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Nexstar Media Wire • 10th April 2026

Meet ‘Glizzilla’: The $45 hot dog available at Colorado Rockies games

DENVER (KDVR) — The newest addition to the menu at Coors Field is 1 pound, 2 feet long, and a whopping $45 bucks.


Meet the Glizzilla.


The Glizzilla, as its name suggests, is a monstrously large hot dog available for purchase at Colorado Rockies home games. At 23 inches, it’s about the size of two footlong Subway sandwiches or a 4-month-old baby. If you were to go back-to-back with it, it might stand taller than your knees.


The Glizzilla comes on a 19-inch bun, which basically looks lik...

FOX31 Denver • 10th December 2025

These Colorado laws go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026

DENVER (KDVR) — The beginning of the new year means a change of calendars and habits for some people, and for all Coloradans, the new year means there will be changes in the state laws.


Colorado laws get passed consistently, but the effective date isn’t always right away. A lot of times, the effective date is delayed to make sure people have time to comply with the law before there are penalties.

Several laws went into effect in July and August, and at the beginning of a new year, several...

FOX31 Denver • 17th September 2025

Why are local restaurants closing? Some owners cite Denver’s rising minimum wage

DENVER (KDVR) — Several beloved local restaurants in Denver have closed over the past year, and according to some business owners, it’s because of the city’s minimum wage laws and rising costs.


From Cap City Tavern to Sushi-Rama, regulars’ go-to spots and community favorites are seemingly closing left and right. Why are they closing? Well, some say it’s because of Denver’s economic climate and labor regulations.

Denver enacted Revised Municipal Code Chapter §58-16 in November 2019 to annual...

Nexstar Media Wire • 10th July 2025

Denver bar serving a $2.5K martini. So, what’s in it?

DENVER (KDVR) — Tucked away in an alley, inside a hotel that was once Denver’s old Cherry Creek Post Office, lies B&GC, a speakeasy that’s serving a gold-infused martini worth thousands.


It’s known as the Gilded Martini.

It’s made like any other martini — with some exceptions. The bar uses gold-infused Monkey 47 and Belvedere 10, which utilizes a recipe from 1910. It’s also made with a house vermouth blend, olive oil, and comes with a 24-karat gold sheet garnish.


“It’s basically infused...

FOX31 Denver • 7th July 2025

Hail the size of a quarter to an egg fell in these Colorado areas

DENVER (KDVR) — Severe weather touched down on Sunday, with hail as large as eggs and even a tornado in some areas of Colorado.


On Sunday afternoon, Denver mostly saw thunder and rain, while other areas in Colorado received large hail and other severe weather. In Morgan County, about 13 miles east of Fort Morgan, there was a confirmed tornado.

Hail the size of an inch fell in several places, which the National Weather Service said is about the diameter of a quarter. Meanwhile, 1.25-inch hai...

FOX31 Denver • 17th June 2025

Photos: Baseball-sized hail falls in Colorado after ‘rare’ overnight storm

DENVER (KDVR) — Severe weather passed through Colorado on Tuesday morning, leaving heavy rain and hail as big as a baseball.


Residents in Milliken were awoken to loud pounding on Tuesday morning, and one person even thought someone was breaking into their house. However, the sound was coming from the roof, where large hail anywhere from the size of a penny to a baseball was storming in.

The National Weather Service said it was a “rare” overnight storm. Pinpoint Weather Meterologist Travis M...

FOX31 Denver • 13th May 2025

‘This is my whole life’: Frank ‘The Pizza King’ closes its doors after 64 years in Englewood

DENVER (KDVR) — The iconic Englewood pizzeria officially closed its doors over the weekend after more than six decades on South Broadway. 


Frank “The Pizza King” was a local spot that served up pies for 64 years, that is, until the building they rented was sold, and the new property owners made it clear they needed to leave. On Saturday, only a few months after the announcement, the pizzeria served up its last slices.

The establishment was beloved by many locals, with hundreds of comments f...

FOX31 Denver • 9th April 2025

List: Over $200M worth of HHS grant money was terminated in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is undergoing a major restructuring, with layoffs and federal grant cuts nationwide, including hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of grant terminations in Colorado.


At the end of March, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the restructuring of the department responsible for the country’s health and human services, saying in a social media post that the department will be doing “more with less.”

The departm...

FOX31 Denver • 13th March 2025

DOGE is terminating $9.4M in leases across Colorado: See the full list

DENVER (KDVR) — Government agencies nationwide are experiencing spending cuts and layoffs with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, and leases for property across Colorado are on the list.


DOGE posted a “Wall of Receipts” on its website, listing contract, grant and lease cancellations. Over $9.4 million in leases are included, totaling 355,000 square feet.

FOX31 matched the list to the U.S. General Services Administration’s inventory of federal government leases, whi...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd March 2025

‘I have never seen it this bad’: Colfax restaurant to close after rising costs

DENVER (KDVR) — Benzina, a former muffler shop turned Italian restaurant, announced its closure after rising costs of food, labor and rent left the spot on Colfax Avenue losing tens of thousands every month.


Owner Bradley Anderson has been in the restaurant business for over 40 years, taking part in several Denver metro restaurants like Castle Cafe and Next Door Bar. He sold his shares in the restaurants when he decided to open Benzina.

Benzina, positioned on the popular road in the South P...

FOX31 Denver • 14th February 2025

Why you shouldn’t leave your windshield wipers up during every snowstorm

DENVER (KDVR) — Propping windshield wipers up before a snowstorm is a common routine for many car owners, but according to AAA, it’s not always the best practice.


There are several ways people can prepare their cars for a storm, like filling up their gas tank or putting an emergency bag in the car. One of these tips includes putting up windshield wipers before a snowstorm so it’s easier to clear off in the morning and the wipers don’t stick to the windshield.

While pushing up windshield wip...

Nexstar Media Wire • 25th September 2024

‘Disappeared into thin air’: Colorado family offers $200 for return of beloved teddy bear

DENVER (KDVR) — A mother and her son were enjoying the weekend in Denver until they realized they had lost a beloved teddy bear, Jelly Bear.


Now, the family is doing everything they can to find the fuzzy family member.


Jessica Fey and her son, originally from the Firestone area, were in Denver visiting family over the weekend. Fey recalled leaving the hotel with Jelly Bear, getting into the car, and going to the Montbello Recreation Center in the Gateway-Green Valley Ranch neighborhood....

Nexstar Media Wire • 6th September 2024

Strange balloon floats over Denver

DENVER (KDVR) – An odd-looking balloon floated across the Denver area Friday morning. While it may look mysterious, the oddly shaped white-clear orb in the sky isn’t a mystery – it’s a piece of technology similar to a weather balloon.


On Friday morning, viewers of Nexstar’s KDVR reported a strange balloon around 7:20 a.m. The station tracked it down outside of the city.


Here’s a close-up of the balloon:


According to World View Enterprises, a space exploration and technology company, the...

FOX31 Denver • 23rd August 2024

Man behind the money: Instagrammer hides cash around Colorado for followers to find

DENVER (KDVR) — A Boulder man is spreading light and building community by hiding money around Colorado.


If you’re lucky, a hint will lead you to bills tucked into stone walls, taped onto trash cans or buried under mulch, but that’s only if one of his 55,000 and counting followers doesn’t find it first.


Every day, sometimes more than once a day, an Instagram user who goes by “Miracle Man Cash” will go out into the community and hide money. Then, he’ll post on his Instagram with a hint to t...

Nexstar Media Wire • 18th July 2024

1 in 30 million: Rare orange lobster found at Red Lobster in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — An extremely rare orange lobster with a genetic mutation avoided a trip to the dinner table after it was delivered to a Red Lobster in Colorado.


The Downtown Aquarium in Denver said the lobster was accidentally sent to a Red Lobster in Pueblo. Luckily, the shell was much brighter than the other crustaceans it was traveling with.


Kendra Kastendieck, the restaurant’s general manager, said lobsters are typically “very dark brown with maybe a few small spots or discoloration p...

FOX31 Denver • 10th July 2024

Denver Zoo uses ‘bloodsicles’ to cool animals down amid summer heat

DENVER (KDVR) – As temperatures slowly creep toward the triple digits, Coloradans are looking for ways to cool down in the summer heat. However, some Denver residents need more than just air conditioning and water.


The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance told FOX31 it provides cool indoor spaces for every animal, but not every animal wants to stay inside.


“Air-conditioned indoor spaces are available to cool off, but unsurprisingly, our wild animals do want to be outside—and we want that for t...

FOX31 Denver • 18th June 2024

‘Big Boy,’ the 1.1 million pound train, passing through Colorado this fall

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the world’s largest trains will pass through Colorado this fall.

Union Pacific Railroad announced the train’s second-ever tour, which showcases the 1.1-million-pound beauty as it travels across the country.

According to the company, the train known as Big Boy No. 4014, is the world’s largest operating steam locomotive.

The railroad company reflects on the history of Big Boys on its website, which started as 25 trains that were 132 feet long and originally weighed 1.2 mi

FOX31 Denver • 14th June 2024

They found what? Ski resort finds Invisalign, pineapple on mountain

DENVER (KDVR) — After the snow melted in Breckenridge, the ski resort set out to clean the mountain after a long winter season, but crews found more than just loose mittens and ski poles.

The Breckenridge Ski Resort told FOX31 they sent 200 employees across three peaks to search for discarded items toward the base areas and the lower mountain. After three hours, workers brought back all sorts of litter.

Some of it was to be expected – like dozens of lost poles, skis and mittens. Crew members a

FOX31 Denver • 3rd June 2024

It took one man 60 years to build this castle in southern Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — The stone structure along the San Isabel National Forest known as Bishop Castle started with a 15-year-old, an argument with an English teacher and a heavily wooded plot of land.

This history of the stone castle lies on the monument’s website, where the Bishop family said it all started with a fight Jim Bishop had with an English teacher.

According to the Bishop family, the castle’s story truly started when Jim decided to drop out of high school following an argument with his t

FOX31 Denver • 27th March 2024

Only in Denver: 5 photos that just about sum up the Mile High City

DENVER (KDVR) — Maybe it’s the high elevation or the abundant sunshine, but there’s something different about Denver.

From strange airport happenings to wildlife roaming around the metro, there aren’t many places that compare to the Mile High City.

There are never enough ways to describe this unique city, but a picture is worth a thousand words, and these photos just about sum up Denver.

Interstate 70 has seen all sorts of crazy, from multi-car pileups to people stuck in their cars overnight

FOX31 Denver • 21st February 2024

Colorado is one of a few states that offers 85-octane gas: Here’s why

DENVER (KDVR) — Gas prices are fluctuating across the country, and Colorado offers a “cheaper” octane option that isn’t found in every state

Like many of Colorado’s fun facts, it has to do with the altitude.

Most states have the option of choosing octane ratings of 87 (regular), 88–90 (midgrade) and 91–94 (premium).

But in a few states, the gas pumps look a little different. In Colorado, along with western states like Wyoming and Utah, the gas pumps offer 85-octane.

The difference dates back

FOX31 Denver • 9th April 2026

This haunted Denver mansion is now available for lease

DENVER (KDVR) — A notoriously haunted mansion with reports of flickering chandeliers, books flying off shelves and several resident ghosts is available for lease in Denver.


The Peabody-Whitehead Mansion sits on Grant Street and is usually just a stop during Denver ghost tours. However, on Halloween of 2013, the current owner, Ira Wertenteil, and his wife, Cindy Powers, bought the house and refurbished it for more than a decade.

Now, it’s available for lease.


The mansion was first built i...

FOX31 Denver • 1st April 2026

This early 2000’s-themed bar is opening on South Broadway

DENVER (KDVR) — An early 2000’s-themed bar with lava lamps and an old-school TV console is opening on South Broadway on Thursday.


Good Luck Club first came to Denver in a pop-up at Seven Grand over the winter. Now, it’s opening its brick-and-mortar location right by Dive Inn. The bar is opening on Thursday, but inside, it’s just like stepping back two decades with a boombox, CDs and classic board games.

“It’s a place where cell phones get swapped for intense rounds of Uno and Donkey Kong...

FOX31 Denver • 26th March 2026

City Park Jazz trying to keep concerts after historic bandstand destroyed in fire

DENVER (KDVR) — A local nonprofit is trying to keep the beloved jazz concerts going this summer after a nearly 100-year-old bandstand was completely burned in a fire at City Park.


