🧵 Raquelitas, a family-owned Denver tortilla-maker since 1960, sources almost all of its ingredients from Colorado: heirloom corn grown by the Ute Mountain Ute, spent grain from Tommyknocker Brewery, Pueblo chiles, Riot BBQ‘s rendered brisket fat.
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"The system feels like gangsters." A quote from a woman who lost her home in an HOA foreclosure and is stuck in a legal limbo as Denver fights the investor over whether he can legally own it. www.denverpost.com/2026/08/05/d...
Denver family’s home lost to foreclosure sits empty in legal limbo: ‘The system feels like gangsters’
Welcome to Realty LLC, who bought the house, now wants the Colorado Supreme Court to intervene.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence will join Colorado Christian University as a visiting faculty member for the coming academic year, the school announced this week.
Former Vice President Mike Pence to join Colorado Christian University as visiting faculty member
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Another woman alleges sexual assault by same Salvation Army employee at a Denver homeless shelter www.denverpost.com/2026/07/30/s... via @elliottwenzler.bsky.social
Another woman alleges sexual assault by same Salvation Army employee at a Denver homeless shelter
The lawsuit says the woman returned to work the day after the assault out of fear of losing her job. The man was still at the shelter, and later that night he assaulted the other woman.
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Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration to prevent it from pulling funding over transgender policies
Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration to prevent it from pulling funding over transgender policies
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some breaking Colorado transit news for the night owls: the Regional Transportation District board voted tonight to move ahead with $20 million in service cuts by no later than May while rejecting a proposal to explore fare increases.
New: Republican-turned-independent Greg Lopez has made the ballot for governor. Will that complicate Victor Marx's path? www.denverpost.com/2026/07/28/g... via @sethklamann.bsky.social
Republican-turned-independent Greg Lopez makes ballot for governor. Will that complicate Victor Marx’s path?
Greg Lopez, a former Republican congressman and repeat gubernatorial candidate, has qualified for the 2026 ballot for Colorado governor as an independent candidate, state officials said Tuesday.
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Flash flood warning until 10:15p for the Aspen Acres burn scar, where 1/2-1" of rain has fallen on the middle and north sides of the fire. #COwx
Fresh story: Denver doctor qualifies for ballot to take on Democrat Melat Kiros as independent candidate for Congress www.denverpost.com/2026/07/24/m...
Denver doctor qualifies for ballot to take on Democrat Melat Kiros as independent candidate for Congress
Shimon Blau, a Denver doctor who said he was “saddened and alarmed” by the victory of Democrat Melat Kiros in last month’s primary, has qualified for the November ballot as an independent.
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Jon Murray@jonmurraydp.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: Shimon Blau, a pain doctor in Denver, has qualified for the CD1 ballot as an unaffiliated candidate to run against Democrat Melat Kiros for Congress, SOS confirms. Earlier story: www.denverpost.com/2026/07/09/m...
NEW: Shimon Blau, a pain doctor in Denver, has qualified for the CD1 ballot as an unaffiliated candidate to run against Democrat Melat Kiros for Congress, SOS confirms. Earlier story: www.denverpost.com/2026/07/09/m...
Independent candidate hoping to take on Democrat Melat Kiros turns in signatures for Denver congressional seat
Melat Kiros, who last month earned the Democratic nomination to run for the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, may soon face a new opponent in the runup to November.
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Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) is getting attention from the Right for his recent criticism of Democratic Socialists. “Socialism is a failed economic theory,” Polis told FOX’s Sean Hannity tonight. “I think it’s important to talk about the dangers of socialism.”
This story is updated after interviewing the woman who filmed the encounter. "The idea they had to wait to trap her in a jetway in a Denver airport just reeks of cruelty and trying to terrorize people," she said.
Elizabeth Hernandez@lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social · 3w agoNew: 'Help us! ICE is here!': Video shows woman detained at Denver airport while boarding Southwest flight www.denverpost.com/2026/07/22/d... via @denverpost.com
To be clear...this summer doesn't remotely compare to the brown cloud days of the 70s and 80s. But probably our worst overall air quality summer in 20+ years. #COwx
Chris Bianchi@bianchiweather.bsky.social · 3w agoI think it's safe to say this is Denver's worst air quality summer in decades. Today = 13th-straight day with an air quality alert, 33rd this summer (most year-to-date since CDPHE records began in 2011). Consistent heat, long dry stretches, and bouts of wildfire smoke = lots of bad air. #COwx
Truly, I hope both events succeed. But I've never seen anything like this in any local music scene -- 2 major fests with hundreds of local bands on each, on the same days and geographically so close. For @denverpost.com (link in comments)
For years, Colorado was able to take job growth for granted. But since 2025 it has ranked in the bottom 15 states. Gov. Jared Polis wants to address the problem before leaving office.
