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Hundreds of thousands of Colorado voters biennially are asked to decide whether district court judges where they live should remain on the bench. But the state’s 22 judicial district performance commissions that evaluate those judges — and whose reviews voters frequently rely on to make that decision — are missing a key piece of information: Whether the judge is actually any good at judging.

A stalking case connected to a highly publicized dispute between Black and white neighbors in east El Paso County has been postponed until May 11 as the two parties pursue

A stalking case connected to a highly publicized dispute between Black and white neighbors in east El Paso County has been postponed until May 11 as the two parties pursue

A wildfire, known as the 125 fire, in Elbert County near Simla, has burned about 1,000 acres, and an evacuation order for the town of about 600 residents has been lifted.

A man was killed in a shooting involving El Paso County sheriffs deputies responding to a call of a man with a gun.

That is why the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to remind all of us to be aware of this to slow down. Last year, 136 motorcyclists were killed in Colorado.

In 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022, there were between 3,200 and 3,400 of these crimes. This is a notable uptick from 10 years ago. In 2011, there were 2,230 violent crimes committed by offenders under 18.

As the homelessness crisis dominates the debate among mayoral candidates in Denver, one study points to contrasting results between Colorados two largest cities, showing some modicum of success on one

Colorado's first COVID-19 death was on March 13, 2020. 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife this year is offering another $1 million to fund community projects to help reduce human-bear conflicts, citing the success of a program begun last year.