The Denver Fire Department said it responded to a fire at City Park at 2:40 a.m. on Thursday. The bandstand on the west side of the lake was “fully involved.” FOX31 was on the scene, where the bandstand appeared to be completely burned from the posts to the roof.

“Well, first I smelled it before I walked up, and I...

FOX31 Denver • 26th March 2026

Colorado’s first luxury treehouse hotel opens in the woods of Evergreen

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s first treehouse hotel is finally open, with two luxury treehouses propped up in the woods of Evergreen.


On the outside, it’s cabins lofted in the air and surrounded by trees. On the inside, it is nothing like the childhood memories filled with old wood and cobwebs in a homemade treehouse. In this hotel, think a dazzling chandelier over the bed, floor-to-ceiling windows and a copper tub.

Co-owner Ashley LaRocque said the idea for Juniper Lodge & Treehouses came fro...

FOX31 Denver • 16th February 2026

Did you know? Denver had a red-light district

DENVER (KDVR) — Market Street in Denver’s Union Station and Five Points neighborhoods is filled with restaurants and bars, but 100 years ago, it was known as “The Row” — the city’s red-light district.


According to History Colorado, a Denver museum, from the latter half of the 1800s to the start of the 1900s, Denver’s red-light district sat on Market Street between 18th and 23rd streets. While sex work wasn’t legal, the museum said it was “the worst-kept secret in town.”

“Denver was consider...

FOX31 Denver • 23rd January 2026

This nearly century-old plan will be finished at Red Rocks in 2026

DENVER (KDVR) — Red Rocks Amphitheatre is getting ready to kick off the next concert season in March, and it’s planning on a few new updates, including a plan first put in place in 1936.


As one of the most attended venues in the world, Red Rocks is constantly upgrading parts of the amphitheater in Morrison. Last year, it was working on the visitor’s center, and this year, it has even more plans.


This season, Red Rocks said it would be debuting two upgrades for its 85th anniversary, which...

FOX31 Denver • 7th January 2026

Ouray Ice(less) Fest: Popular festival set to take place despite lack of ice

DENVER (KDVR) — The annual Ouray Ice Festival is set to take place at the end of January, but there’s a problem — there’s no ice.


The Ouray Ice Festival takes place every year for three decades, with renowned ice climbing routes and clinics. This festival is in the Uncompahgre Gorge just outside of Ouray, with the main attraction being the ice. However, with Colorado experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures, the ice isn’t forming to a state safe enough to climb.

Ouray Ice Park posted on...

FOX31 Denver • 16th December 2025

These beloved restaurants closed in 2025

DENVER (KDVR) — Locals were heartbroken over beloved Denver restaurants, some of which were open for decades, that closed this year.


Restaurants are constantly opening and closing in Denver, but this year, the Mile High City lost some good ones. From losing The Hornet, which was open for 29 years on South Broadway, to Pub on Pearl closing after 35 years in the Washington Park West neighborhood, some restaurants can’t be replaced.

One diner described The Hornet shuttering “like losing a c...

FOX31 Denver • 2nd December 2025

Largest bathhouse in Denver to begin construction downtown

DENVER (KDVR) — There’s going to be a new bathhouse in the city. Picture the communal bathhouses that date back centuries, but modern with an urban garden with saunas, mineral pools and even a geothermal well to heat the tubs.


That’s the plan for the area around Osage Street and Colfax Avenue.


It’s known as Coba Bathhouse and was created with the idea of bringing people back together. Colorado locals Memphis Orion, the CEO, Jon Medina, the CCO and Adam Lerner, the chief strategic officer...

FOX31 Denver • 21st October 2025

Community helps find missing dog lost in Colorado woods for 27 days

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver couple was losing hope after their 2-year-old dog, Kaiya, ran off into the woods near Crested Butte — that is, until they got a call nearly a month after she went missing.


Trevor Broderick and Emily Assaf were heading home from celebrating their anniversary after camping with their dog. Broderick said they were near One Mile Campground, right outside of Almont, when Kaiya jumped out of their car, which was going about 15 mph.

This was the last time they saw her for...

FOX31 Denver • 22nd September 2025

Could downtown Denver get a Ferris wheel? One nonprofit is pushing for it

DENVER (KDVR) — The 16th Street Mall Project is nearing an end with several blocks filled with new retailers, patios and trees, but a local nonprofit sees a bigger vision — one that includes a 500-foot-tall Ferris wheel.


New Downtown Denver, a Denver-based private investigations firm, has proposed several visions to revitalize the city, with one idea including a gondola system on 16th Street. However, that isn’t the nonprofit’s only idea for downtown Denver.

Ryan Ross, the director of New D...

FOX31 Denver • 16th September 2025

Decade-old brewery in Denver closing its doors by end of year

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver brewery that’s been open for 10 years announced on Saturday that it’s deciding to close for good at the end of the year.


Tucked away on Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood, Call to Arms Brewing Company is a local favorite, with beer drinkers heading to the taproom for anything from a late-night beer shot to a wedding party.

The independent brewery was first opened by three guys who met while brewing, cellaring and packaging beer at Avery Brewing Company in...

FOX31 Denver • 12th September 2025

Pitch a single friend by PowerPoint? Dating trend hits McGregor Square’s Jumbotron

DENVER (KDVR) — The newest way of dating — where people vouch for their single friends via PowerPoint — has taken Denver by storm, and now, Denver’s largest singles event is set to take place this Friday in McGregor Square.


Pitch-A-Friend is a trending event where friends tell the crowd why they should date their friend. This comes from a slide show showing their best, worst, and funniest qualities, with anything from being a proud dog dad to an avid hiker.

The trend started in Philadelphi...

FOX31 Denver • 26th August 2025

Loveland community rallies to try and save popular Christmas light show

DENVER (KDVR) — A popular Christmas light show in Loveland isn’t coming back this winter, but the community is trying to keep the tradition going.


Visit Loveland, a lodging tax-funded destination marketing organization for Loveland, announced that the Winter Wonderlights Festival won’t return to Chapungu Sculpture Park this season. The festival had been going on for eight years with entertainment, themed activities, live reindeer, ice carving and a holiday market, until Thursday’s announcemen...

FOX31 Denver • 30th July 2025

‘Insult to the history’: Historic buildings demolished at Burnham Yard

DENVER (KDVR) — Organizations are speaking out after historic buildings were demolished in Burnham Yard, an area rumored to be a new site for the Denver Broncos.


Historic Denver, a non-profit organization that advocates for historic landmarks, said the Colorado Department of Transportation destroyed several historic properties over the weekend at Burnham Yard, a 58-acre area between 4th Avenue and Seminole Street, rumored to be the new Denver Broncos stadium.

Historic Denver said these bu...

FOX31 Denver • 18th July 2025

Golfing at Coors Field? Soon, you can get a ballpark tee time

DENVER (KDVR) — Coors Field is known for the Colorado Rockies, but for one weekend this fall, another sport is taking over the ballpark.


Tee times are coming out to play a round of golf inside Coors Field. Instead of watching the Rockies on the upper deck, people hit balls onto the field with custom greens in a nine-hole round of golf.

This isn’t the first time Coors Field has hosted a weekend of golf. Golfing at the ball park has become an annual tradition that started in 2022 with Upper D...

FOX31 Denver • 18th July 2025

Bands pull out of Punk in the Park amid controversy with organizer

DENVER (KDVR) — Several bands have pulled out of Punk in the Park shortly before it’s set to start on Friday, with one band dropping out after learning the owner of the festival allegedly donated to President Donald Trump’s campaign.


Punk in the Park is a three-day music festival in Denver. Over 40 bands were set to play from Friday through Sunday, however, a few of the listed bands won’t be at the National Western Stockyards this weekend.

One band, Destiny Bond, said on Thursday morning...

FOX31 Denver • 9th July 2025

Rodz and Bodz Museum to close for new Englewood apartment

DENVER (KDVR) — A car museum with movie props and replicas is being replaced with an apartment and hotel in Englewood — but before the museum doors close, it’s auctioning off some of its renowned memorabilia.


Rodz and Bodz Museum has a rotating exhibit of more than 300 movie and television show cars, with anything from on-screen vehicles to movie replicas. For the past four years, it’s hosted iconic cars and Hollywood celebrities, but soon, it’s closing its building on Englewood Parkway.

Z...

FOX31 Denver • 7th July 2025

Person in Basalt wins $2.3M jackpot with rare lottery match

DENVER (KDVR) — A person in Basalt beat the odds of one in 3.8 million after matching all six numbers on the Colorado Lotto+, winning them a $2.3 million jackpot.


The Colorado Lottery said one person purchased two Colorado Lotto+ tickets from The Basalt Store for the Saturday drawing. The tickets cost $4 in total from the gas station, but the buyer walked away with much more.

While one of the tickets didn’t match the numbers, the other lucky ticket matched all six winning numbers, which wer...

FOX31 Denver • 18th June 2025

Person wins $2M after new Mega Millions lottery ticket changes

Editor’s Note: The initial information released by the Colorado Lottery indicated that the winnings came from more than one ticket. This story now reflects updated details from the Colorado Lottery.


DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Lottery is waiting for someone to claim $2 million after one lucky person walked away from a 7-11 with a winning lottery ticket on Tuesday night.


The Colorado Lottery said someone took home $2 million after they purchased a Mega Millions ticket from a 7-11 at 6150 E U.S...

FOX31 Denver • 4th June 2025

Did you know? Dogs can be an official witness at weddings in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — Weddings bring rings, white dresses, tuxedos and flowers — and for people in Colorado, that can also mean a “signature” from a furbaby.


According to the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado law allows several people to sign a marriage license as the officiant. This includes people like judges, magistrates, authorized public officials, ordained clergy, tribal officials, or even the couple.

When a couple gets married without an officiant, it’s called self-solemnizati...

Nexstar Media Wire • 21st May 2025

Watch: Man finds approx. 8-foot snake hiding in his Colorado office

DENVER (KDVR) — A popular Instagrammer switched up his usual content on Sunday after he found an approximately 8-foot-long snake that snuck into his Colorado office.


This Boulder man is anonymous to most, but to many social media users, he’s known as “Miracle Man Cash.” Almost every day, he posts videos in which he hides cash around the community, leaving hints for people to find. However, one of his most recent Instagram posts wasn’t about the next drop location.

On Sunday, he posted about...

Nexstar Media Wire • 20th May 2025

‘Kangaroo detained’ after another viral escape in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) – Police officers in Colorado responded to a neighborhood in Durango to capture its most “unexpected repeat offender”: a kangaroo who escaped from its home — again.


The Durango Police Department said this week that officers had another run-in with Irwin, the viral kangaroo that escaped in Durango in October 2024.


Irwin made headlines a few months ago after Durango police had to “arrest” the red kangaroo after a high-speed, or “hopping speed” chase. The officers returned the p...

Nexstar Media Wire • 15th May 2025

Adam Sandler says goodbye to Morris, the alligator in ‘Happy Gilmore’

DENVER (KDVR) — Adam Sandler said goodbye to Morris, the famous alligator from “Happy Gilmore,” who retired in Colorado and died of old age over the weekend.


Morris was originally found in a backyard in Los Angeles as an illegal pet and eventually made his way to the big screen. In his heyday, he was featured in films like “Dr. Dolittle 2,” “Interview With the Vampire,” and “Blues Brothers 2000.”


However, his big claim to fame was for his role in “Happy Gilmore.”

In the movie, Morris pla...

FOX31 Denver • 23rd March 2026

Ski resorts start to close early after unusually warm winter

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado ski areas have started to close for the season after the record-breaking warm winter left several mountains with muddy trails and little natural snow.


The competition to stay open the longest has been cut short for some ski areas in Colorado. While ski areas usually stay open through the end of March, with some even keeping the lifts going through May, several have already closed.

Ski Cooper closed early for the season on Sunday, citing the thin snow base and recent...

FOX31 Denver • 17th March 2026

Popular creek at Great Sand Dunes might not flow after low snowpack

DENVER (KDVR) — The creek at the Great Sand Dunes National Park might not look the same this summer after an unusually low amount of snowpack this winter.


Medano Creek is a seasonal body of water that forms at the Great Sand Dunes National Park between the parking lot and the dune field. In the spring and summer, it’s a popular cool off spot and is considered one of the best beaches in the United States.

However, due to the low snowpack this winter, the National Park Service told FOX31 tha...

