Construction in 2025: Commercial development dominates the scene, single- family homes see slight decline

Commercial construction dominated the Colorado Springs building scene in 2025. Nearly 400 permits for new commercial projects were approved by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department last year, ...
Opinion

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s criminal suspects game ‘incompetency’

Criminal suspects who are deemed mentally incompetent — unable to grasp the charges against them — have the right in Colorado not to be prosecuted on those charges. But they also shouldn’t simply be ...

Pikes Peak region girls swimmers and divers making notable waves

Pikes Peak region girls swimmers and divers will return to the pool this week following holiday break. Several competitors have already logged solid performances while others intend to make a splash ...

Arizona holds No. 1 spot over Michigan by single point in one of the closest AP Top 25 races ever

Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year history of the men’s college ...

No TABOR refunds this year, as Colorado Gov. Polis warns of tight fiscal outlook

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday submitted revised budget requests for the next two fiscal years, calling for new public safety spending, changes to Medicaid growth, and renewed efforts to privatize ...

Colorado legislators eye ramping up penalties for child trafficking

Colorado legislators on Monday announced a proposal to ramp up the penalties for human trafficking of children. The proposal, which received the backing of Democratic and Republican leaders in the ...

Broncos sign QB Sam Ehlinger to active roster, waive TE Marcedes Lewis, OT Geron Christian | Notebook

Sam Ehlinger is back on the Broncos’ active roster. The Broncos on Monday signed the quarterback off their practice squad to the 53-man roster. They also waived tight end Marcedes Lewis and offensive ...

Chargers at Broncos grades: Denver claims No. 1 seed with ugly win

The Broncos (14-3) will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs after beating the Chargers (11-6) on Sunday at Empower Field at ...

Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to U.S. President Donald ...

Colorado Gov. Polis requests budget adjustments, warns of tight fiscal outlook and no TABOR refund this year

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday submitted revised budget requests for the next two fiscal years, calling for new public safety spending, changes to Medicaid growth, and renewed efforts to privatize ...

Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used ...

Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence

Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday ...