"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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Colorado's gamblers set a record last year for the amount wagered on sports. www.denverpost.com/2026/08/03/c...
Coloradans bet a record $6.4 billion on sports in the last year
That amount showed a 2.3% increase over the total bet during the previous fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30.
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Colorado plans to offer free, curbside recycling statewide by 2035. A national trade association wants to put a stop to it. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/31/n...
National trade association sues Colorado in attempt to block state’s free curbside recycling plan
A national trade association sued Colorado over its plan to expand free curbside recycling to 700,000 homes and businesses by 2035, arguing the fee structure and management is unconstitutional.
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Chevron is hosting a public meeting tonight to explain its plan to put 40 new oil and gas wells just north of Commerce City. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/28/c...
Chevron pursues new 40-well oil and gas fracking site in Adams County
Chevron has indicated it wants to build the Cord Federal oil and gas development, with 40 wells on 22.8 acres near U.S. 85 and East 136th Avenue.
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Suncor's big orange flames and black smoke are visible across Denver this morning: www.denverpost.com/2026/07/28/s...
Suncor’s Commerce City refinery emits black smoke after maintenance
The company issued an alert at 10:01 a.m., Tuesday that said increased smoke may be visible at its Commerce City plant due to unit startup activities.
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A public health study found that Colorado children living within 8 miles of an oil and gas well had an increased risk of developing leukemia, and the study’s authors determined current setbacks between well sites and houses may not be enough to protect kids // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Colorado’s oil and gas regulators studied health problems tied to drilling. Critics ask: Why will nothing change?
The report did not reach any conclusions as to whether Colorado’s rule that requires oil and gas sites to be at least 2,000 feet from the nearest home is sufficient to protect people’s health.
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Sometimes I get so busy I forget to promote my own stories. Here are two from late last week. First, a sentencing in a murder case involving an anti-violence activist, who was the shooter. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/25/l...
Colorado anti-violence activist sentenced to 51 years in prison for revenge murder at child’s birthday party
People screamed curse words at Lumumba Sayers Sr. as deputies led him out of the courtroom, and his family began shouting that they loved him.
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New: In Cheesman Park: The Game, you can fight zombies and learn Denver history. The guy behind it said it’s a “love letter” to the park. How many nights can you last before you’re zombie chow? www.denverpost.com/2026/07/09/c... via @denverpost.com
Cheesman Park: The Game lets players fight zombies with Frisbees — all while learning Denver history
“This is a love letter to Cheesman Park,” game creator Casey Cantor said.
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This goat escorted Colorado firefighters to a wildfire burning near Cheyenne Mountain: 'She understood the assignment’ www.denverpost.com/2026/07/09/c...
This goat escorted Colorado firefighters to a wildfire burning near Cheyenne Mountain: ‘She understood the assignment’
The goat showed firefighters the best path up and down, often stopping to bleat and encourage them to follow her route, said Shayne Coyne, superintendent of the Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland ...
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“In the midst of all this, there’s been so much good,” Deborah Beauchamp, of Colorado City, tells @thenoellephillips.bsky.social. “I’ve done a lot of crying, but that’s not because I’m sad.”
They fled the Aspen Acres fire, but found an ‘emergency evacuation family’ waiting at Red Cross shelter
For Deborah Beauchamp, the shelter at the Pueblo County Recreation Center has become a salvation of sorts as she bonds with other evacuees who fled the Aspen Acres fire over the last week.
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They fled the Aspen Acres fire, but found an ‘emergency evacuation family' waiting at Red Cross shelter. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/07/a...
They fled the Aspen Acres fire, but found an ‘emergency evacuation family’ waiting at Red Cross shelter
For Deborah Beauchamp, the shelter at the Pueblo County Recreation Center has become a salvation of sorts as she bonds with other evacuees who fled the Aspen Acres fire over the last week.
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Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire burns more than 250 homes. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/06/c...
Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire burns more than 250 homes in Pueblo, Custer counties
More than 250 homes have been destroyed by the Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties, their sheriffs said Monday afternoon.
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Fourth of July fireworks will further pollute Colorado's smoke-filled air, experts say. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/03/c...
Fourth of July fireworks will further pollute Colorado’s smoke-filled air, experts say
The American Lung Association warns that breathing the fine particulate matter and chemicals released by exploding fireworks can exacerbate health problems.