FOX31 Denver • 17th February 2026

What is a snow squall? Warnings issued in Colorado on Tuesday

DENVER (KDVR) — Snow squall warnings were in effect on Tuesday morning as parts of Colorado are seeing windy conditions and accumulation.


Tuesday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for high winds and fire danger in the eastern half of the state, which has delayed hundreds of flights, and winter weather on the western side of the state, which includes potential snow squalls.

The National Weather Service said a snow squall warning was in effect near Fort Collins until 8:15 a.m., then issued anot...

FOX31 Denver • 29th December 2025

Hundreds of trails still closed across popular Colorado ski areas

DENVER (KDVR) — People are packing their skis and loading their cars for New Year’s in the mountains, but heading into the end of December, the majority of trails across major ski areas still aren’t open.


Colorado ski areas opened as early as the end of October, with a few ski areas delaying their opening dates due to the warm weather and lack of snow. While most of the major ski areas are now open, there’s not as much snow as usual.

Usually, around this time, snow covers the mountains. Ho...

FOX31 Denver • 19th December 2025

What is a ‘particularly dangerous situation?’ Rare warning issued in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — The National Weather Service issued a rare warning in Colorado as strong winds are bringing high fire danger to the foothills.


Strong winds with gusts the strength of a Category 3 hurricane swept across Colorado on Wednesday, knocking out power and blowing over trees. Xcel preemptively turned power off for tens of thousands on Wednesday and Friday to avoid the risk of a wildfire.

These strong winds are back on Friday, and the NWS issued a particularly dangerous situation i...

FOX31 Denver • 12th December 2025

Denver broke this weather record set in 1933 on Thursday night

DENVER (KDVR) — Thursday was warm and clear — and far from the usual — after breaking a 92-year-old Denver weather record overnight.


Thursday night was abnormally warm for this time of year. According to the National Weather Service records, the average low is 18 degrees on Dec. 11. However, on Thursday, that overnight low only dipped down to 45 degrees, not only making for a warm night, but also breaking a record.

The last time the low temperature for Dec. 11 was this warm was in 1933, w...

FOX31 Denver • 4th December 2025

This city saw the most snow during Colorado’s first big winter storm

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver saw its first big storm of the winter season on Wednesday, bringing in several inches of snow across the city. However, some parts of Colorado saw even more.


After the second latest first snow in Denver’s history, the first big storm swept across the city overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday. Denver saw between 2 and 8 inches of snow, according to National Weather Service records, and some areas saw just under a foot.

The storm left snowy conditions, causing about 50...

FOX31 Denver • 21st November 2025

This is the second latest first snow in Denver history

DENVER (KDVR) — Heading toward the end of November, there’s still no snow in Denver, making it the second latest first snow in the city’s history.


On average, the National Weather Service said Denver sees its first snow on Oct. 18, but the city is way past that date. As of Nov. 21, Denver still hasn’t seen its first measurable snow of the season. Now, it’s moving up in the record books.

Here’s the latest first measurable snowfalls on record, excluding 2025, according to NWS:
Not only has i...

FOX31 Denver • 13th November 2025

This Colorado phenomenon appeared in the sky on Wednesday morning

DENVER (KDVR) — Is it a UFO? Is it a hole in the sky? It’s neither — the clouds spotted in the Colorado sky on Wednesday morning are actually a common sight in Colorado.


Colorado has seen several phenomena in the sky over the past few days. There were northern lights on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Meanwhile, strange clouds shaped like a flying saucer also appeared in several areas around the Denver metro on Wednesday morning.

FOX31 Meteorologist Travis Michels says these are known as len...

FOX31 Denver • 12th November 2025

Northern lights FOMO? The aurora borealis might’ve looked better on camera

DENVER (KDVR) — Did you miss the northern lights on Tuesday night? Well, if it makes you feel better, the aurora borealis might’ve looked better in pictures.


The northern lights swept across Colorado on Tuesday night, with people taking photos of the green, purple and pink colors in the sky. However, it didn’t look that way to the naked eye in parts of the state.

Here’s what the northern lights looked like in Colorado, but taken on two different cameras:
According to the National Oceanic a...

FOX31 Denver • 14th October 2025

Tropical storm in Colorado? How Hurricane Pricilla causes severe flooding

DENVER (KDVR) — An unusual storm in the state led to floods in southern Colorado, destroying homes and evacuating hundreds of residents across several counties.


Since Thursday, rainfall has led to floods that destroyed two homes and damaged 90 in La Plata County. Meanwhile, hundreds have evacuated, with mandatory evacuations in other areas like Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County.

FOX31’s Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels said the flooding mostly came from Hurricane Pricilla, w...

FOX31 Denver • 15th September 2025

When is the first snow expected in Denver?

DENVER (KDVR) — The leaves are still changing colors around Colorado, but snow is already falling in the mountains, and in about a month, it could start to fall in Denver, too.


It’s still in the 80s in Denver by mid-September, but flakes are falling across the Front Range.

Snow was falling on several peaks across Colorado in early September, with flakes covering Pikes Peak and light snow on Wilkerson Pass. By mid-September, some ski resorts like Breckenridge Ski Resort, Keystone Ski Resor...

FOX31 Denver • 30th July 2025

Colorado fall colors forecast released for 2025: See the map

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is still a few months out from the fall, but already, the Pinpoint Weather team is tracking the fall forecast and the best time to see the leaves change colors.


Fall colors usually depend on the weather. In 2023, the leaves came early and were extra colorful because it was one of the wettest years in Colorado, according to the Pinpoint Weather team. However, in 2024, the leaves weren’t as vibrant and came late because of the prolonged warm weather.

This year, the Pi...

FOX31 Denver • 14th July 2025

‘Firenado’ spotted in Colorado: Here’s how the weather phenomenon occurs

DENVER (KDVR) — An uncommon weather phenomenon was seen in several areas in and around Colorado as wildfires continue to spread thousands of acres.


It’s known as a “firenado,” which is officially known as a fire whirl, according to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Greg Perez. The phenomenon was dubbed a “firenado” because it looks like a tornado that’s made from fire.

Perez said they occur when hot air rises rapidly in columns. As more hot air rises quickly, the wind starts to spin, which cr...

FOX31 Denver • 9th July 2025

What is it? ‘Dry microbursts’ sweep through Denver with nearly 70 mph wind gusts

DENVER (KDVR) — Early July wind gusts have uprooted trees, taken down power lines and wreaked houses in the Denver metro area, but this damaging wind is known as more than just a strong breeze.


The National Weather Service said these strong winds are known as “dry microbursts.“


Dry microbursts occur when rain falls from a cloud and lands into a dry layer of air, causing it to evaporate. With evaporation, NWS said the air cools, becomes dense and moves toward the ground faster and faster, c...

FOX31 Denver • 23rd June 2025

What to expect: Severe weather heading into Denver metro on Tuesday

DENVER (KDVR) — After days of summertime heat, another round of severe weather is on the way with possibly hail and gusty winds in the Denver metro and even an isolated tornado in the Eastern Plains.


A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day was issued on Tuesday due to the severe weather storms heading into the Denver metro and the Eastern Plains. Severe storms occur when there are wind gusts above 58mph, hail larger than an inch, or storms produce a tornado.

Colorado has already seen several severe we...

FOX31 Denver • 17th June 2025

Photos: Baseball-sized hail falls in Colorado after ‘rare’ overnight storm

DENVER (KDVR) — Severe weather passed through Colorado on Tuesday morning, leaving heavy rain and hail as big as a baseball.


Residents in Milliken were awoken to loud pounding on Tuesday morning, and one person even thought someone was breaking into their house. However, the sound was coming from the roof, where large hail anywhere from the size of a penny to a baseball was storming in.

The National Weather Service said it was a “rare” overnight storm. Pinpoint Weather Meterologist Travis M...

FOX31 Denver • 13th June 2025

Did you feel it? 2.9 magnitude earthquake recorded in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — An earthquake was recorded in Colorado on Friday morning, but it likely wasn’t felt by most of the state.


The United States Geological Survey recorded an earthquake near St. Vrain in Dacono, Colorado, at 6:08 a.m. with a 2.9 magnitude. Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Greg Perez said the magnitude is like someone touching the back of your chair.


While this is considered a weak earthquake, people in the area felt it.


During this earthquake, Pinpoint Weather Meterologist Al...

FOX31 Denver • 28th May 2025

Fact or Myth? Common thunder and lightning phrases you may still believe

DENVER (KDVR) — “Don’t shower during a thunderstorm” and “lightning never strikes in the same place twice” are tips you may have heard growing up, and while some phrases are true, others can do more harm than good.


Age-old tips surrounding thunderstorms can be helpful, like where it’s safest to be during a storm and how to tell how close you are to lightning. However, you may also believe some phrases that aren’t completely true, and are dangerous to believe.

FOX31 fact-checked common phra...

Nexstar Media Wire • 19th May 2025

Video: Colorado deputy sees tornado forming on his way to work

DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado deputy had an eventful commute to work Sunday after he saw a tornado forming around Elbert County.


The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said that Deputy Skalisky was driving to work on Sunday afternoon when he saw a tornado touchdown around Arapahoe. The sheriff’s office posted a video on X of Skalisky’s drive via his dash camera footage.

“I was like, ‘That’s weird, that’s kind of a lot of dirt,’ then all a sudden, I watched roofs come off houses and I was like, ‘O...

FOX31 Denver • 19th May 2025

Tornadoes hit Colorado, and this likely won’t be the last

DENVER (KDVR) — Tornadoes touched down in Colorado on Sunday, and it likely won’t be the last time this summer.


Tornadoes hit the northeastern plains and destroyed at least 30 structures, delaying flights and causing power outages. While most of Colorado isn’t known as “tornado alley,” tornadoes aren’t uncommon in the state.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tornado alley is known as a region across the central United States with relatively high tornado occur...

FOX31 Denver • 4th April 2025

Rare weather phenomenon caught on camera in Elizabeth Thursday

DENVER (KDVR) — While snow fell across Colorado on Thursday, a rare weather phenomenon was captured on camera near Elizabeth.


It wasn’t just a snowstorm — one FOX31 viewer captured a video of snow falling through the trees in Elizabeth when a rumble accompanied the flakes, creating the rare phenomenon known as thundersnow.

In short, thundersnow is the same as a thunderstorm, but instead of rain, it’s snow. However, according to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Greg Perez, it doesn’t normally...

FOX31 Denver • 2nd April 2025

What is graupel? Here’s what fell during Tuesday night’s storm

DENVER (KDVR) — On Tuesday night, a storm swept through the Denver metro, but it looked different than a winter storm. The weather phenomenon wasn’t snow, it wasn’t rain and it wasn’t exactly hail either.


It was graupel.


The system that passed through the Denver metro and Palmer Divide on Tuesday night was a mixture of snow, rain and hail, but once it was on the ground, it looked more like Dippin’ Dots than a winter storm.
It’s a weather phenomenon known as graupel, which looks like hail a...

FOX31 Denver • 1st April 2025

Denver’s ‘snowiest month’ only recorded 2 inches in March

DENVER (KDVR) — March is known as Denver’s snowiest month, but this year, it was quite the opposite, leaving the city with only a few inches.


The National Weather Service maintains that March is the snowiest month in Denver, with an average of 8.8 inches from 1991 to 2020 and 11.5 inches from 1882 to 2022. The snowiest March on record brought 35.2 inches of snow in 2003, while other years stayed near average, like 2024, which tallied 9.2 inches of snow.

However, March 2025 was one of the l...

FOX31 Denver • 24th April 2026

New documents detail students’ encounters with Evergreen school shooter

DENVER (KDVR) — Newly released documents detail classmates’ and first responders’ encounters with the 16-year-old school shooter at Evergreen High School in 2025.


Months after the Evergreen school shooting that injured two and left the shooter, 16-year-old Desmond Holly, dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office released 644 pages of their investigation.

The documents included witness statements, first responders and classmates who saw the shooting. Th...

FOX31 Denver • 18th March 2026

Hackers change Denver crosswalk audio to political message targeting Trump

DNEVER (KDVR) — Two Denver crosswalk signals were fixed over the weekend after the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said hackers found the password and changed the audio on the push buttons.


Nancy Kuhn with DOTI said that two crosswalk push buttons were hacked over the weekend on East Colfax Avenue. The department heard about one on Pearl Street and disconnected it on Friday night. It disconnected another on Washington Street on Saturday morning.

In a video posted on TikTok,...

