YOU WONT BELIEVE: 16 | Mind Blowing Facts

Anniversary of Colorado's Marshall fire looms over announcement of more federal money to fight wildfires

DENVER — With the Rocky Mountains in the background — and the anniversary of the record-setting destruction from the Marshall fire looming over the event — the No. 2 official with the U.S. Department of Interior announced Wednesday a national $228 million program to fight and recover from wildfires.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022

Club Q shooting survivors tell Congress that anti-LGBTQ rhetoric encourages violence

James Slaugh barely lifted his right arm when he swore to tell the truth Wednesday morning. He’d been shot in the Club Q attack in Colorado, and his left hand helped prop up his right as he prepared to testify about the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that had proliferated before the shooting.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022

A rare wild chicken could become Colorado’s first 'climate casualty' after rescue attempt falters

Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prairie chicken can be especially hard to spot — hiding behind shrubs, seldom popping out except before sunrise in spring for flamboyant mating dances.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022

Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray lift Nuggets past 'scary' Jazz

DENVER — The Jazz limped into Ball Arena Saturday night a hurting unit, with injuries to key players and stinging from a 118-108 home loss to Minnesota on Friday night.

The Denver Post · Dec 11, 2022

More migrants arrive in Denver; aid efforts ramp up

DENVER — An additional 41 migrants arrived at local homeless shelters overnight, Denver officials said Saturday, and 152 migrants are being aided at the city’s emergency shelter.

The Denver Post · Dec 11, 2022

Jamal Murray’s game-winner over Jerami Grant snaps Nuggets’ three-game losing streak

PORTLAND, Ore. – Jamal Murray stepped back like he’d done a thousand times before. And despite a surgically-repaired knee that’s brought its share of frustration, Murray’s muscle memory took over.

The Denver Post · Dec 9, 2022

3 historic sites in southeastern Colorado spotlight hard truths, offer 'a chance to tell that fuller story'

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Three historical sites clustered on the bone-dry plains of southeastern Colorado have drawn new attention to hard truths around century-old massacres and a wartime prison, an opportunity local leaders are seizing to expand tourism that explores the lessons of the past.

The Denver Post · Dec 8, 2022

Club Q shooting suspect claimed to have been awake for days before attack, newly unsealed court records say

DENVER — A police report about the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs that was unsealed Wednesday reveals the attack was captured on the club’s surveillance video and says the suspect apologized afterward.

The Denver Post · Dec 8, 2022

Denver scrambles to accommodate dozens of migrants unexpectedly dropped by bus in downtown

DENVER — Denver has set up an emergency shelter to accommodate as many as 100 immigrants from the U.S.’s southern border after the group arrived in the city by bus overnight Monday into Tuesday, according to the Denver Office of Emergency Management.

The Denver Post · Dec 8, 2022

Up to 100 migrants unexpectedly dropped in downtown Denver, prompting city to open emergency shelter

DENVER — Denver has set up an emergency shelter to accommodate as many as 100 immigrants from the U.S. southern border after the group arrived in the city by bus overnight Monday into Tuesday, according to the Denver Office of Emergency Management.

The Denver Post · Dec 7, 2022