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Measles cases reach 4,080 for the year — the highest in decades

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Measles cases reach 4,080 for the year — the highest in decades

Oct 9, 2026 · 8:29 PM · Tim Henderson

Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism. A weekly…

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Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers

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Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers

Oct 9, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Tim Henderson

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training, steady…

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Denver’s 1876 tax rolls shed light on Colorado’s Gilded Age inequality

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Denver’s 1876 tax rolls shed light on Colorado’s Gilded Age inequality

Oct 9, 2026 · 9:45 AM · Chase Woodruff

With the arrival of a major east-west railroad in Pueblo in early 1876, Colorado’s second city entertained hopes of surpassing Denver in commercial importance — but tax records published later in the year shed light on how far the Mile High City’s…

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Public education’s goal is high-quality education for all students

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Public education’s goal is high-quality education for all students

Oct 9, 2026 · 9:30 AM · Cindy Underwood Anderson

Many of you know the story of Malala, a female child who was shot in the head by a Taliban assassin in Pakistan. She was an advocate for education; she had a blog as a pre-teenager where she posted articles supporting the…

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Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs

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Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs

Oct 8, 2026 · 7:34 PM · Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September. The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her…

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Orphaned cubs abound in Colorado as black bear families struggle to find food

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Orphaned cubs abound in Colorado as black bear families struggle to find food

Oct 8, 2026 · 10:30 AM · Sharon Sullivan

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is rescuing more abandoned black bear cubs this year after environmental conditions strained food sources that bears rely on to fatten up before winter. “Extreme drought conditions have limited natural forage in the higher elevations,” said Rachael Gonzales,…

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Weiser, Colorado Democrats maintain fundraising edge in final weeks before Election Day

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Weiser, Colorado Democrats maintain fundraising edge in final weeks before Election Day

Oct 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Chase Woodruff

Attorney General Phil Weiser entered the home stretch of the 2026 governor’s race with a significant financial advantage over his Republican rival, Victor Marx, disclosures show. Weiser’s campaign raised nearly $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2026, and reported $724,879 in…

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Colorado Republicans navigate Trump’s unpopularity

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Colorado Republicans navigate Trump’s unpopularity

Oct 8, 2026 · 9:30 AM · Quentin Young

In 2024, Gabe Evans put a huge banner on his campaign website highlighting Donald Trump’s endorsement of his run for Congress. Then a Republican state representative, Evans was running to unseat the Democratic incumbent in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District north of Denver.…

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Candidates in crucial Colorado congressional district trade barbs over voting records

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Candidates in crucial Colorado congressional district trade barbs over voting records

Oct 8, 2026 · 3:24 AM · Lindsey Toomer

The two candidates running to represent Colorado’s most competitive congressional district met Wednesday for their only debate ahead of the November election, sparring over federal immigration policy, affordability and the economy, and healthcare. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, a Fort Lupton Republican finishing…

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Advocates blast Trump campaign against in-state tuition for immigrants

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Advocates blast Trump campaign against in-state tuition for immigrants

Oct 7, 2026 · 11:28 PM · Shauneen Miranda

WASHINGTON — Leading immigration advocates and experts sounded the alarm Wednesday on the Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to undo state laws allowing some immigrants to pay in-state college tuition in the states where they reside. The U.S. Department of Justice has sued…

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