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The Associated Press has called the Democratic secretary of state primary race. www.denverpost.com/2026/06/30/c...
Amanda Gonzalez wins Democratic primary for Colorado secretary of state
Voters in Colorado’s Democratic primary for secretary of state will choose between state Sen. Jessie Danielson and Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez. The Republican primary was uncontested.
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The JeffCo Clerk and Recorder jumped to an early lead in the secretary of state Democratic primary after polls closed Tuesday. www.denverpost.com/2026/06/30/c...
Amanda Gonzalez jumps to early lead in Democratic primary for Colorado secretary of state
Voters in Colorado’s Democratic primary for secretary of state will choose between state Sen. Jessie Danielson and Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez. The Republican primary was uncontested.
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Colorado's gamble on sports betting… I spent the better part of a year examining the impact of sports betting in Colorado. Here’s what I found: www.denverpost.com/2026/06/18/c...
Colorado’s gamble on sports betting
A Denver Post special report examining how the legalization of online sports betting impacted addiction, water funding and athletes.
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PLUS: Reporter @thenoellephillips.bsky.social answers the question she asked everyone she interviewed about Colorado sports gambling: Do you bet on sports?
Does the Denver Post’s reporter who covers sports betting bet on sports?
Denver Post reporter Noelle Phillips asked everyone she interviewed for this series whether they bet on sports. Now she answers the same question.
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🧵NEW: 3-part special report from @denverpost.com reporter @thenoellephillips.bsky.social examining legalized sports betting's impact on Colorado, from rising fears of a gambling addiction crisis to the changing face of sports itself to the tens of millions in taxes funding water conservation
Colorado’s gamble on sports betting
A Denver Post special report examining how the legalization of online sports betting impacted addiction, water funding and athletes.
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The names of these journalists may not matter to you. But their stories might. www.denverpost.com/2026/06/15/d...
The names of these journalists may not matter to you. But their stories might.
The Fourth Estate is a noble profession, one necessary to preserve a free society — and must stay that way for years to come.
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Next week I'm gonna be at a 2-week writing workshop in Greece with Barbara Kingsolver, Ada Limón, Silas House and Safiya Sinclair!! I applied last year w/ my bestie @thenoellephillips.bsky.social, and we BOTH got in?? Two @denverpost.com girlies living their best literary lives, IKTR.
Victor Marx, on his come-from-nowhere Colorado gov campaign: "I have avoided some pitfalls of doing it the old way, but the action I’ve taken has broken records.” @sethklamann.bsky.social interviewed the GOP candidate and dug into his backstory for a new story: www.denverpost.com/2026/06/11/v...
Victor Marx’s atypical campaign for governor — and sometimes-incredible backstory — makes him a force in GOP primary
Victor Marx says it doesn’t matter if reporters believe him and that he’s comfortable with scrutiny of his background, even as it draws incredulity from comedians.
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The El Paso County coroner identified the man who died Saturday while climbing the Manitou Incline. www.denverpost.com/2026/05/25/c...
El Paso County coroner identifies hiker who died on Manitou Incline
The man who died Saturday while hiking the Manitou Incline was on a Cub Scout outing and is the father of seven children.
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Where to see the AIr Guard F-16 flyovers on Memorial Day in Colorado: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/25/c...
Where to see Colorado Air National Guard flyovers on Memorial Day 2026
The Colorado Air National Guard will take to the skies on Monday to honor the state’s war dead.
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Colorado is poise to create one of the country's more thorough laws aimed at preventing problem gambling. www.denverpost.com/2026/05/13/c...
Colorado set to restrict deposits on sports betting apps after lawmakers pass problem-gambling bill
Colorado is poised to become the first state to limit the number of daily deposits a gambler can make in a sports-betting app after lawmakers sent a bill aimed at curbing addiction to the governor.
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JUST IN: Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for a 10- to 15-acre wildfire reported near Carter Lake just before 3 p.m. today, according to officials.
Evacuations ordered for wildfire near Carter Lake west of Loveland
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Suncor is bellowing thick black smoke and yellow plumes into the sky over Commerce City: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/11/s...
Suncor plant in Commerce City spewing black, yellow smoke during equipment startup
Thick black smoke and yellow smoke plumes are billowing Monday afternoon from two smokestacks at the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City as the plant restarts equipment after performing maintenanc...
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Why do mini bottles exist, especially when they end up in an irrigation ditch?
