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A teenage girl holds out her hands with her fingers pinches together, making a hand gesture as she speaks in a classroom. The wall behind her says "Read" in giant letters.

Teens take a closer look at their cell phone use in a student-led Socratic Seminar — and they were alarmed into action

By Jenny Brundin

A man sits on a concrete wall

Colorado environmental justice groups are struggling to keep their projects alive after federal funding cuts

George Floyd Social Justice Protests 5 Years Later

In Photos: 5 years ago George Floyd’s death prompted weeks of protests in Denver

By Hart Van Denburg

Government and Politics

Hickenlooper highlights the tariff pain inflicted on Colorado companies

By Sarah Mulholland

machines clear rocks after a rockslide on a highway

Rockslide mitigation work to cause intermittent closures of Highways 96 and 165 in Custer County

By Shanna Lewis

Spring rain falls over Boulder County

Yes, it was a rainy May. Rainfall totals for Denver so far this month are well above average

Colorado Public Radio, NPR and stations in Aspen and Ignacio sue Trump over funding cuts, restrictions

Traffic on Interstate 25 south of Denver

There are more angry drivers on Colorado’s roads — and experts see a lot of things to blame

Vietnam Veteran David Lyons PTSD Treatment

Early studies suggest psilocybin can help people with PTSD. But the VA doesn’t allow it. Will veterans be left behind?

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Drought conditions likely to get worse in Colorado as Western water supplies shrink

By Ishan Thakore

An overlook at Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs.

Trails, rock-climbing and conservation are part of new master plan for Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs

By Mike Procell

Police car lights red

Woman dies after falling off ledge at Little Dolores Falls in Mesa County

US Embassy Attempted Attack

Colorado native charged with trying to attack US Embassy in Tel Aviv

By The Associated Press

Prairie dogs in Weld County

Colorado Wonders

Here are some of the extremely unusual animals you can own in Colorado, and some more familiar ones you can’t

By Megan Verlee

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Government and Politics

‘A gross overreach’ – Colorado Nonprofit Association on funding cuts and executive orders

By Kiara DeMare

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