10 Colorado mining trails and tours that help explain 150 years of state history

Amid this backdrop, the city and the Denver Post have both cut employees through layoffs and buyouts … Owner of Denver Post agrees to $13.5 million settlement with city over unpaid rent, will remove sign | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/06/16/d... Sun App

Children’s Hospital doctors refuse to provide gender-affirming care to trans youth, fearing criminal charges coloradosun.com/2026/06/16/t... #copolitics

Michael Bennet loans his campaign for governor $1M as support from Michael Bloomberg surpasses $4.6M

Big changes are afoot for the heart of Denver's downtown: Civic Center park. But will people come back? The city is making a big investment in hopes that they will .... Who’s ready to picnic in downtown Denver’s Civic Center park?  coloradosun.com/2026/06/16/t...

Well, that’s awkward. Editors matter.

If you missed our debate Saturday, you can watch it here!

There are lots of reasons to support quality news wherever you can find it. Here's some data on what it looks like to lose news coverage and how that costs the communities now finding themselves in news deserts ... www.rebuildlocalnews.org/new-report-r...

With primary ballots now in voters’ hands, The Sun brought the candidates together for a debate in Fort Collins. … Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser clash over ambition and housing in last major debate before Democratic primary coloradosun.com/2026/06/13/m...

Our Sun team is in Fort Collins this morning for a forum featuring Democratic gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser and Michael Bennet. Looking forward to a great discussion.

We’re here with the info you need on ticks, and a lot of questionable puns you didn’t know you needed …. This might tick you off: It’s going to be a big year for your least-favorite bloodsuckers coloradosun.com/2026/06/12/c...

Tornado watch issued for these 12 Colorado counties Monday  | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/06/08/c... Sun App

really important #copolitics story here... PERA huge bonuses that could (should?) be going to retirees.

In 2022, the Colorado state pension fund had its worst year since the Great Recession, losing $9.8 billion. But in the aftermath, PERA’s investment managers took home some of their largest bonuses ever. coloradosun.com/2026/06/08/c...

More than 40,000 Coloradans will need a new health insurance carrier next year. Here’s who is affected.

Drink water? Eat food? Then this is worth a read. The first in our package of stories seeking solutions to the water crisis rather than getting stuck in finger pointing …. Are less-thirsty crops a solution to Colorado’s growing water problems? coloradosun.com/2026/06/07/c...

Senator Michael Bennet and AG Phil Weiser. Same stage. One week away. The Colorado Sun's Democratic Gubernatorial Forum 📅 June 13 | 10 a.m. 📍 CSU Lory Student Center Free to attend — register now: coloradosun.com/events/#2026GovDemPrimary

The $225 million increase would raise the average residential bill by $6.13 .... Xcel Energy customers may be hit with the largest electric rate increase ever coloradosun.com/2026/06/04/x...

Gov. Polis made good on his promise to hand out veto pens this year #copolitics

How can Colorado help kids facing mental health struggles? These teens have ideas for the next governor.

Pine beetles’ feast on ponderosas in Colorado accelerated 150% in 2025, state forester reports | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/25/c...

Thrift shops may be mission-driven, but they have bills to pay, too, that are helping drive up the cost of clothing and homegoods .... When thrifting isn't thrifty: A look at the market trends making secondhand buying unaffordable coloradosun.com/2026/05/24/b...

Lost with no documents, immigrants released from ICE’s Aurora detention center rely on nonprofit for help coloradosun.com/2026/05/22/c...

New: Trump administration releases $40 million for historic Colorado River water rights purchase | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/22/t...

A 3-person team tracks ICE activity on Colorado's I-70 mountain corridor, alerting the Latino community in real time coloradosun.com/2026/05/21/i...

Colorado Democrats censure Jared Polis, condemning his release of Tina Peters  coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/c...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says his decision to commute Tina Peters' prison sentence "will be remembered fondly," despite growing outrage. He also spoke about "reconciliation and healing." ... coloradosun.com/2026/05/19/j...

Colorado records first hantavirus death since 2024. It’s not from the cruise ship. coloradosun.com/2026/05/18/c...

New: Colorado Supreme Court sides with transgender youth in fight against Children’s Hospital Colorado | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/18/c...

Town of Campo under mandatory evacuation after Oklahoma wildfire moves into southeastern Colorado

Progressive candidate for Colorado AG calls for censure or impeachment of Gov Jared Polis (D) for giving clemency to Tina Peters

Town of Campo under mandatory evacuation after Oklahoma wildfire moves into southeastern Colorado | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/17/c... Sun App

Well, this was probably bound to happen eventually. Of course Colorado’s primary ballot is already set, but it remains to be seen whether this feud could persuade some MAGA voters to stay home in November ….

Weld County GOP chair arrested on suspicion of soliciting a child prostitute

Weld County GOP chair arrested on suspicion of soliciting a child prostitute coloradosun.com/2026/05/15/h... #copolitics #coleg

Tina Peters isn’t the first Colorado convict to become a central figure in a governor’s race

A lot of similarities between the Tina Peters clemency action today and the 2014 governor's race in Colorado re: Nathan Dunlap coloradosun.com/2026/05/15/t... #copolitics

It's tough to see this happen to the Associated Press. This comes on top of dozens of U.S.-based AP journalists who took buyouts recently. .... apnews.com/article/news...

Wow. Gov. Jared Polis has just ordered that Tina Peters be released on parole within weeks. .... Colorado governor cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half, will release her on parole June 1 coloradosun.com/2026/05/15/t...

Loved this. Texans and their breakfast tacos! Don’t get some of them started on whether mashed potatoes in a taco should be considered a disgrace (looking at you, Taco Deli) … www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

Might want to bookmark the latest in our series celebrating Colorado’s 150th birthday … The rivers, lakes and hot springs of Colorado we love most | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/13/c... Sun App

Accountability: Colorado ski resort operators don't make it easy to learn how many people die on their slopes. But Sun reporter Jason Blevins reaches out each year to county coroners to keep you informed. .... At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes in 2025-26 coloradosun.com/2026/05/11/c...

Frontier plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport

Lake Powell forecast to receive 13% of its usual flows, new report shows

Update: Someone hopped a fence at the airport and wandered onto the runway. ... coloradosun.com/2026/05/09/d...

Frontier plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/09/d... Sun App

The measure would allow lawsuits in state court over alleged constitutional violations by federal immigration agents. .... Bill allowing Coloradans to sue ICE agents heads to Polis’ desk coloradosun.com/2026/05/08/b...

The state budget woes continue to cause pain. .... Lawmakers kill bill that aimed to fund childcare for thousands of poor Colorado families coloradosun.com/2026/05/08/c...

We're proud here at The Sun to be able to hit this milestone with the amazing and talented Alan Books and Cori Redford! And thanks to our Sun readers for your support over 400 weeks..... "What'd I Miss?": Origins of a friendship coloradosun.com/2026/05/08/w...

Man pleads guilty in Colorado firebombing attack on pro-Israel demonstrators coloradosun.com/2026/05/07/m...