Colorado hiring rebounds in July following losses in June

Colorado employers added 3,700 jobs in July, helping to compensate for the revised loss of 2,700 jobs in June, according to a monthly update from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Construction hiring, which has been sluggish the...

Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans picks up support for immigration reform bill

DENVER — A coalition of leaders in the restaurant and hospitality industries is urging Congress to provide immediate work permits for immigrant food workers. They also urged Congress to pass Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans' bipartisan immigration...

Immigration Raids Drive Patients Toward Telehealth

Patients’ fears of immigration raids lead them to miss doctors' appointments, reported Christine Mai-Duc for KFF Health News on August 14. Some doctors had stopped offering telehealth visits after the COVID-19 pandemic, but have brought them back...

Colorado mayor says ICE facility, if opened in his city, would boost local economy

The mayor of Walsenburg, Colorado said he would welcome an immigration processing facility in his city, arguing it would boost the local economy, which took a hit when a correctional facility shut down more than a decade ago. Before its closure in...

Colorado YouTuber releases new educational album for kids

What started out as a small venture has grown into 175,000 YouTube subscribers for a content creator in Colorado. He's teaching kids new words and different languages. Basho Mosko of Basho & Friends CBS Boulder native Basho Mosko has been making...

Colorado neighborhood corridor is changing without losing culture

Denver astronaut considered for the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress

A bill by Colorado's Rep. Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper would award Ed Dwight the Congressional Gold Medal. Ed Dwight Dwight is the first Black astronaut candidate and oldest man to go into space. The 91-year-old has...

Popular Denver food truck opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Five Points neighborhood

DENVER — For years, customers across the Denver metro area have found Adrian Grace behind the grill of her food truck, What’s Happening, serving up wings, Philly cheesesteaks and other comfort food favorites. Soon, they’ll be able to find her in a...

ICE Eying Rural Colorado Iocations to Expand Detention Facilities

The United States enforcement agency known as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reviewing recommendations to place new ICE immigration detention facilities in some rural Colorado locations. According to internal ICE documents obtained...

Report: ICE Planning to Double Immigration Detention Space Before December

Federal documents show that before the end of the year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to double its detention space for immigrants scheduled for deportation. The plans are in motion to enlarge detention space from the...

2025 BV Pack Burro Race: Loughlin Scores Fourth Triple Crown, Macy Takes Overall First

Tito crosses the finish line fractions of a second ahead of Yukon, the defending champ. Photo by Carly Winchell. The Buena Vista (BV) Pack Burro Race (PBR) serves as the final leg of the PBR Triple Crown. The Buena Vista Pack Burro Racing...

Will BYU football’s unique culture hinder or help in brave new world of college sports?

Brigham Young University has always been something of a curiosity in college football. Outside observers look at the faith-based school and see it conducting a grand experiment. The school supported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Hudson and Walsenburg eyed for tripling state's immigrant detention capacity

Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be months away from opening more immigrant detention centers in Colorado, which would nearly triple the detention capacity of ICE in the state. The agency is looking to reopen shuttered prisons in Hudson...

Crews finish final touches of Terry P. Bradley Educational Center ahead of students' arrival

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Next week, students will step onto a brand new campus in the Clovis Unified School District. The Terry P. Bradley Educational Center is opening its doors. The big bold letters of the Terry P. Bradley Educational Center...

Colorado couple with trans child flee US for New Zealand: ‘We knew we had to get out’

A Colardo family has opened up about relocating to New Zealand in the wake of Trump’s re-election. (Getty) A Colorado couple with a trans daughter have spoke out about fleeing the US for New Zealand following Donald Trump’s re-election. Candace...

Colorado Residents React to the Now Viral Rabbits With Tentacles: ‘Yuck’

Northern Colorado—specifically a town called Fort Collins—has recently made headlines for its rabbit population after it was revealed that several of them had long black tentacles growing all over their bodies. And while this development is...

New report shows fewer Colorado students are graduating with college debt

Beyond High School is our free monthly newsletter covering higher education policy and practices in Colorado. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox early. A new report shows fewer Colorado college students are graduating with debt — and the...

ICE documents detail plans for three new detention centers in Colorado

Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to establish three new detention facilities in Colorado in an effort to increase capacity statewide from 1,360 to 4,090, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The internal agency road-map...

Pedestrian dies two days after crash near Denver’s City Park

Denver police announced Friday afternoon that a pedestrian hit by a vehicle in central Denver had died. At 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, police reported they were investigating a crash at E. 17th Avenue and Milwaukee Street on the edge of City Park that...

Eisenach headed for Colorado Agriculture HOF

When Bryson Miller took to the auction block to kick off the Morgan County Junior Market Livestock Sale, he took the opportunity to announce to the crowd that the county’s longtime livestock agent was one of the newest inductees into the Colorado...