FOX31 Denver • 18th March 2026

Former Littleton bus aide sentenced to 4.5 years after assaulting at-risk students

DENVER (KDVR) — A former Littleton school bus aide was sentenced to 4.5 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections, with one year of mandatory parole, on Wednesday after abusing nonverbal and at-risk students.


Kiarra Jones accepted a plea agreement in January, charging her with 10 counts of third-degree assault of an at-risk individual and two child abuse charges.

This comes after a video was released in 2024 that showed Jones, a now-former paraprofessional with Littleton Public School...

FOX31 Denver • 18th February 2026

Victim in I-25 crash in Pueblo ‘hadn’t seen anything like this’ since Vietnam

DENVER (KDVR) — One man said he hadn’t seen anything like the horrific, deadly car crash on Interstate 25 in Pueblo on Tuesday since he was in the military in Vietnam.


George Autobee told FOX31’s Talya Cunningham that he was heading to Denver on Tuesday morning when he drove through several dust storms. The dust wasn’t too bad, so he kept driving through the next dust storm. However, this one was thick, and he could hardly see anything.

Next thing he knew, Autobee said the car in front of...

FOX31 Denver • 13th February 2026

Shooter identified after found dead in Evergreen

DENVER (KDVR) — A shooter is dead after an incident in Evergreen on Thursday and there are no known victims, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.


At 4:23 p.m., deputies responded to reports of shots fired at CommonSpirit Primary Care Evergreen, located at 32214 Ellingwood Trail. After arriving and finding broken glass believed to be from gunfire, they entered the building and found a man with a shotgun.


The sheriff’s office said deputies tried to de-escalate the situation, but the...

FOX31 Denver • 9th February 2026

Former park ranger accused of stabbing hoax to get psychological evaluation

DENVER (KDVR) — A former park ranger is set to receive a psychological evaluation ahead of his arraignment after he was accused of a stabbing hoax at Staunton State Park in August 2025.


Callum Heskett, 26, appeared in court on Monday morning for his arraignment, where he is accused of a stabbing hoax and facing multiple misdemeanor and felony charges. The arraignment was ultimately pushed back for a psychological evaluation.

FOX31’s Courtney Fromm was in court, where she said Heskett’s att...

FOX31 Denver • 29th January 2026

Number of Denver establishments closed Friday amid national shutdown for Minnesota

DENVER (KDVR) — A number of Denver restaurants, clothing stores and other businesses are going on strike on Friday as part of a nationwide shutdown in solidarity with Minnesota and in support of ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.


A national shutdown is planned on Friday, which means a day of “no school, no work and no shopping,” according to the organizer’s website, which said this comes after Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Silverio Villegas González, and Keith Porter Jr. were k...

FOX31 Denver • 30th December 2025

Former social worker on parole after convicted of making false child abuse claims

DENVER (KDVR) — A former Arapahoe County social worker was released on parole after she was convicted of several charges, including making false child abuse claims against a member of the Aurora City Council.


Robin Niceta, 43, was originally convicted of a felony count of attempting to influence a public servant and a misdemeanor of filing a false child abuse report. In May 2024, she was sentenced to four years in prison, however, the Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed on Tuesday th...

FOX31 Denver • 19th December 2025

Strong winds leave over 86K without power

DENVER (KDVR) — Tens of thousands of people remain without power across the Front Range Friday evening due to planned shutoffs and strong winds.


On Wednesday, Xcel Energy shut off power in certain areas, known as a Public Safety Power Shutoff or PSPS, to protect customers from wildfires during high winds. The planned shutoffs and strong winds knocked out power for approximately 200,000 customers at one point.


Power was still out for thousands of people on Thursday. Xcel worked to turn th...

FOX31 Denver • 16th December 2025

Map: These Colorado areas could see power outages on Wednesday

This story is no longer being updated. ➡️ Track the latest on power outages across Colorado.


UPDATE, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7 a.m.: Xcel Energy Wednesday morning said it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff beginning around 10 a.m. Wednesday. The shutoff will affect about 50,000 customers across Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties.


Weather conditions will start to improve at around 6 p.m.
Xcel also warned outages could take place outside the affected shutoff are...

FOX31 Denver • 14th November 2025

Officer facing ‘discipline’ after falsely accusing woman of theft using Flock cameras

DENVER (KDVR) — A Columbine Valley police officer is being disciplined after he was caught on video using Flock cameras to wrongly accuse a Denver woman of theft.


In late September, Sgt. Jamie Milliman was videoed on a resident’s doorbell video issuing Chrisanna Elser a summons to appear in court and accusing her of stealing a $25 package in the town of Bow Mar. Milliman said he had doorbell video of the theft and tracked her car using Flock cameras.

However, Elser wasn’t there. She was lat...

FOX31 Denver • 6th November 2025

5 things to know about shutdown-related flight cuts at DIA

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver International Airport is on the list of major markets affected by shutdown-related flight cuts across 40 major U.S. markets, and the effects are expected to come soon.


The government shutdown is now the longest on record and has affected countless workers who are going unpaid. This includes airport workers, who have gone without pay since the start of October. With the shutdown lingering, the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday that it would make...

FOX31 Denver • 17th October 2025

Video: Police drone spots man swinging machete through backyards in Boulder

DENVER (KDVR) — A drone was able to help catch a man who police say was swinging a big red machete at people and running through backyards in Boulder on Tuesday.


The Boulder Police Department posted the footage of the drone, shown in the video player above, which was used to track down a suspect who was allegedly swinging a machete at people and ran from the scene.

Police said they used Air 1, a police drone, to find the suspect, who was running through the backyards of a nearby apartment c...

FOX31 Denver • 26th September 2025

Woman wanted after allegedly stealing ball python from Wheat Ridge store

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are looking for a woman who allegedly stole a ball python from a reptile store in Wheat Ridge, then hit an employee on Monday.


The Wheat Ridge Police Department said a woman allegedly stole the python from the Reptile Room on Kipling Street, near the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, when an employee was helping another customer.

After the employee noticed the snake was missing, police said he confronted the suspect outside. He reportedly saw something moving inside he...

FOX31 Denver • 24th September 2025

Xcel Energy agrees to pay $640M in settlements after Marshall Fire

DENVER (KDVR) — Xcel Energy has agreed to pay approximately $640 million in settlements after claims that its power lines and equipment caused part of the Marshall Fire in 2021, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.


On Wednesday, Xcel announced that it has reached an agreement in principle along with Qwest Corporation and Teleport Communications America, LLC to resolve all claims made by insurers, public entities and individual plaintiffs, although the energy provider said it doe...

FOX31 Denver • 19th September 2025

Supporters help Barry Morphew, accused of murdering his wife, post bond set at $3M

DENVER (KDVR) — Supporters of Barry Morphew, who was indicted by a grand jury in June for the first-degree murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, helped him post bond that was set at $3 million.


Barry was taken into custody in Arizona in June after he was indicted by a grand jury following new information on his late wife, Suzanne, whose remains were found in Saguache County in September 2023.

The autopsy also showed that 49-year-old Suzanne had a deer tranquilizer known as BAM, a combinatio...

FOX31 Denver • 17th September 2025

‘Massive search’ continues for hunters reported missing in southern Colorado

Update – Thursday, September 18: Hunters missing in southern Colorado found dead: Family


DENVER (KDVR) — A search is underway for two elk hunters in the San Juan National Forest Wilderness Area after they were reported missing on Saturday.


On Saturday, the Conejos County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead, west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, after two men were reported overdue while elk hunting.
The sheriff’s office said Andrew Porter, 25, from Ashe...

FOX31 Denver • 16th September 2025

Suspect arrested after Loveland family’s memorial to Charlie Kirk set on fire

DENVER (KDVR) — A suspect was arrested after a Loveland family’s memorial to Charlie Kirk was burned in front of a home with five sleeping children.


The Loveland Police Department said it arrested 64-year-old David Hunt Gilroy from Loveland on Monday night after vandals reportedly set a family’s fence on fire and smashed the back window of the family’s SUV on Saturday night around 11:15 p.m.

Gilroy faces second-degree arson and resisting arrest charges.
The family told FOX31 that vandals bu...

FOX31 Denver • 29th July 2025

James Craig trial: Closing arguments wrap up for dentist accused of poisoning wife

CENTENNIAL, Co. (KDVR) — A jury deliberated for about four hours in the James Craig case on Tuesday at the Arapahoe County Justice Center.


Craig, 47, is facing several counts, including first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder and solicitation to commit perjury after being accused of poisoning Angela Craig, his wife of 23 years, with cyanide and tetrahydrozoline in 2023.

⬇️ Jump to: Closing arguments in James Craig trial below.
During the opening statements on July 15, the prosecu...

FOX31 Denver • 24th July 2025

‘Why do I hurt?’ Jury hears last words of dentist’s wife allegedly poisoned to death

CENTENNIAL (KDVR) — The brother of the woman who was allegedly murdered by her dentist husband in Aurora took the stand Thursday and told the court about the last moments of her life. 


That brother says he traveled to Aurora to try and help his sister, who “crashed” at the hospital not long after they arrived. That brother talked about the moments Angela Craig got so sick in her home that she could barely hold herself up.


Mark Pray said Angela began to deteriorate quickly after he gave her...

FOX31 Denver • 17th July 2025

‘Heartbreaking destruction’: Wellington sees over $30K in park vandalism

DENVER (KDVR) — The town of Wellington has seen more than $30,000 in vandalism of local parks and playgrounds, including slides melted from arson and fireworks set off in public bathrooms. Now, the town is speaking out.


The town of Wellington said in a social media post that parks have seen nightly vandalism over the past few months, with more than $30,000 in damage, “and growing.”

This damage includes ripped-down skatepark panels, motorized bikes that tore up grass, snapped trees, painte...

FOX31 Denver • 16th July 2025

Witnesses take stand in the trial of dentist accused of poisoning wife

DENVER (KDVR) — The second day of James Craig’s trial was underway Wednesday, and the prosecution brought in witnesses to speak in the case of the Aurora dentist who is accused of poisoning his wife to death.


Craig is on trial for allegedly using cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, an ingredient in over-the-counter eye drops, to kill his wife of 23 years, Angela Craig, in 2023.

⬇️ Jump to: Archived live blog with updates below.
Craig has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and several other...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd July 2025

4 semis catch fire, causing explosions at Weld County truck stop

DENVER (KDVR) — An investigation is underway after four semi-tractors caught on fire and exploded at a truck stop in Weld County on Wednesday night.


Around 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Mountain View Fire Rescue said a caller reported a commercial vehicle fire to Weld County Dispatch. The fire was reportedly at a truck stop along Colorado Highway 119, just west of Interstate 25.

Once crews arrived on the scene, the fire rescue said they found four semi-tractors on fire, and three of them were ful...

FOX31 Denver • 27th June 2025

Boulder terror attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges

DENVER (KDVR) — The Boulder terror attack suspect accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of demonstrators pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime and explosive charges.


On Friday morning, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, pleaded not guilty in court after being indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 hate crime counts. Soliman faces nine hate crime charges and three explosive charges.

This comes after what the FBI called a “targeted terror attack” on June 1 when Soliman allegedly threw...

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FOX31 Denver • 20th March 2026

Some first-degree murder prosecutions would change in Colorado under proposed bill

DENVER (KDVR) — A proposed bill would change how first-degree murder with extreme indifference is prosecuted in Colorado.


Under current Colorado law, first-degree murder with extreme indifference is when an action causes a grave risk, ultimately killing someone.

First-degree murder is when a person is deemed to have killed someone with deliberation and intent. Meanwhile, second-degree murder is when someone knowingly causes the death of another person without premeditation.
The big differen...

FOX31 Denver • 13th February 2026

ICE director claims law enforcement leaked details of raid at Aurora apartment complex

DENVER (KDVR) — During testimony at a Senate hearing discussing immigration enforcement in Minnesota, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director claimed local law enforcement leaked the details of a raid in Aurora, but local agencies are denying it.


On Thursday, officials testified before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee on immigration enforcement in Minnesota. During the testimony, ICE Director Todd Lyons said they’ve had difficulty with cooperation be...

FOX31 Denver • 12th December 2025

Officials react to Trump trying to pardon Tina Peters

DENVER (KDVR) — President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is granting a full pardon for Tina Peters, convicted of breaching her election computer system, and now local officials and authorities are speaking out.


Peters was a former Mesa County Clerk convicted of allowing a man to misuse a security card to access the election system and being deceptive about that person’s identity. She was convicted for leading a data-breach inspired by claims that voting fraud altered the result o...

