Brian Michel

Colorado Festival of Horror moves to bigger Denver venue for 2026

If you’ve ever felt like you needed more elbow room while surrounded by creepy clowns and witches, good news — the Colorado Festival of Horror has you covered. The homegrown […]
13 hours ago

Denver’s tallest building is in financial trouble, and it says a lot about downtown

If you’ve ever looked at the Denver skyline and thought, “That big one in the middle looks like it’s doing just fine” — well, not so much. Republic Plaza, the […]
2 days ago

Mountain lion spotted lounging in tree, causes police to shut down Westminster street

Look, we’ve all had those days where you just need to find a nice tree, stretch out and ignore the world for a while. Apparently, one young mountain lion in […]
2 days ago

Measles case confirmed in Denver-area visitor — exposure sites you need to know

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is urging people to check their recent whereabouts after confirming a measles case in an international visitor who traveled through the Denver […]
2 days ago

Where is the smoke in the Front Range coming from?

If you stepped outside recently and thought, “Did someone forget to put out the campfire?” — you weren’t alone. Coloradans across Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins noticed a distinct smoky […]
2 days ago

Northglenn High School teacher finds first-ever T. rex trackway

Most teachers come back from summer break with a tan and a stack of ungraded papers. Kent Hups came back with a Tyrannosaurus rex. The Northglenn High School science teacher […]
2 days ago

Rockies lock up fan-favorite Mickey Moniak, keeping him at Coors Field through 2028

Rockies fans can breathe easy — Mickey Moniak isn’t going anywhere. Just days after trade deadline buzz had some wondering if the popular outfielder might be headed out of town, […]
1 month ago

PopUp Bagels makes the move to Colorado

If you’ve scrolled social media in the last couple of years and wondered what all the bagel fuss was about, get ready — it’s heading to Colorado. PopUp Bagels, the […]
1 month ago

95 percent of Colorado now in drought

If it feels like Colorado has been running on empty this year, that’s because it essentially has. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor data released this week, 95 percent […]
3 months ago

Denver-area inflation surges to highest level since 2022

If your wallet has been feeling a little lighter lately, the numbers back you up. Metro Denver’s inflation rate climbed to 5% in May — its highest reading since 2022 […]
3 months ago

Denver ranks dead last in US for return-to-office trends

If your commute has felt a little light lately, there’s data to back that up. According to the Denver Business Journal, citing foot traffic data from Placer.ai, Denver ranked worst […]
3 months ago

Denver man’s body recovered from Yellowstone Lake near capsized kayak

A Denver man was found dead in Yellowstone National Park earlier this week, the National Park Service announced Thursday. Boaters on Yellowstone Lake discovered the body of 41-year-old Brandon Rhea […]
3 months ago

Colorado School of Mines lays off about 16 employees, roughly 1% of its workforce

The Colorado School of Mines in Golden quietly laid off about 16 employees last week — roughly 1% of the university’s total workforce of around 1,600 people. University spokesperson Emilie […]
3 months ago

Denver tornado sirens set off by mistake — here’s what went wrong

If you were in Denver on Monday afternoon and thought you heard tornado sirens wailing, you weren’t imagining it — but you also weren’t in danger. Just after 4 p.m., […]
3 months ago

Denver Public Schools passes bell-to-bell cell phone ban

Denver Public Schools students will be heading back to class this fall with one less distraction — their phones. The DPS Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to enact a […]
3 months ago

Wildfire forces evacuations in Eagle County — here’s what you need to know

A wildfire burning in Eagle County has forced mandatory evacuations, and as of Wednesday afternoon, those orders are still in place. The Spring Creek Fire — originally called the Thomasville […]
3 months ago

Colorado man becomes world’s first to have brain plugged into computer at this level

Meet Brandon Patterson — a 41-year-old from Elbert, Colorado, who is literally plugging his brain into a computer, and it’s as incredible as it sounds. Patterson, who has been paralyzed […]
4 months ago

Denver PD’s proposed taser policy change, loosening restrictions, has some watchdogs on edge

The Denver Police Department is considering a significant shift in when officers can deploy a Taser — and not everyone is on board with it. Under the proposed change, officers […]
4 months ago

Questions about DIA’s perimeter security grow after deadly Frontier Airlines runway incident

It was a terrifying night at Denver International Airport — and now the questions are coming fast. As you’ve probably heard by now, a person jumped the perimeter fence at […]
4 months ago

Frontier flight strikes and kills person on DIA runway, forcing evacuation of 231 passengers

A frightening scene unfolded at Denver International Airport late Friday night after a Frontier Airlines jet struck and killed a person on the runway during takeoff, triggering an emergency evacuation […]
4 months ago

World’s largest bike maker pedaling its way to Boulder

If you’ve ever ridden a Giant bicycle, you already have a connection to the world’s biggest bike manufacturer — and soon, that company will call Colorado home. Giant Group USA, […]
4 months ago

Brain-eating amoeba detected at western national parks Coloradans love to visit

If a western national park road trip is on your summer bucket list — and let’s be honest, for a lot of us Coloradans, it absolutely is — there’s a […]
4 months ago

The Warner name is headed to Broncos rookie minicamp — and dad couldn’t be more excited

There’s a famous name suiting up at the Denver Broncos’ rookie minicamp this weekend, and it’s not the one on the Pro Football Hall of Fame plaque. E.J. Warner, son […]
4 months ago

Super Bowl record-setter Jordan Norwood is selling his $1.79M Denver home

Remember that jaw-dropping 61-yard punt return during the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 win? Yeah, that was Jordan Norwood — and now the former wide receiver is selling the Denver home […]
5 months ago