The Colorado Bureau of Investigation rated only three of its former forensic investigator’s cases as “high-risk” and worth re-testing. The Denver Crime Laboratory dug deeper.
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More missing Indigenous person alerts were issued in Colorado in 2025 than any other year, and 2026 is on track to be worse.
With federal cuts threatening to shut decadeslong studies down, marmot researchers in Crested Butte are getting…frisky.
A CU Boulder professor’s new study finds that moose are longtime residents, upending conventional wisdom. Biologists at Rocky Mountain National Park don’t agree.
At least three longtime local DJs have lost their jobs this summer, the casualties of media consolidation and the shift to music streaming services, like Spotify.
At this week’s Open Championship, Highland Ranch’s Wyndham Clark will defend his title as golf’s most reviled major winner. He’s far from the only Colorado villain that sports fans love to hate.
Step inside 5280’s Hall of Fame! Discover the stories and achievements of these professionals who have been honored by 5280’s editorial team as the Mile High City’s best.
Whether breaking football’s color barrier or helping to professionalize women’s snowboarding, their contributions went far beyond sports.
For decades, thru-hikers have been forced to walk 11 dangerous miles along busy highways at Muddy Pass. A coalition of landowners, trail advocates, and public agencies believes it’s found a way to complete the state’s 750-mile stretch of the Continental Divide Trail.
As Colorado approaches its 150th birthday on August 1, we uncover the forgotten moments that have helped define the state’s history.
River otters are getting the spotlight in 2026, but they’re not the state’s only conservation success story.
The venerable Underground Music Showcase takes its talents to RiNo.
In weather, accuracy is everything. Pinpoint Weather has been independently certified most accurate for 10 years straight. A decade of precision, consistency, and trust.
You can thank Colorado inventors for Post-Its, tampons, and (unfortunately) the parking boot.
Scientists worry the charismatic squeakers are becoming casualties of a warming climate. By logging sightings with the Colorado Pika Project, hikers can help track their future.
During World War II, the federal government imprisoned thousands of Japanese Americans at the Amache internment camp outside Granada. More than 80 years later, survivors and descendants are still fighting to preserve the site—and their story.
Our comprehensive list of where to see the best patriotic fireworks displays in and around the metro area this Fourth of July.
Nearly six years after the East Troublesome Fire transformed Rocky Mountain National Park and his community, one Colorado writer reflects on loss, memory, and learning to love a landscape that will never be the same.