FOX31 Denver • 10th December 2025

These Colorado laws go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026

DENVER (KDVR) — The beginning of the new year means a change of calendars and habits for some people, and for all Coloradans, the new year means there will be changes in the state laws.


Colorado laws get passed consistently, but the effective date isn’t always right away. A lot of times, the effective date is delayed to make sure people have time to comply with the law before there are penalties.

Several laws went into effect in July and August, and at the beginning of a new year, several...

FOX31 Denver • 4th November 2025

Rep. Lauren Boebert responds to photos of Halloween costume with sombrero and ICE sign

DENVER (KDVR) — People on social media are speaking out after photos were posted online of U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert wearing a sombrero and holding a sign referencing ICE.


On Friday night, an account posted a photo on X of Lauren Boebert wearing a sombrero and a sign that reads “Mexican Word of the Day: JUICY Tell me if… Juicy Ice coming.” She’s smiling next to an angel and a man dressed as what appears to be an ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officer.

Another user o...

The Hill • 4th November 2025

Boebert Halloween costume mocking Mexicans and ICE crackdown draws criticism

DENVER (KDVR) — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is taking criticism on social media over photos of her wearing a sombrero and holding a sign referencing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Halloween.


On Friday night, an account posted a photo on X that appeared to show Boebert wearing a sombrero and traditional Mexican dress while holding a sign that reads “Mexican Word of the Day: JUICY Tell me if… Juicy Ice coming,” apparently mocking a Spanish pronunciation of “you see.”

She’s smil...

FOX31 Denver • 6th December 2024

Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas resigns, citing mistreatment from colleagues

DENVER (KDVR) — Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas resigned from her position after she was reportedly ordered out of her office early, citing continuous attacks, harassment and punishment from her colleagues as her reason for leaving.


Thomas announced her resignation on Friday, just over a month before her second and final term ends on Jan. 14, 2025, and commissioner-elect Kevin Van Winkle takes the seat.

Thomas said her resignation, effective Friday, comes after she was ordered to le...

FOX31 Denver • 6th November 2024

Gabe Evans wins race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District

DENVER (KDVR) — Republican Gabe Evans has defeated Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo and flipped the seat U.S. House seat representing Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.


On Sunday, Nov. 10, Caraveo posted to X, conceding the race to Evans.


FOX31 Political Analyst Michael Fields, a Republican strategist, said this is one of the most highly watched congressional races, as it affects more than just Colorado. This race could decide which party has contr...

FOX31 Denver • 6th November 2024

How every Colorado county voted for president in 2024

DENVER (KDVR) — As votes are coming in, the 2024 presidential election is a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.


Despite President Joe Biden dropping out late in the race, Harris gained quick support from voters after accepting the Democratic presidential nomination in late August.


At 8:05 p.m., Vice President Kamala Harris won Colorado, adding 10 electoral votes to her total, according to the Associated Press.
Here is how every county voted...

FOX31 Denver • 4th November 2024

New details: Election passwords posted online for more than 3 months

DENVER (KDVR) — After partial passwords for voting systems were recently discovered posted on the Secretary of State’s website, an investigation found the passwords were posted in June.


The Department of State said a former staff member, who left “amicably” before the incident, created a spreadsheet containing passwords in a hidden tab – which was not part of their security practice.


This was posted online on June 21 and stayed on the Department’s subpage for voting system equipment until...

FOX31 Denver • 15th May 2024

Bill to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado becomes law: Here’s what happens next

DENVER (KDVR) — Two months ago, lawmakers proposed a bill that aimed to reintroduce the North American wolverine to Colorado. On Monday, Gov. Jared Polis signed the bill, making it law.


In November, the federal government listed the North American wolverine as a threatened species, largely due to climate change. Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates less than 400 wolverines exist in the continental United States.

Experts believe parts of the high country could be an ideal habitat for wolve...

FOX31 Denver • 24th March 2026

Want to try the ‘9-9-9 Challenge?’ It’s coming to Coors Field

DENVER (KDVR) — The viral “9-9-9 Challenge,” where you eat nine hot dogs and drink nine beers during a nine-inning baseball game, is officially coming to ballparks across the nation, including Denver.


On Monday, Major League Baseball announced that Aramark Sports + Entertainment partnered with competitive eater Joey Chestnut to bring the “9-9-9 Challenge” to six different ballparks this season.

The challenge unofficially took off at ballparks, with more and more people on social media try...

FOX31 Denver • 27th January 2026

Deion Sanders introduces new fine system for CU Buffs football team

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Buffaloes is already gearing up for next football season, and head coach Deion Sanders is raising the stakes with a new fine system that could cost players thousands.


In January, Coach Prime and his coaching staff went over introductions, values and expectations in the first team meeting of the year, which was partially filmed and posted on Well Off Media, a YouTube account run by Deion Sander’s son, Deion Sanders Jr.

Between not wearing different...

FOX31 Denver • 26th January 2026

Photos: Here’s what it looked like before and after the snowy AFC Championship

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos hosted the AFC Championship on Sunday, but by the fourth quarter, it looked like a completely different game from the first.


After the Broncos clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC, Denver hosted the conference championship game on Sunday. The Broncos played the New England Patriots for a chance to head to the Super Bowl.


Despite the unusually warm start to the year, it was fairly cold in Denver at kick-off.
Just before kickoff at 1 p.m., the National Weathe...

FOX31 Denver • 26th January 2026

Stidham says ‘that was completely on me’ after backward pass ruling led to Patriots comeback

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos were up 7-0 against the New England Patriots nearing halftime in the AFC Championship on Sunday, but the game turned quickly after a backward pass led to a recovery and touchdown.


However, that ruling wasn’t questioned by Stidham after the game.

Stidham threw an early touchdown for the Broncos in the AFC Championship on Sunday, and the Broncos were set to be ahead heading into halftime. However, just under 3 minutes until halftime, Patriots linebacker Ch...

FOX31 Denver • 5th January 2026

Over $10K for a game? Here’s how much Broncos playoff tickets are going for

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos secured the AFC’s top playoff seed after a win against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Now, Denver is set to host its first home playoff game in a decade, but tickets aren’t cheap.


The Broncos not only clinched the AFC West but also landed at the top of the AFC for the first time since their last Super Bowl win in 2016. This is big for the Broncos, as it not only gives them a bye week in the first round of the playoffs but also the home-field advantage....

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FOX31 Denver • 29th December 2025

Can the Broncos claim AFC’s No. 1 seed? Here’s what needs to happen

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos claimed the top spot in the AFC West over the weekend, but their work isn’t over if the Mile High City wants a bye week and the home-field advantage in the playoffs.


The Broncos secured the division title for the first time in a decade, taking the top spot away from the Kansas City Chiefs, who have reigned over the AFC West over the past nine years. Now, the Broncos are at the top of the division for the 16th time in franchise history. However, the Broncos s...

FOX31 Denver • 18th November 2025

‘I’m just proud of him’: Deion Sanders stands by son Shedeur after tough NFL debut

DENVER (KDVR) — University of Colorado Boulder football head coach Deion Sanders is staying positive after his son, Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, had a rough start during his debut game in the NFL.


Shedeur, the former starting quarterback for the CU Buffaloes, took the field for the first time in his career after Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel was evaluated for a concussion and later ruled out. Shedeur played for a half, but it was less than successful.

Sanders completed...

FOX31 Denver • 30th September 2025

Deion Sanders apologizes after fans’ ‘derogatory’ comments against BYU

DENVER (KDVR) — Head coach Deion Sanders apologized on behalf of the University of Colorado Boulder and the athletic department after fans made derogatory statements during the game against Brigham Young University on Saturday.


On Tuesday, Sanders held a weekly press conference ahead of the CU Buffs’ next game on Saturday. After talking about the team’s performance, Sanders unpromptly mentioned an incident at the end of the game at Folsom Field after BYU scarcely pulled out a win.

“On behal...

FOX31 Denver • 9th September 2025

Denver Broncos announce plans for new stadium at Burnham Yard

DENVER (KDVR) — The rumors are true: the Denver Broncos are planning for a new stadium.


After months of possible deals, paperwork and talk of a new stadium, on Tuesday, the Broncos, Mayor Mike Johnston and Gov. Jared Polis finally announced their preferred site for the new stadium with a retractable roof at Burnham Yard, a 58-acre abandoned railyard.


The current Empower Field at Mile High Stadium opened in 2001 to replace the Broncos’ original Mile High Stadium. The stadium moved less than...

FOX31 Denver • 9th September 2025

Could a new Denver Broncos stadium host the Super Bowl? Here are the requirements

DENVER (KDVR) — Empower Field at Mile High Stadium was never going to host a Super Bowl without a roof; however, those plans might change following the announcement of plans for a new Denver Broncos stadium.


There are hundreds of steps that need to be done before a city and stadium can host a Super Bowl, but Denver was never in the running for one big reason — there was no roof at Empower Field.


A 157-page document of NFL confidential demands was released in 2013 and outlined some bid spec...

FOX31 Denver • 9th September 2025

Plans announced for new Denver Broncos stadium at Burnham Yard

DENVER (KDVR) — The rumors are true: the Denver Broncos are planning for a new stadium.


After months of possible deals, paperwork and talk of a new stadium, on Tuesday, the Broncos, Mayor Mike Johnston and Gov. Jared Polis finally announced their preffered site for the new stadium with a retractable roof at Burnham Yard, an 58-acre abandoned railyard.

The current Empower Field at Mile High Stadium opened in 2001 to replace the Broncos’ original Mile High Stadium. The stadium moved less tha...

FOX31 Denver • 28th July 2025

‘I don’t know if I’m ready’: Deion Sanders writes will amid health concerns

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders is starting to speak more about his ongoing health issues, announcing that he made a will a few months ago.


On Sunday, Sanders posted a video on his Instagram saying that he had to make a will. This came after he found out that he had a bladder tumor.

In a video taken on May 18 at 6:18 a.m., Sanders is in his Buffs gear, looking down at his phone.
“I don’t know if I’m ready, mentally, emotionally. Last night was...

FOX31 Denver • 28th July 2025

Deion Sanders is ‘back, baby’ after bladder with tumor removed

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders said on Monday that he was absent from coaching because he had his bladder removed after doctors found a tumor.


Sanders held his first press conference of 2025 camp on Monday, where he spoke out about his ongoing health issues. This was the first time Sanders outwardly spoke about his recent health, as he had kept it a secret from most people, including his team and his sons.

⬇️ Jump to: Sanders, doctors speaking...

FOX31 Denver • 18th June 2025

ESPN SportsCenter coming to Coors Field for Savannah Bananas

DENVER (KDVR) — ESPN SportsCenter is planning a stop in Colorado on its cross-country tour this summer for a popular baseball team — but it’s not the Rockies.


ESPN announced the “50 States in 50 Days” tour on Monday, which brings its anchors, production and cameras across the country, including a stop in Colorado for the Savannah Bananas’ game at Coors Field.

The flagship news and information program at ESPN is bringing the show to each state by highlighting “unique events, hometown stories...

FOX31 Denver • 21st May 2025

What would you change about the Colorado Rockies? Many have the same answer

DENVER (KDVR) — As the Colorado Rockies are nearing the worst 50-game start in recent MLB history, hundreds of people have thoughts on what they would change.


The Rockies have set some losing records over the years. They broke the franchise record of 100 losses in one season, finishing with the team’s worst season in history in 2023. Then, in 2024, it was their second-worst season in franchise history. Now, the Rockies are getting close to setting a new record for the worst 50-game start in r...

FOX31 Denver • 7th April 2025

These Rockies players will try out the viral torpedo baseball bats

DENVER (KDVR) — The new torpedo bats have taken Major League Baseball by storm, and some Colorado Rockies players are planning to try them out.


The viral bat, which is shaped like a bowling pin and brings more mass to a bat’s sweet spot by moving the wood lower down the barrel after the label, first gained attention after the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine home runs that traveled a combined 3,695 feet at the end of March.


Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Austin Wells, Anthony Vo...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd April 2025

2025 Colorado Rockies home opener could be one of the coldest in franchise history

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Rockies are back at Coors Field on Friday for the first home game of the season, and even though it’s during one of the warmest times of the day, it won’t feel like it.


The baseball season usually kicks off at the start of April, which means Denver is either close to spring or hanging onto winter. For the start of this season, winter weather is here to stay.

The Pinpoint Weather team is tracking temperatures in the low 40s by the first pitch at 2:10 p.m. Then, t...

FOX31 Denver • 30th January 2025

Denver’s NWSL team to introduce pro women’s soccer to Mile High City

DENVER (KDVR) — The first professional women’s sports major league team is calling Denver home, as the National Women’s Soccer League announced it will set up shop in the Mile High City.


The NWSL is known for hosting star players like Coloradans Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson, along with players who competed at the Olympics and World Cup. The league also drafted the country’s favorites, like Alex Morgan, and international icons, like Marta Vieira da Silva, known worldwide as “Marta.”

NWSL...

FOX31 Denver • 31st December 2024

There are two ways Broncos make it to playoffs; These are the odds

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos are cutting it close to making the playoffs, but there’s still a chance.


After the big win against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15, the Broncos needed one more win to get to the playoffs. However, after losing to the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Broncos are left with one more chance, and it’s against the top team in the AFC.

There are two ways the Broncos could clinch a playoff spot.
The first way the Broncos could make the playo...

FOX31 Denver • 27th December 2024

CU Buffs bring 100-year-old superfan Peggy to Alamo Bowl

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Buffaloes are heading to Texas for their first bowl game in years, and they brought along one of their longest-supporting fans.


The 100-year-old superfan, Peggy Coppom, cheered on the Buffs with her twin sister since they were 15 years old. The pair, known by fans as “the twins” were season ticket holders since 1958. While Coppom’s sister, Betty Hoover, passed in 2020, Coppom continued to attend the games as one of the Buffs’ biggest fans.

Coppom h...

FOX31 Denver • 4th December 2024

John Elway featured on 2024 Bowman Draft baseball card

DENVER (KDVR) — Topps’ released the 2024 Bowman Draft trading card set including a first-ever baseball card appearance from a Denver legend.


The set is 200 cards with draft picks and top current prospects throughout the years, and this year, a signed John Elway baseball card will be in the mix.


Elway, widely known as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and former Denver Broncos quarterback, also spent time playing baseball. Topps said that Elway, who was drafted by the New York Yanke...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd December 2024

‘Gonna be a minute’: Mikaela Shiffrin speaks on recovery time after World Cup ski crash

DENVER (KDVR) — Mikaela Shiffrin, a decorated Olympic skier, was heading for a historic World Cup title on Saturday, until she crashed on the slopes, leaving her with injuries and a long recovery period.


Shiffrin, who will soon be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, has earned five overall World Cup titles, two Olympic gold medals, an Olympic silver medal and seven world championships. By Saturday, she was aiming for her 100th World Cup win.

The 29-year-old was leading after the...

FOX31 Denver • 11th November 2024

Why tortillas were thrown on the field during the CU Buffs, Texas Tech game

DENVER (KDVR) — Footballs weren’t the only thing being thrown during the University of Colorado Buffaloes‘ 41–27 win over Texas Tech.


During Saturday’s game, fans at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas threw objects onto the field, with items ranging from food to water bottles.


A tortilla gained special attention from Buffs fans after Shedeur Sanders signed one after it was tossed onto the field, but the legacy of the flatbread goes back decades.
According to Sports Illustrated, the tort...

Nexstar Media Wire • 10th April 2026

Meet ‘Glizzilla’: The $45 hot dog available at Colorado Rockies games

DENVER (KDVR) — The newest addition to the menu at Coors Field is 1 pound, 2 feet long, and a whopping $45 bucks.


Meet the Glizzilla.


The Glizzilla, as its name suggests, is a monstrously large hot dog available for purchase at Colorado Rockies home games. At 23 inches, it’s about the size of two footlong Subway sandwiches or a 4-month-old baby. If you were to go back-to-back with it, it might stand taller than your knees.


The Glizzilla comes on a 19-inch bun, which basically looks lik...

FOX31 Denver • 1st April 2026

Pizza donuts? Coors Field introduces bizarre new item

DENVER (KDVR) — The baseball season is here, with the heat wafting in the smell of the classic hot dogs and warm pretzels into the stands. At Coors Field, that smell is joined by an unusual new combination — donuts and pizza.


Ahead of the Colorado Rockies home opener on Friday, Coors Field is introducing some of its newest foods at the downtown stadium. One new item, which will be at a food stand just outside Section 109 in the main concourse in right field, combines two classic items into an...

FOX31 Denver • 1st April 2026

This early 2000’s-themed bar is opening on South Broadway

DENVER (KDVR) — An early 2000’s-themed bar with lava lamps and an old-school TV console is opening on South Broadway on Thursday.


Good Luck Club first came to Denver in a pop-up at Seven Grand over the winter. Now, it’s opening its brick-and-mortar location right by Dive Inn. The bar is opening on Thursday, but inside, it’s just like stepping back two decades with a boombox, CDs and classic board games.

“It’s a place where cell phones get swapped for intense rounds of Uno and Donkey Kong...

FOX31 Denver • 25th March 2026

New Mexican restaurant to open in former California Pizza Kitchen at Cherry Creek mall

DENVER (KDVR) — The group behind Blue Island Oyster Bar and Oliver’s Italian is set to open its newest restaurant in the shuttered California Pizza Kitchen at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.


Shucking Good Hospitality opened the popular Blue Island Oyster Bar in Denver and Lone Tree, as well as Oliver’s Italian in Greenwood Village, and now, they’re slated to open Ash and Agave in early April at the California Pizza Kitchen that closed over the summer.

Ash and Agave is a Mexican restaurant...

FOX31 Denver • 12th March 2026

Historic bar shutters after 51 years in Boulder

DENVER (KDVR) — A historic bar in Boulder known for its charmingly confusing bathroom and antique decor coating the inside closed its doors on Saturday after 51 years.


The “world famous” Dark Horse announced that it was closing its doors on Saturday, March 14, after its 51st anniversary. The bar, which first opened in 1975, has poured up beers, served hamburgers and hosted trivia and karaoke in Boulder for decades.

While the bar on Baseline Road is known to locals, you might recognise it fr...

FOX31 Denver • 16th December 2025

These beloved restaurants closed in 2025

DENVER (KDVR) — Locals were heartbroken over beloved Denver restaurants, some of which were open for decades, that closed this year.


Restaurants are constantly opening and closing in Denver, but this year, the Mile High City lost some good ones. From losing The Hornet, which was open for 29 years on South Broadway, to Pub on Pearl closing after 35 years in the Washington Park West neighborhood, some restaurants can’t be replaced.

One diner described The Hornet shuttering “like losing a c...

FOX31 Denver • 9th December 2025

These Denver restaurants are planning to open in 2026

DENVER (KDVR) — Several beloved Denver restaurants closed their doors this year, but more restaurants are announcing plans to open in the city — and some even in the same spot.


Several restaurants in Denver have closed over the year. From Noble Riot in the River North Art District to decades-old Cap City Tavern, many restaurateurs said rising costs and the city’s increasing minimum wage were among the reasons for closing their doors in the city.

However, that doesn’t mean it’s the end for...

FOX31 Denver • 17th September 2025

Why are local restaurants closing? Some owners cite Denver’s rising minimum wage

DENVER (KDVR) — Several beloved local restaurants in Denver have closed over the past year, and according to some business owners, it’s because of the city’s minimum wage laws and rising costs.


From Cap City Tavern to Sushi-Rama, regulars’ go-to spots and community favorites are seemingly closing left and right. Why are they closing? Well, some say it’s because of Denver’s economic climate and labor regulations.

Denver enacted Revised Municipal Code Chapter §58-16 in November 2019 to annual...

FOX31 Denver • 15th September 2025

These 4 Denver restaurants earned a Michelin star

DENVER (KDVR) — The Michelin Guide has announced restaurants to receive awards in 2025, with new restaurants in Denver earning their first stars, and one becoming Colorado’s first two-starred restaurant.


The Michelin Guide is fairly new in Colorado. The guide, known for giving out prestigious awards that recognize outstanding cuisine, debuted in the state in 2023 with five restaurants earning the first Michelin stars.

Beckon, Bosq, BRUTØ, Frasca Food and Wine and The Wolf’s Tailor were the...

FOX31 Denver • 10th September 2025

Highly anticipated Formula 1 simulator bar opens in Denver

DENVER (KDVR) — It just got a whole lot faster in Denver — or at least it will feel like it with the new arcade bar that simulates a Formula 1 racetrack.


On Wednesday, Denver F1 Arcade is opening its doors in the River North Art District as only the fourth location in the country. Just across the street from stables like Corisca Wine Bar and Larimer Lounge lies 69 state-of-the-art Formula 1 racing simulators.

The 15,000-square-foot space on Walnut Street has immersive racing experience simu...

FOX31 Denver • 8th September 2025

Several La Loma restaurants renamed after rights transfer

DENVER (KDVR) — Several La Loma restaurants are getting a new name after one of the restaurant owners gained exclusive rights to the brand in early September.


Previously, there were technically five La Loma restaurants in the Denver metro area, however, they were owned by two different people. The La Loma restaurants on Broadway in Denver and Castle Rock were owned by Mark Brinkerhoff, while the La Loma restaurants in McGregor Square, Greenwood Village and Parker were separately owned by Ren...

FOX31 Denver • 5th August 2025

‘Like losing a close friend’: The Hornet to close after nearly 30 years in Denver

DENVER (KDVR) — Locals are heartbroken after a beloved restaurant on South Broadway announced it is closing after almost 30 years.


The Hornet has been serving American cuisine for 29 years, located just a block from the Mayan Theater. While many locals consider it an “institution of Denver,” on Monday, it announced that it will soon be closing its doors.

“While many things have changed and become more complicated over the years at 1st & Broadway, we would prefer to celebrate all of the amaz...

Nexstar Media Wire • 10th July 2025

Denver bar serving a $2.5K martini. So, what’s in it?

DENVER (KDVR) — Tucked away in an alley, inside a hotel that was once Denver’s old Cherry Creek Post Office, lies B&GC, a speakeasy that’s serving a gold-infused martini worth thousands.


It’s known as the Gilded Martini.

It’s made like any other martini — with some exceptions. The bar uses gold-infused Monkey 47 and Belvedere 10, which utilizes a recipe from 1910. It’s also made with a house vermouth blend, olive oil, and comes with a 24-karat gold sheet garnish.


“It’s basically infused...

FOX31 Denver • 13th May 2025

‘This is my whole life’: Frank ‘The Pizza King’ closes its doors after 64 years in Englewood

DENVER (KDVR) — The iconic Englewood pizzeria officially closed its doors over the weekend after more than six decades on South Broadway. 


Frank “The Pizza King” was a local spot that served up pies for 64 years, that is, until the building they rented was sold, and the new property owners made it clear they needed to leave. On Saturday, only a few months after the announcement, the pizzeria served up its last slices.

The establishment was beloved by many locals, with hundreds of comments f...

FOX31 Denver • 28th March 2025

This historic coffeehouse offers views of Rocky Mountain chapel near Estes Park

DENVER (KDVR) — Tucked between mountains lies a remote coffeehouse that was originally built in the early 1900s for a Catholic boy’s camp. Now, it’s serving lattes with a view of the Front Range.


You might catch a glimpse of Camp St. Malo if you’re driving on Colorado 7 to or from Estes Park. What sticks out from the roadway is what’s commonly known as “Chapel on the Rock,” or Saint Catherine’s Chapel on the Rock, but what people don’t see on the historic property is the built-in coffeehouse...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd March 2025

‘I have never seen it this bad’: Colfax restaurant to close after rising costs

DENVER (KDVR) — Benzina, a former muffler shop turned Italian restaurant, announced its closure after rising costs of food, labor and rent left the spot on Colfax Avenue losing tens of thousands every month.


Owner Bradley Anderson has been in the restaurant business for over 40 years, taking part in several Denver metro restaurants like Castle Cafe and Next Door Bar. He sold his shares in the restaurants when he decided to open Benzina.

Benzina, positioned on the popular road in the South P...

FOX31 Denver • 8th January 2025

What’s inside Vail’s ‘world famous’ $25 hot chocolate

DENVER (KDVR) — A hot chocolate made in Vail is circling the internet. It’s expensive as far as hot chocolate prices go — even for a Colorado ski town — but it’s not your average hot chocolate either.


It’s known as the Haute Chocolate, a specialty drink made at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences. While there are resort locations all over the world, this drink is only made at The Remedy Bar on the Vail property.

While there’s only one spot to get this renowned hot chocolate, many people...

FOX31 Denver • 6th December 2024

Fans prepared to wait 24 hours for Denver distillery’s rare ‘Snowflake’ whiskey

DENVER (KDVR) — On Friday morning, whiskey lovers are setting up tents in the Baker neighborhood and planning to wait 24 hours to buy a bottle known to sell out within hours at a local distillery.


Stranahan’s on Kalamath Street is releasing its annual American single-malt “Snowflake Whiskey,” where, like a snowflake, the distillery said no two bottles are alike.

The tradition started in 2011 when the distillery said it released the first batch, which only produced a limited number of bottl...

FOX31 Denver • 5th September 2024

‘Nostalgia glasses’: Why some Coloradans love Casa Bonita while others hate it

DENVER (KDVR) — Casa Bonita is a beloved local institution with a lifetime of memories for some Coloradans, but to others, it’s just a pink building.


Casa Bonita is everywhere, from the “South Park” episode to customized merchandise and even an upcoming documentary. FOX31 asked its viewers on Facebook what this obsession with this restaurant was about and why Coloradans love Casa Bonita so much.

Most of the responses said it boiled down to one main thing: Nostalgia.


For many people, Cas...

FOX31 Denver • 12th August 2024

‘Tipping fatigue’ leads local bagel shop to stop accepting tips

DENVER (KDVR) — Tipping: A tradition used by customers to applaud good service in the food industry has turned into a regular request that pops up on seemingly every touch screen and receipt at check out.


Peter Sherman with one local bagel shop called it “tipping fatigue” where customers are simply tired of paying more than what’s on the menu price.


Sherman with Moe’s Broadway Bagel, a bagel shop with seven locations across Colorado, said all the shop locations stopped accepting tips in...

FOX31 Denver • 17th July 2024

Why Coloradans call this dish Rocky Mountain oysters

DENVER (KDVR) — On some restaurant menus in Colorado, you’ll find one of the state’s most iconic dishes — Rocky Mountain oysters.


While these land oysters are harder to come by in this century, years ago, they were considered a popular bar food with ties back to cowboys in the 1800s.


When it comes to Rocky Mountain oysters, it all started with the cowboys, according to Rachael Storm, curator of business and industry at History Colorado.


Storm said there was minimal food on the range, s...

FOX31 Denver • 12th July 2024

Timeline: When beloved Colorado-grown produce will be in Denver grocery stores

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado summer is in full swing with highs close to 100 degrees, but it’s going to take a little bit longer before it really feels like summer at Denver grocery stores.


While some of the state’s favorite produce, like green chiles and sweet corn, are ripe in the summer, they won’t be at your local supermarket just yet.


Jessica Trowbridge with King Soopers said there is a tentative timeline for when local summertime favorites will head into Kroger-owned stores in Denver....

FOX31 Denver • 8th July 2024

When will Palisade peaches be in stores around the Denver metro?

DENVER (KDVR) – Palisade peaches are just ripe enough for picking and some of the first batches are available at fruit stands and farmers markets. However, most customers in the Denver metro won’t see peaches for at least another week.


Even though the peach season just started, some varieties of Palisade peaches are already ripe and ready.

Front Range stores known to sell Palisade peaches like Forte Fruits and Palisade Peach Shack told FOX31 they already have the crop in stock, but accordin...

FOX31 Denver • 26th June 2024

Colorado chef impresses Food Network with unusual dish

DENVER (KDVR) – A Colorado chef took his chances on an odd Food Network cooking show, which asked him to cook one of the oddest ingredients in his dish.


Nick Swanson took on the ultimate challenge on the show “Chopped,” which is like any other cooking show in which chefs race against the clock, and each other, to complete a challenge. However, the challenge is using ingredients that are provided to them.


Unfortunately for Swanson, in his first appearance on the show, he was given a “myste...

FOX31 Denver • 21st April 2026

Snoop Dogg says Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks is ‘one of the greatest venues’

DENVER (KDVR) — The legendary rapper Snoop Dogg has performed in some of the best places in the country, from the Super Bowl halftime show to Coachella, but he said one of the best venues is in Colorado.


Snoop Dogg sat down with FOX31 ahead of his concert at Red Rocks on Monday, April 20. The rapper was excited to perform, not just because it was on the unofficial holiday for cannabis lovers and because Coloradans are “fire-friendly,” but also because it was at Red Rocks.

Throughout his ov...

FOX31 Denver • 10th March 2026

Cardi B calls Mile High City ‘different’ during oxygen break at concert

DENVER (KDVR) — Cardi B is on her “Little Miss Drama Tour” and stopped at Ball Arena on Tuesday night, but her performance went a little differently in the Mile High City.


Cardi B is a rapper known for her songs like “I Like It” and “Bodak Yellow.” She’s currently on tour and performed at Ball Arena. On Tuesday night, Cardi B posted a video on her Instagram story of her gasping for breath while breathing in an oxygen mask backstage at the concert.

“Denver, Denver is (expletive) different...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd February 2026

This Denver chef is competing in TV show for biggest prize in history

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver chef, known for his cooking that earned Bruto a Michelin star, is competing in “America’s Culinary Cup” for the biggest cash prize in culinary television history.


“America’s Culinary Cup” is a television competition series that features signature cooking challenges for the “10 culinary commandments,” and in late January, the 16 contestants set to compete in the show were announced.

Between a James Beard winner from North Carolina and a Bocuse d’Or gold medalist in T...

FOX31 Denver • 23rd October 2025

Famous actress calls out Casa Bonita owners amid union negotiations

DENVER (KDVR) — Brooke Shields, known for her performances in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “The Blue Lagoon,” called out the Casa Bonita owners and founders of “South Park” on social media during an ongoing union negotiation.


The famous actress spoke out after a petition was filed by Actors’ Equity Association, a union representing live theatre workers across the country, which voted unanimously to authorize a strike for Casa Bonita workers, at the discretion of their lead negotia...

FOX31 Denver • 15th October 2025

These Denver spots were featured in ‘Love Is Blind’ TV series

DENVER (KDVR) — The popular Netflix series “Love Is Blind” is airing its season in Denver, and locals might recognize several spots featured in the show.


“Love Is Blind” is a dating show where local singles date people without seeing them. It takes a proposal for partners to see each other for the first time, then the couples live their lives together before heading to the altar.

The television series has been filmed in several big cities like Atlanta and Chicago, and in Season 9, the seri...

FOX31 Denver • 13th October 2025

Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2026, so far

DENVER (KDVR) — The iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, known as one of the best concert venues in the world, is still announcing shows coming to Colorado in 2026.


The beloved venue tucked away in the mountains has hosted legendary shows dating back to the early 1900s. Over the years, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, John Denver, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and several other renowned artists have performed at the venue.

The Morrison venue hosts events from April through November and is considered...

FOX31 Denver • 10th September 2025

Meet the Denver singles in ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 9

DENVER (KDVR) — Get ready, the Denver cast of “Love Is Blind’ Season 9 has finally been announced.


“Love Is Blind” is a popular reality television show where local singles date other people without ever seeing them. It takes a proposal for partners to see each other for the first time, which is when they go on a vacation and live together before heading to the altar.

Since starting in 2020, the show has filmed in several locations across the country, and now, it’s Denver’s turn.
The Mile...

FOX31 Denver • 10th July 2025

Paul McCartney to perform at Coors Field in October

DENVER (KDVR) — The singer and songwriter best known for his time with The Beatles and top hits like “Let It Be” will be stepping onto Coors Field for a concert in October.


Coors Field is known to host the Colorado Rockies, but for a few nights over the baseball season, the downtown venue hosts some popular singers. Last year, Coors Field hosted Billy Joel, and this year, Chris Brown was the first to announce his show in September.

Now, there’s another show on the calendar for Coors Field...

FOX31 Denver • 11th June 2025

Zach Bryan announces unplanned show at Red Rocks with $50 tickets

DENVER (KDVR) — Zach Bryan just announced a show at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and tickets are said to be much cheaper than usual.


Red Rocks has concerts scheduled out for almost every day this summer, with bands like Rainbow Kitten Surprise and artists like Megan Moroney set to play at the Morrison venue. While the lineup up scheduled out, the amphitheater is still announcing shows, including a last-minute concert with country singer Zach Bryan.


Bryan is known for some of his hit...

FOX31 Denver • 10th March 2025

‘Love is Blind’ announces Denver as next season of Netflix dating show

DENVER (KDVR) — After years of waiting, the Netflix series “Love is Blind” finally announced the next season would take place in Denver.


The dating show, hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, has aired several seasons of “Love is Blind” since taking off in 2020. Each season takes place in a new city where single people try to find their match but need to form an emotional connection without seeing each other face-to-face.


After a blind proposal, the couples go through a series of in-person...

FOX31 Denver • 11th December 2024

Chevy Chase hosts ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ screening in Denver

DENVER (KDVR) — Chevy Chase, who played Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” will be in Denver on Wednesday for the anniversary of the iconic Christmas movie.


The 1989 comedy about a not-so-perfect Christmas filmed several scenes in a beloved Colorado ski town. In honor of the movie’s release 35 years ago on the big screen, Chase is heading back to Colorado for a special screening and live conversation about the film at the Bellco Theatre on Wednesday night.

While Chas...

FOX31 Denver • 19th September 2024

Gordon Ramsay ‘means business’: Local chef describes her time on intense cooking show

DENVER (KDVR) — A local chef worked with world-class chef Gordon Ramsay on one of his most extreme cooking shows. While the show often features Ramsay’s infamous intensity, Ann Marie Stauber said she’d do it all over again.


Stauber first met Ramsay once before when he was opening up Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips in Las Vegas. Between a photo with the cooking legend, Stauber told Ramsay she was a line cook preparing eggs in the morning. According to Stauber, Ramsay told her to “Hurry up. We need...

FOX31 Denver • 31st July 2024

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo spotted at Denver brewery before show

DENVER (KDVR) — Pop star Olivia Rodrigo was seen around local spots in Denver before her show at Ball Arena on Tuesday.


You might recognize the 21-year-old on the street from her acting in two Disney shows along with one of her best-selling songs “driver’s license.” After her debut album “SOUR” came out in the spring of 2021, she’s more recently known for her newest album “Guts” released in 2023.


Rodrigo performed on Tuesday, but she was out and about around the Mile High City before her s...

FOX31 Denver • 20th June 2024

Sabrina Carpenter reveals tour stop at Ball Arena in November

DENVER (KDVR) — Sabrina Carpenter revealed she will be stopping in Denver during her newly announced tour, which begins this fall.


It’s been a busy year for Carpenter, who recently performed at Coachella and joined Taylor Swift on the international leg of her tour. She now has a new album “Short n’ Sweet” in the works, and she’s already announced her latest tour across North America this fall: “The Short n’ Sweet Tour.”

Even though the full album doesn’t come out until August, Carpenter ha...

FOX31 Denver • 29th May 2024

Ellen DeGeneres to stop in Denver during farewell tour

DENVER (KDVR) — Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres just announced her final stand-up tour, and it includes a stop in Denver.


DeGeneres claimed a spot in the public eye after acting in “These Friends of Mine,” later renamed “Ellen.” DeGeneres has been a part of many TV series and movies, one of the most notable being the voice of Dory in “Finding Nemo.”

However, throughout her career, DeGeneres has become most well-known for her talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Her daytime TV show...

FOX31 Denver • 10th May 2024

Colorado farmer finds love on the dating show ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’

DENVER (KDVR) — One Colorado farmer had a big decision to make after joining the dating show “Farmer Wants a Wife.”

Brandon Rogers, a potato and barley farmer from Center, Colorado, was looking for someone to share his life with in his one-stop town – and he might’ve found it in episode 13 which premiered on Thursday.

Through the 12 episodes, four farmers brought back a group of girls to their farms, showing them their farming lifestyle, going on dates and meeting the families. But for the fin

FOX31 Denver • 17th April 2024

‘Love is Blind’ TV series seen filming around these Denver establishments

DENVER (KDVR) — Last April, the reality television series “Love is Blind” was casting singles in Denver. Now, the crew has been spotted in the Mile High City.

The series, which took off in 2020, is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey. The show is like any other reality series — single people try to find their match and fall in love. However, this dating show comes with a catch, they must form an emotional connection without ever seeing each other face-to-face.

It takes a blind proposal for the m

BuzzFeed Community • 8th August 2022

6 Creative, Fresh Ideas For Future Inventions I Constantly Think About In The Shower

Which idea do you think has the best potential? Do you have any ideas for an invention the world just NEEDS? Drop them in the comments!

