. 2024 for allegedly lying about having a doctorate in psychology from the University of Hertfordshire.

Weld County man sentenced to 156 years in prison for shooting at police in 2021

April 11, 2025 at 10:55 a.m.

Eight rounds hit a neighbor's house while Miller was firing at officers, with one bullet striking a gas line and seven others hitting the wall of a bedroom where two...

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office unveiled a memorial statue dedicated to slain K-9 officer Graffit on April 9, 2025. (Courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

Jefferson County sheriff unveils memorial statue for K-9 officer shot while pursuing suspect

April 9, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

Graffit served alongside Deputy Zachary Oliver, not only as a fellow officer, but as a family member.

Woman gets prison time for 2021 shooting of 16-year-old boy in Denver

April 4, 2025 at 8:24 p.m.

A woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Denver.

HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO - AUGUST 24: A view of the front entrance to Highlands Ranch High School on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Photo by Rachel Ellis/The Denver Post)

Highlands Ranch High students may have been exposed to pertussis

April 4, 2025 at 12:38 p.m.

The Douglas County Health Department alerted parents of students attending Highlands Ranch High School that their children may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

73-year-old man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Aurora

April 4, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

Michael Graham-Hyde hit a man and his dog, who were walking on the sidewalk, when he lost control while driving an SUV at a high speed traveling westbound on East...

Broomfield police found the baby great horned owl with several broken feathers near a hangar at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Broomfield Police Department via X.com)

Injured baby owl rescued near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield

April 2, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

Broomfield Police Department's Animal Services unit found the owlet with several broken feathers.

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