"As former governors, we support the Colorado River District’s purchase of Xcel's water rights for $99 million." -- former Govs. Roy Romer and Bill Ritter

When paraprofessionals miss a day of work, the children they ordinarily support are sent home or kept out of school altogether. This is not just unacceptable -- it’s a crisis. And some of Colorado’s most vulnerable students are the victims.

"We shouldn’t accept an election system where most of us don’t have a voice." -- Nick Troiano, Denver

"Along with Colorado's increased property taxes and inflated grocery, utilities, and gas prices, I'm not sure how we will make our 2025 monthly budget work, but I know I’m voting for change, I’m voting for Gabe Evans." -- Susan Walker, Greeley

"Instead of taxing law-abiding gun owners who purchase ammunition for recreational shooting and hunting, or defense, why don't we just reallocate part of the $40 billion Colorado annual budget?" -- Richard D VanOrsdale, Broomfield

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Nov. 7-8, 2024

Snow is expected to taper off by noon Saturday, though Coloradans may see continued travel impacts through the weekend, state officials said.

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Nov. 9 , 2024

Rescue operations were ongoing in Lincoln County as of 10 a.m., with abandoned cars blocking plows and at least two rescuers stranded.

Thousands of homes across Colorado remained without power Sunday morning, according to Xcel. During the snowstorm's peak Friday, 52,000 were powerless.

Colorado residents have formed a record number of new businesses this decade, especially after the state reduced the filing fee for new limited liability companies or LLCs.

State Rep. Matt Soper, a Delta Republican whose district covers Grand Junction, called the situation “appalling.”

One of the top issues on the minds of Colorado voters this election is the cost of living, with about 15% in the ongoing Voter Voices survey by media outlets across the state.

Junk fees “are in line with deceptive and unfair trade practices because landlords are advertising a fake price to get consumers interested, but it’s not what they’re actually going to pay at the end of the day,” said state Rep. Javier Mabrey.

It's too late to mail your ballot but it's not too late to vote. Coloradans can vote in person or use a ballot drop box until 7 p.m. on Nov. 5.

The ruling comes just over three months after a Denver Post investigation found Pueblo municipal judges routinely used contempt of court charges to inflate jail sentences for defendants facing low-level charges that carried little to no jail time.

Tuesday's election offered a wide range of results to digest, both in Colorado and nationally -- at times going in different directions. Here are major takeaways from voters' decisions.

Sen. James Coleman, a Denver Democrat, will lead the Colorado state Senate as its president after Tuesday's elections affirmed the party's large majority in the chamber.

Former SFS Music Director (1985-1995) Herbert Blomstedt conducts Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler's 7th Symphony.

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts and all-Stravinsky program featuring violinist Leonidas Kavakos.

Tune in at 8pm to hear host Sean Bianco's favorite opera Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda. This 1981 recording stars Monserrat Caballe, Luciano Pavarotti, Agnes Baltsa, Sherrill Milnes and Nicolai Ghiaurov. Don't miss this amazing Italian opera!

Tune in at 8pm to hear a special tribute to honor the passing of Soprano Renata Scotto on August 16th at the age of 89 followed by the feature opera Bellini's Il Pirata staring Maria Callas recorded live in 1959.

Tune in at 8pm to hear Giacomo Puccini's Il Trittico (3 one act operas) staring Renata Scotto in Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica and Tito Gobbi in Gianni Schicchi.

Beat Deion. Because if Jay Norvell can notch CSU's first Rocky Mountain Showdown win since 2014, the load of those first two seasons lightens considerably.

Best Bets for the week of Friday, May 10, through Thursday, May 16

Crocs is no stranger to headline-making collabs. Here are our favorites from the Broomfield-based footwear icon.

When something is on the ballot that will hurt the National Western Stock Show, the Denver Powwow, our fly-fishing businesses and hatmakers, that should rile us all up. Hands off our hats!

Darko – the duo featuring producer Josh Miller (ex-Spite, ex-Emmure) and vocalist Tom Barber (Chelsea Grin, ex-Lorna Shore) – is plotting the release of their new EP Deathmask, Pt. 3 […]

Melodic, blackened death metal perfection.

Plus a new, four-way collaborative single.

It's gonna be mosh central.

CDOT warned that travel conditions could become “extreme to impossible” Friday and Saturday, expressing particular concern about I-70 east of Denver and I-25 south of Pueblo.

Denver freeways and all of Interstate 25 had reopened as of 10:45 a.m., while Interstate 70 remains closed east of E-470.

Yankees' Anthony Volpe's third-inning grand slam sparked the Yankees to an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.

The 26-year-old is now the first outfielder in NL history, and the third outfielder all-time, to win a Gold Glove in each of his first two seasons.

It may not feel like it when the worst stomach flu of your life has you in its grip, but often, the best thing to do when you have E. coli is to rest and keep drinking beverages with electrolytes.

After October, the Halloween crab will scuttle over to its permanent home in the Denver Zoo's Tropical Discovery exhibit, zoo officials said.

As a hunter, rancher, veterinarian, and lifelong member of the NRA, I believe that The Denver Post has badly misread Proposition 127 and does not understand the real dynamics with trophy hunting of our native wild cats.

Boulder County health officials said people can catch tularemia through bites from infected insects, most commonly ticks and deer flies.

The new guidance comes after blood tests for 115 farmworkers in Michigan and Colorado showed that eight workers -- or 7% — had antibodies that indicated previous infection with the virus known as Type A H5N1 influenza.

Deep, crusty snow piled up on fields in eastern Colorado after last week's snowstorm is driving herds of pronghorn onto roads, and dozens of them are dying, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said.

Colorado Democrats will continue to dominate state government, possessing the most power Democrats have held in our state since FDR was president.

Before weighing in on Denver’s competing ballot questions 301 and 302, we want to take the time to empower Denver residents with some important history and perspective -- the 155 acres at the former Park Hill Golf Course were put under a conservation easement in 1997 with the clear intent of protecting the land from development.

"If you take politics as a game, you have to play underneath the rules. You can't appear to be disagreeable; you have to appear to voters as someone who’s getting things done."

Two reckless initiatives headed for the November ballot, 50 and 108, would gut the resources needed to pay firefighters, recruit and retain volunteers, buy equipment, and respond quickly when you call.

The longtime Columbine head coach wants some freedom to be able to see his son, Tommy, play in college. Tommy Gillman recently graduated with the Rebels and will play at Texas A&M.

The Rockies' Colorado High School All-Star/Futures Game will be played 2 p.m. Monday at Coors Field.

For an all-star game, there were tight groups comprised of players both familiar and new to each other.

Devlin Granberg, a former Denver Post all-stater at Holy Family in Broonfield, recently competed for Cisco, Texas, in the Alpine Bank Junior College Baseball World Series in Grand Junction.