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Breaking news reporter at @denverpost.com

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Snowboarder whose eye popped out in Keystone crash sues Vail Resorts-owned apparel store A California man is suing a Westminster outdoor gear store owned by Vail Resorts and more than a dozen companies connected to apparel makers Oakley and Salomon after his eye popped out of its sockeโ€ฆ

A snowboarder is suing a Vail Resorts-owned outdoor gear store and two apparel makers after his eyeball popped out when he crashed at Keystone Resort. www.denverpost.com/2026/02/26/v... via @denverpost.com

27.02.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Fire crews working on mopping up a grass fire that sparked near Pinnacle HS in Thornton, update on the fire tentatively set for 2:30 pm from city hall @denverpost.com www.denverpost.com/2026/02/25/w...

25.02.2026 21:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hiya Colorado friends, I'm looking to talk with folks who have done business w/ a funeral home in the past few years about their experience in light of the recent scandals we've seen for a @denverpost.com story. DMs open.

19.02.2026 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another group of protesters marched down Mariposa and joined the group at La Alma - easily at 1k people now

30.01.2026 21:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here at La Alma Park where a big crowd is gathering for an ICE Out protest in support of Minnesota. @denverpost.com

30.01.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 321 ๐Ÿ” 59 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Woman killed by ICE officer in Minneapolis was from Colorado โ€œRenee was one of the kindest people Iโ€™ve ever known,โ€ Renee Nicole Goodโ€™s mother told the Minnesota Star Tribune. โ€œShe was extremely compassionate.โ€

Renรฉe Nicole Good, the driver shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today, was a 37-year-old woman originally from Colorado, according to officials // Story by @katielang.bsky.social

08.01.2026 02:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colorado leaders react to U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro Coloradoโ€™s elected officials reacted to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro largely along party lines on Saturday with Democrats decrying the move as an unconstitutional action โ€ฆ

Reaction to Maduroโ€™s capture from top Colorado leaders fell largely along party lines, with a few notable exceptions - Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd. www.denverpost.com/2026/01/03/v... via @denverpost.com

04.01.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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happy Meyer lemon season to all who celebrate โ˜€๏ธ

31.12.2025 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming soon to your laptop and phone: Video (not just audio) of Colorado legislative committee meetings - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition A decision by legislative leaders means that Coloradans will be able to watch โ€” not just hear โ€” what happens in committee meetings when the 2026 session of the General Assembly convenes Jan. 14.

A decision by legislative leaders Wednesday means that Coloradans will be able to watch โ€” not just hear โ€” what happens in committee meetings when the 2026 session of the General Assembly convenes Jan. 14.

31.12.2025 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Every person in Colorado thinking about what this summer is gonna be like if we donโ€™t get more snow soon:

22.12.2025 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump denies disaster declarations for Colorado fires, flooding: โ€˜We wonโ€™t stop fightingโ€™ President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the state to receive federal assistance โ€” a move the stateโ€™s elected officials plan to apโ€ฆ

NEW: President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the state to receive federal assistance โ€” a move state lawmakers announced Sunday that they plan to appeal.

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21.12.2025 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR U.S. lawmakers representing Colorado called the planned NCAR closure โ€œdeeply dangerousโ€ and โ€œblatantly retaliatory.โ€

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat who represents Boulder, called the move to close NCAR โ€œa deeply dangerous โ€” and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado โ€” by the Trump administration.โ€ // Story by @laurenpenington.bsky.social

17.12.2025 15:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Socks, the beloved โ€˜Coors Field Cat,โ€™ is missing Socks, the beloved black-and-white stray cat and longtime resident of Coors Field, is missing, her volunteer care team said this week.

After more than 10 years of regular Socks sightings around Coors Field, volunteers who replenish her food bowl every day have not seen her in four weeks. www.denverpost.com/2025/12/13/s... via @denverpost.com

13.12.2025 22:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Adams County treasurer faces calls to step down over allegations of โ€˜inappropriate behaviorโ€™ โ€œWe are deeply disappointed with this situation,โ€ Adams County Board of Commissioners Chair Lynn Baca said about allegations against Treasurer Alex Villagran.

The Adams Co. commissioners put out a statement citing vague allegations of "inappropriate behavior" by the county's treasurer. Reporter John Aguilar sought - and received - an investigative report that details what's alleged. Read here: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/05/a... @denverpost.com

05.12.2025 21:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, killed in I-25 crash, remembered for relentless advocacy, โ€˜tremendous heartโ€™ State Sen. Faith Winter was a fierce and relentless advocate for Coloradoโ€™s families, climate and transportation who forever altered the stateโ€™s political landscape by fighting to make โ€ฆ

โ€œShe believed in the work she was doing, believed in the power of friendship and connection and will always live on that way and certainly live on in my heart.โ€ Colorado Sen. Faith Winter was killed Wed. in a crash on I-25. She was 45 years old. via @denverpost.com www.denverpost.com/2025/11/27/f...

28.11.2025 01:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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.@nws.noaa.gov Denver/Boulder office ๐Ÿค Coloradans impatiently awaiting the first snow of the season #cowx

26.11.2025 19:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CU Boulder bans student journalists from campus after they covered a pro-Palestine protest The University of Colorado Boulder banned three student journalists from campus and charged them with code of conduct violations after they covered a pro-Palestine protest in October.

The University of Colorado banned 3 student journalists from campus and charged them with code-of-conduct violations after they covered a Students for Justice in Palestine protest against Lockheed Martin for student publication El Diario de la Gente

20.11.2025 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

The surge in voluntary departures continues, per @katielang.bsky.social. More and more detained immigrants are requesting to leave so they can escape what are prison-like conditions facing people who have often never been arrested or detained before.

20.11.2025 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamalโ€™s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

18.11.2025 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 24099 ๐Ÿ” 9226 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 304 ๐Ÿ“Œ 275
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Young people held at Pueblo detention facility arenโ€™t getting enough food, parents allege Ten mothers told The Denver Post they have watched their boys at the Youthful Offender System detention facility in Pueblo lose concerning amounts of weight over the past few months.

Ten mothers told @denverpost.com they've watched their sons in Coloradoโ€™s youth detention facility lose extreme weight over the past few months as they complain about the lack of sufficient food. โ€œThey donโ€™t even treat prisoners of war like this,โ€ one mother told @samtabachnik.bsky.social

15.11.2025 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€˜Bizarreโ€™ face-licking, stabbing incident involving โ€˜Bachelorโ€™ contestant lands Netflix reality star in Colorado prison A NYC man featured in a new Netflix series will spend five years in a Colorado prison for stabbing the boyfriend of a โ€œBachelorโ€ star in a bar fight.

This might be the strangest crime story Iโ€™ve ever written which is sayingโ€ฆ a lot. // NYC man in upcoming Netflix series gets 5 yrs in Colorado prison for stabbing โ€œBachelorโ€ starโ€™s BF in a bar fight that started when the NYC manโ€™s GF licked the reality starโ€™s face. www.denverpost.com/2025/11/12/b...

13.11.2025 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Northern lights visible across metro Denver, Colorado as geomagnetic storm intensifies Northern lights were visible across metro Denver on Tuesday night as a severe geomagnetic storm lit up the skies in Colorado and throughout the U.S.

Hi Colorado in case you didnโ€™t see everyone elseโ€™s posts in the last hour GO LOOK OUTSIDE www.denverpost.com/2025/11/11/n...

12.11.2025 03:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First memorial to Flight 629 bombing, one of Coloradoโ€™s deadliest mass murders, unveiled in Denver Now 70 years after the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629, families of the 44 victims gathered at the former Stapleton control tower on Saturday for the unveiling of Coloradoโ€™s first memorial toโ€ฆ

โ€œIโ€™m among a large group of people whose lives have been scarred by the same tragedy as mine.โ€
70 years later, Colorado honors the 44 people killed in the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629. www.denverpost.com/2025/11/02/f... via @denverpost.com

02.11.2025 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CBI investigating clash between federal agent, woman at Durango ICE protest The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a federal agent was recorded grabbing and throwing a womanโ€™s phone and pushing her to the ground during a protest outside the Durango ICEโ€ฆ

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether a federal agent seen on video throwing a demonstrator to the ground outside the ICE field office in Durango this week broke any state laws // Story by @katielang.bsky.social

30.10.2025 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Coloradoโ€™s most valuable company is among donors for Trumpโ€™s White House ballroom Itโ€™s unclear how much Palantir, which has a market cap of nearly $440 billion, contributed to the project.

Coloradoโ€™s most valuable company, Palantir, is among the donors supporting Trumpโ€™s ballroom construction, according to a list released by the White House: www.denverpost.com/2025/10/24/c...

24.10.2025 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Resignations and rainbow removals: What DUโ€™s move to end DEI looks like on campus Eric Duran said he couldnโ€™t bring himself to dismantle DUโ€™s Pride Lounge, so a colleague removed all LGBTQ-related items from the room.

Diversity used to be something the University of Denver touted as a positive.

Now, DU employees are resigning amid directives to oust rainbow posters & remove "pride" from resource names.

Here's how anti-DEI is playing out at DU.

www.denverpost.com/2025/10/24/u... via @denverpost.com #higherEd

24.10.2025 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Aurora police sergeant charged with child sex exploitation may have more victims, FBI says An Aurora Police Department sergeant who worked as a school resource officer was charged with child sex exploitation and may have more victims from his 20 years โ€œin a position of trust,โ€ the FBI saโ€ฆ

Aurora sergeant charged with child sex exploitation may have more victims, FBI says trib.al/kqLODgP

22.10.2025 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mayor extends Denverโ€™s contract with Flock license-plate readers without council approval In May, the council unanimously voted against a contract to extend the system over concerns that the technology is creating a surveillance network ripe for abuse.

Mayor extends Denverโ€™s contract with Flock license-plate readers without council approval trib.al/eOhuMlS

22.10.2025 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The entire Colorado journalism community actually doubles as a @jeffreyaroberts.bsky.social fan club for the amazing, relentless work he does to make our state more transparent.

23.10.2025 00:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*press confidence* is when that CORA response arrives in exactly three business days with everything you need ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

22.10.2025 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0