The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves
A sunscreen ingredient used in Europe for years is now available in the U.S., offering broad protection against UVA and UVB rays with less white streaking.
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These are the top trending Halloween costumes of 2026
Google ranked the top trending Halloween costumes of the season, with horror taking over the top spots.
Denver’s AI chatbot, Sunny, doesn’t know the city council just doomed it
Council members say it’s a waste of millions, but the mayor’s office argues the software helps city staffers and residents.
9Things to do in Colorado this weekend: Oct. 16-18
All signs point to Halloween with fairs, festivals, parades and haunted houses in all corners of Colorado. The Broncos, Avalanche, and Gorillaz are back in Denver.
Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7%
Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when it…
Disney reveals new cruise ship that will sail from Tokyo in 2029
The Disney Imagination will carry about 4,000 passengers on two- to three-night cruises from Tokyo starting in spring 2029.
Daily Dose | Eating to lower breast cancer risk, easing arthritis pain and why sleep gets harder with age
Here are the top health headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Idaho community builds home for local 'Santa and Mrs. Claus' after contractor scam
Greg and Kelly Gempler have been Santa and Mrs. Claus in their Idaho community for years. Now, people are rallying around them after they were scammed.
Listen: What happens when an arts reporter makes art?
John Moore’s new play “The Crime Reporter” has a staged reading at the Denver Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Wingstop and Sour Patch Kids create 'Halloween's most unhinged flavor'
Wingstop and Sour Patch Kids team up to launch a daring sweet-and-sour Halloween flavor.
Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
The Justice Department is threatening California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received election mail ballots.
19-year-old died in crash involving trooper's patrol vehicle on I-70
A man is dead following a crash involving a state trooper's patrol vehicle on Interstate 70 in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Premier League FanFest draws over 13,000 fans at Denver's Union Station
The Premier League is the world's most popular sporting league, and while it's not as popular in America as, say, the NFL, its stateside growth is palpable, much in part because of the Premier League Mornings Live show.
What happens when an arts reporter makes art?
John Moore’s new play “The Crime Reporter” has a staged reading at the Denver Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Partially submerged vehicle found in Bowles Lake
Crews responded to what they first believed to be a water rescue in Bowles Lake on Wednesday morning.
Lone Tree officials consider new development on open space site
Tuesday night, the Lone Tree Planning Commission learned more about a proposed housing development, some of which would be built on regional park space.
Denver weather: Cooler with showers
Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures are here today as rain and snow could fall at higher elevations; showers push over the state.
A 900-acre solar farm could be built near Mesa Verde National Park. Here’s why it’s drawing attention
It could save on energy costs, but neighbors worry about battery fires, tourism impacts and changes to the unique landscape.
Colorado affordability tax credit most effective tool to lift children out of poverty, report says
Colorado’s most effective tool for reducing child poverty is a state-level family tax credit that’s in jeopardy for the current tax year, according to a new report from a Colorado nonprofit that aims to improve the wellbeing of children. The Colorado Family Affordability Tax Credit, created by the state Legislature in…
Pickleball players are getting bounced around north Denver by rule changes
Pickleball courts outside the Hiawatha Davis Rec Center in Skyland Park were all the rage during the pandemic, while the adjacent tennis courts often sat unused.
Here’s how campaign finances and endorsements are shaping Denver’s council election
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have gone into campaigns this election season.
Law enforcement chiefs split on working hand-in-hand with ICE
If passed, the amendment would override current state laws prohibiting working with ICE.
Amendment 82 is a dark-money attack on Colorado’s clean energy leadership
With election season here, Colorado voters will decide on a wide range of ballot measures. Now is a good time to think about what makes a good ballot measure and what makes a bad one. A great example of a good one was Amendment 37, which we passed back in 2004. It required Colorado’s large
Researchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline
As candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some widely discussed enforcement strategies may have played little role. A survey of nearly 50 crime scholars convened by the…
Medina Alert issued after hit-and-run in Denver
A Medina Alert was issued for a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on Tuesday evening in Denver.
“We just kind of panicked”: CSU students question alerts after campus shooting
A man is being treated at a hospital after being shot by a Colorado State University police officer Monday evening, as students are questioning how quickly the university alerted them, if they even got those alerts at all.
Poudre School District parents protest formal school closure proposals
The Poudre School District is one of the latest to consider closing and consolidating some schools, drawing protests by parents and students as the proposal was presented to the Board of Education on Tuesday.
Park Hill Park plans to open by 2029
The park's landscape architect is the one behind the Obama Presidential Center landscaping.
Buc-ee’s submits plans for Monument Hill store despite lawsuit challenging El Paso County zoning decision
Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the lawsuit could take at least four months before a ruling, but it's up to El Paso County if it wants to proceed while the litigation is ongoing.
State investigation concludes Aspen Acres fire was started by a tree falling on power line
The fire, which started in late June, ranks as the 7th largest in state history.
Parent advocates seek stronger AI chatbot protections in next Colorado legislative session
Parents of children harmed by social media and artificial intelligence chatbots called for Colorado to pass stronger protections into law next year, while standing beside the Democrat who could become the state’s next governor. “When I hear from people that they know young people who have easier access to guns or…
Colorado county clerks showing their work in effort to help voters ‘vote with confidence’
An online guide explains how Colorado’s election system works and how ballots are secured and counted ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge. The blistering court decision comes after the Department of Justice pressured or sued states…
Indie 102.3 Giveaways
Enter below for a chance to win tickets to see Greg Freeman at Marquis Denver on October 30. Winner will be notified Tuesday, October 20.
Data center backlash set to sway midterm elections
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. Candidates who once touted data centers as an economic boon have backtracked, and voters in at…
This statue will soon stand at the state Capitol to memorialize the Sand Creek Massacre
A statue of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle, unveiled at the History Colorado Center, is one piece of a larger monument.
The Aspen Acres fire scorched places burned by six previous blazes in Southern Colorado. Why? And what can we learn from it?
Wildfire scars don’t prevent new fires.
Trump heads West in latest swing to bolster GOP in rocky lead-up to midterms
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this week will journey out West in an effort to galvanize support for Republican candidates three weeks before the midterm elections and convince voters to support his party amid low presidential approval ratings. As the deeply unpopular war in Iran enters month eight, resulting in…
Man hospitalized after entering DIA airfield, the second breach this year
In May, a man died in an apparent suicide on a Denver airport runway.
Denver City Council wants big changes to the transportation department
And millions more for various causes across the city.