Colorado’s competitive edge has dulled: State seeking to understand why
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New: A video circulating on social media Wednesday shows a woman being removed from a Southwest Airlines jetway at DIA by federal agents, then led out a door onto the tarmac as onlookers shout, “Help us! ICE is here!”
‘Help us! ICE is here!’: Video shows woman detained at Denver airport while boarding Southwest flight
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New details via @katielang.bsky.social: Geo Group employee told cops he acted impulsively after confrontation, "is ‘a better shot’ than demonstrated and that if he had intended to hit someone, he would have.” Yet he did shoot woman in back of foot — then realized “he had done some dumb (expletive)"
Matt Sebastian@mattsebastian.com · 3w agoNEW: An employee of private-prison contractor Geo Group is facing attempted-murder charges after police say he shot a protester near a Colorado ICE detention center as she walked away following a "verbal confrontation"
Three-quarters of Colorado residents said they were worried about whether they would be able to afford to continue living in the state, according to a poll that found that the majority of those sampled said they had already cut back on entertainment spending and charitable giving.
Three-quarters of Coloradans are worried they can’t afford to live here, poll finds
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My first TikTok mentioning China and my first violation/removal. What’re the odds?
Eileen Laubacher, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, has raised more than 10 times as much money as U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in the race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Democratic challenger is banking on a giant money gap. Will that be enough to win race?
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NEW: Denver Councilwoman Shontel Lewis will run against Mayor Mike Johnston in 2027, according to an affidavit filed with the city yesterday. The decision means she won’t serve another term on the city council. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/17/s...
Denver Councilwoman Shontel Lewis will run against Mayor Mike Johnston in 2027
Shontel Lewis, who was endorsed by the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America when she ran for council, may be hoping to ride the momentum of recent DSA victories in Denver.
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About a decade after he moved to the U.S. from Australia, Pat Oliphant joined The Denver Post in 1964 and won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1967.
Pat Oliphant, fearless political cartoonist who won a Pulitzer at The Denver Post, dies at 90
Pat Oliphant, an influential former Denver Post political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90.
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RTD leaders could eliminate Denver’s free 16th Street shuttle, several light-rail lines and dozens of bus routes under proposed service cuts designed to save the financially ailing agency up to $62 million // Story by @katielang.bsky.social
RTD may eliminate Denver’s free 16th Street shuttle, light-rail lines as it weighs up to $62 million in cuts
In all but one scenario, RTD would cut the 16th Street FreeRide — which had 2.3 million riders last year — to save an estimated $9.5 million.
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TOWNFALL: "A growing number of South Carolina towns and cities have become dens of corruption or incompetence as experienced administrators quit and public officials botch the books or flat-out steal from the people they’re supposed to serve." www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
TOWNFALL: Many South Carolina towns are broken — plagued by infighting, corruption and mismanagement. Here’s how to fix them.
A new Post and Courier report reveals how small towns have become dens of corruption or incompetence. Many lie in “accountability deserts,” our analysis shows.
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A fun read: Rowing across the Pacific, a Colorado river guide broke records in her 43-day solo journey: ‘She thrived out there’ www.denverpost.com/2026/07/14/k... via @denverpost.com
Rowing across the Pacific, a Colorado river guide broke records in her 43-day solo journey: ‘She thrived out there’
The Buena Vista resident recorded the fastest time ever for a solo rower — male or female — traversing the mid-Pacific from Monterey, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii.
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"Adams County health officials confirmed they are investigating an active case of tuberculosis at the Aurora immigration detention center, but they say facility officials’ withholding of information has frustrated the inquiry." www.denverpost.com/2026/07/14/t... by @sethklamann.bsky.social
Adams County says ICE resistance has slowed investigation into tuberculosis case at detention center
Adams County health officials confirmed they are investigating an active case of tuberculosis at the Aurora immigration detention center, but they say withheld information has slowed the inquiry.
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An aircraft involved in fighting Colorado's Gold Mountain fire near Ouray crashed into Silver Jack Reservoir in southwestern Gunnison County on Sunday evening, killing the pilot. A dive team recovered the pilot's body hours later
Pilot killed after aircraft fighting Gold Mountain fire crashes into Colorado reservoir
The body of the pilot, believed to have been the only person on board, was recovered Sunday night by the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office dive team.
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Breaking: ICE and private prison giant Geo Group have signed a five-year contract to open a new, nearly 1,200-bed immigrant detention center in Hudson, Colorado, north of Denver. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/13/c...
ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver
The private prison giant Geo Group has signed a multiyear contract with the Trump administration to reopen a shuttered prison in Hudson, Colorado, and turn it into an immigration detention center.
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