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Colorado Wonders

Why many of Colorado’s professional sports teams have ‘Denver’ in their name

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WATCH: The Inauguration of Donald Trump and JD Vance

By CPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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CDOT’s first speed cameras will be placed in Floyd Hill I-70 construction zone in March

By Nathaniel Minor

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The immigration journey: How long does it take to feel like an American?

By Stephanie Rivera and NPR

CSU is getting over $300 million in federal climate dollars to help the nation cut down on methane emissions

By Ishan Thakore

Firefighters walk through a smoke-filled forest with a tanker helicopter hovering above them

Woman arrested and charged with arson for allegedly starting the Highland Lakes wildfire last year

A woman in black and a scarf speaks into a microphone with a woman in a white turtleneck in the foreground.

Enslavement and lynching happened in Colorado, according to new research studying harms to Black Coloradans

By Elaine Tassy

A photo of a King Soopers market in Colorado Springs.

King Soopers, union workers contract expires with no deal in place

By Sarah Mulholland

I-70 during a snowstorm with a semi-truck driving

Colorado updated its tire chain law last year, but is it working?

Arvada pays $2 million to settle 2021 police shooting case

FTC building in Washington D.C.

FTC sues Greystar, saying the property manager used hidden fees to swindle renters out of millions

By The Associated Press

Legislature reconvenews on its opening day at the Capitol

Government and Politics

The number of vacancy appointed lawmakers serving in the Colorado legislature this year

By Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun

The Taylor Farms facility in Colorado Springs

FDA finds multiple health violations at Colorado Springs-based food processing facility linked to fatal E. coli outbreak

By Andrea Chalfin

Colorado Springs postpones Lunar New Year celebration due to weather

Tribal leaders deliver the State of the Tribes address to Colorado Lawmakers

Government and Politics

Tribal leaders call on Colorado to respect tribes’ sovereignty, and include them in policymaking

By Kiara DeMare

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