FOX31 Denver • 30th August 2023

These spooky movies will be released this fall

DENVER (KDVR) — While spooky season is still a month out, there are a few scary films set to hit theaters soon. These movies vary in horror, from comically creepy to downright gruesome.

Depending on your threshold for thrillers, these movies will put you in the Halloween mood.

After Salem teens find a cursed knife, they are forced to play childhood games with a deadly turn. You may recognize one of the stars, Natalia Dyer, as “Nancy Wheeler” from the popular TV series “Stanger Things.”

Once y

BuzzFeed Community • 23rd March 2022

10 Horror Movies With Plot Twists I Absolutely Didn't See Coming

The way my jaw fell onto the floor during Fresh...

POPSUGAR Entertainment • 28th February 2023

12 Bone-Chilling Serial Killer Documentaries on Netflix Now

When it comes to true-crime documentaries breaking down the heinous misdeeds of some of the most well-known serial killers of all time, Netflix has the genre on lock. They don't only have documentaries about the world's most notorious killers, though — some docs also shed light on lesser-known murderers you haven't heard of before.

While there are no jump scares in documentaries like in regular horror movies, these series are even more chilling because they explore true stories that will leave

TLM • 18th January 2023

Five Minutes with Actress Gabrielle Ruiz

starred on Broadway. She is known as ‘Valencia Perez’ on the CW’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning, critically-acclaimed musical comedy series “ ” (now available on Netflix). As a Rio Grande Valley native, she developed her dancing and singing skills in Texas. Now she’s taken her craft across the country and

What were you doing in Texas recently?

I was at a benefit fundraiser for Impact Arts. Flint & Stone is the company that is raising a collaboration with Impact Arts, and Flint & Stone an

TLM • 20th October 2022

Five Minutes with Paulina Chávez, star of Netflix’s “Fate: The Winx Saga”

about her role on Netflix’s Top 10 series .” Her character Flora is a caring and compassionate person who cares for the Earth, nature and her friends. Chávez also starred as the lead, Ashley Garcia, in Netflix’s “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia” and “Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love.”

How did you get into acting?

Oh my goodness. So my mom is a teacher. I went to the same elementary school she taught at when we moved to San Antonio. They had a theater program, and I would always stay after

FOX31 Denver • 26th March 2026

Colorado’s first luxury treehouse hotel opens in the woods of Evergreen

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s first treehouse hotel is finally open, with two luxury treehouses propped up in the woods of Evergreen.


On the outside, it’s cabins lofted in the air and surrounded by trees. On the inside, it is nothing like the childhood memories filled with old wood and cobwebs in a homemade treehouse. In this hotel, think a dazzling chandelier over the bed, floor-to-ceiling windows and a copper tub.

Co-owner Ashley LaRocque said the idea for Juniper Lodge & Treehouses came fro...

FOX31 Denver • 20th January 2026

This Airbnb in Colorado was the ‘most loved’ listing on social media in 2025

DENVER (KDVR) — An Airbnb in Colorado became the most loved listing on social media after going viral for its roll-out bed.


Airbnb, a vacation rental website, released a list of its most loved listings on socials in 2025. This is based on total engagement with likes, comments, shares and impressions on Instagram and TikTok. Among the 10 spots worldwide, a Colorado Airbnb made the top of the list.

The cabin is called “Star of the Wild” and is located in Del Norte, just outside Penitente Ca...

FOX31 Denver • 18th July 2025

Golfing at Coors Field? Soon, you can get a ballpark tee time

DENVER (KDVR) — Coors Field is known for the Colorado Rockies, but for one weekend this fall, another sport is taking over the ballpark.


Tee times are coming out to play a round of golf inside Coors Field. Instead of watching the Rockies on the upper deck, people hit balls onto the field with custom greens in a nine-hole round of golf.

This isn’t the first time Coors Field has hosted a weekend of golf. Golfing at the ball park has become an annual tradition that started in 2022 with Upper D...

FOX31 Denver • 18th March 2025

Diners ski, hike a mile to reach this off-the-grid Leadville restaurant

DENVER (KDVR) — In Leadville’s backcountry lies a 30-year-old cookhouse, but to dine there, you’ll have to venture across a one-mile stretch of dirt, rocks and snow.


Tennessee Pass is an off-the-grid restaurant — it’s so off-the-grid, it takes a one-mile ski or hike to reach the establishment. While reservations are booked out for at least a month, it all started with a picnic bench and a popular view where travelers ate lunch.

Erica Curry with Tennessee Pass said the owners bought the Nord...

FOX31 Denver • 18th July 2024

7 places to go tubing around Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — The landlocked Centennial State doesn’t have a spot next to the ocean, but there are still ways to cool off without a pool in your backyard — for many Coloradans, this includes tubing down creeks and rivers.


It doesn’t take much. All you need is a river that allows tubing and a tube.

Earlier this season, places like Clear Creek and Boulder Creek enforced tubing bans because the snowmelt rose water levels on creeks and river waters. Now, tubing bans on many popular creeks hav...

FOX31 Denver • 12th July 2024

Did you know? You can still tube on natural snow in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado ski mountains are wrapped up for the winter, but the leftover snow isn’t done for the season just yet.


While it’s summer in Denver, Keystone Ski Resort was able to keep some of the cold thanks to an elevation of 11,640 feet. Now, the mountain is holding final rides with the leftover snow from the season — except it’s not with skis or a board, but with a snow tube in the summer.


In June, the resort pushed the remaining snow from the winter into two tubing lanes in...

FOX31 Denver • 3rd June 2024

It took one man 60 years to build this castle in southern Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — The stone structure along the San Isabel National Forest known as Bishop Castle started with a 15-year-old, an argument with an English teacher and a heavily wooded plot of land.


This history of the stone castle lies on the monument’s website, where the Bishop family said it all started with a fight Jim Bishop had with an English teacher.


According to the Bishop family, the castle’s story truly started when Jim decided to drop out of high school following an argument with...

FOX31 Denver • 13th August 2024

Vietnam vet spends 26 years hand-carving ‘Carousel of Happiness’ in Nederland

DENVER (KDVR) — Parts of a Nederland carousel have been standing for over a century, but if it wasn’t for a Marine with a tiny music box during the Vietnam War, it might not be standing at all.


The Carousel of Happiness in Nederland started as a daydream.


Scott Harrison, a Marine, carried around music that his sister sent him while he was in Vietnam. According to the carousel’s executive director Melody Baumhover, Harrison would hold the music box up to his ear and listen.


“While he wa...

FOX31 Denver • 18th July 2024

This Colorado carousel still runs over 100 years later

DENVER (KDVR) — A more than 100-year-old carousel in Colorado still runs with its original animals, motor and paint.


The Kit Carson County Carousel wasn’t even supposed to be in Kit Carson County. According to the carousel’s website, it was originally crafted for Elitch Gardens.


The Philadelphia Toboggan Company built the sixth carousel in 1905 for the amusement park, until the park decided it wanted a more modern carousel where the animals moved up and down.

In 1927, the carousel’s we...

TLM • 10th January 2023

#TravelTuesday: Bathe like a Viking in Iceland’s Sky Lagoon

Most of Iceland’s hot springs take hours to get to but tucked away just south of Reykjavik is Sky Lagoon. You may have heard of Blue Lagoon in Iceland, which is a touristy man-made hot spring. Sky Lagoon is a lesser known geothermal hot spring just a short taxi drive away from the city. It’s one of the quickest to get to and, in my opinion, one of the best.

Sky Lagoon is essentially a spa. After walking through the windiest and coldest of days in Iceland, Sky Lagoon is a graceful juxtaposition

FOX31 Denver • 25th August 2023

Airbnb: This is the top travel destination in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — The first half of 2023 took the popular vacation rental site by storm with a 10% increase in bookings from last year. Airbnb’s new set of data names the most popular summer destinations by state. But in Colorado, it’s not Vail or Telluride.

Airbnb named Granby as the top travel destination in Colorado, which isn’t exactly a surprise because it’s surrounded by the Rockies and overlooks the Continental Divide.

While Granby is known for being a winter destination because it’s near

FOX31 Denver • 22nd August 2023

Outdoor world records you can visit in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — Did you know Colorado is home to multiple outdoor world records?

FOX31 looked through the World Record Academy’s Colorado-based records. Here are some of the outdoor world records that are all within a few hours of Denver:

About 45 minutes away from Grand Junction lies the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. The Grand Mesa was formed millions of years ago and the top layer was formed about 10 million years ago. The area is about 500 square miles and the flat-topped mount

FOX31 Denver • 13th August 2023

Colorado hot spring voted one of the best in US

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has 93 known thermal areas, and one of the top hot springs in the country is only a three-hour drive and a short hike from Denver.

USA Today made a list of the top 10 hot springs in the U.S., and Colorado’s Strawberry Park Hot Spring claimed fifth place.

The year-round hot spring has five pools that vary from cool water to 104 degrees. Even in the summer, the hot spring is comfortable because the pools are at different temperatures.

You can decide which pool feels bes

FOX31 Denver • 10th August 2023

5 fall trips to start planning for peak leaf season

DENVER (KDVR) — Fall colors are coming, and they’re expected to be brighter than ever. Peak foliage season isn’t for another month or two, but now’s the time to start booking your stay.

You won’t want to miss this season because the best spots are booked.

Plan ahead, because the fall colors are coming and these five places sell out fast:

It’s not just snow and ski slopes. Aspen is home to the Maroon Bells, which are two peaks in the Elk Mountains. It’s one of the most picturesque places in Co

syracuse • 25th February 2023

10 ways to beat those mid-winter blues in Central NY

Winters are tough. The days are short. It gets dark after 5 p.m. It’s cloudy. It’s cold. It’s winter in Syracuse.

The icy sidewalks and slushy highways are a good enough reason to never leave the house. While the cold season in CNY is grueling and the month of February is seemingly never ending, there are redeeming qualities when you spend the winter in CNY.

Buckle in, because the winter’s not over quite yet. Whether there’s snow or not, there’s always something to do. Here are 10 things that

TLM • 24th October 2022

One-Tank Day Trips Near Some of Texas’ Major Cities

The weather in Texas is perfect this time of year! One way to enjoy it is to take a mini vacation or weekend retreat. Here are some places that are easy to get to on one tank of gas, and they offer lots of opportunities for outdoor entertainment.

Dripping Springs is home to many different Fall activities. Whether you’re looking for an outdoor adventure or a day filled with food and drinks, Dripping Springs is the spot for you.

If you’re with your family, the hike to the local swimming hole at

Medium • 25th April 2023

Solo women travelers are changing their lives through social media — and you can too

Solo women travelers are changing their lives through social media — and you can too

Whether it’s exploring 17th century buildings in Warsaw, hiking in Crete, swimming in Bali, eating croissants in Paris or drinking wine in Tuscany, every solo trip with Julia Masselos, 26, is different. Maybe she’ll go to a cafe. Or on a bike ride. Or to a live concert. Maybe she’ll catch a flight to a different country. It doesn’t matter because she’s the one making decisions. She can do whatever she wants bec

syracuse • 7th February 2023

Not just chocolates and roses: 5 different ideas for a last-minute Valentine’s Day date in CNY

Valentine’s Day is approaching fast, and lots of traditional date spots might already be booked. If you don’t want to just get dinner (or if you forgot to book a restaurant), we’ve got some fun activities to do with your partner this Valentine’s Day. Here are five out-of-the-ordinary ideas for spending your Valentine’s Day out together.

1. Get hot and steamy at Saunacuse

Escape to the warmth without taking a vacation this Valentine’s Day. Book a private session with your partner in the infrare

TLM • 5th December 2022

Sparkling Seasonal Lights that Sleigh this Holiday

It’s the season of giving, that’s why we’re giving you the best holiday lights around Texas. These decorations will instantly put you in the holiday spirit with their amazing light shows, music and performances. You can’t miss these spots during the winter season.

Now – Jan. 1, 2023, on select nights

Houston Botanic Garden, One Botanic Lane, Houston, 77017

15-minute intervals: $28 for adults and $18 for children

This is the second year for the internationally acclaimed lights and music eve

TLM • 27th October 2022

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It’s Hiking We Will Go

Hiking is an enjoyable experience that also offers a whole-body workout with both physical and mental benefits. This time of year is perfect for hiking and checking out the fall foliage. The parks and trails listed below are family-friendly with absolutely gorgeous outdoor views. So put on your hiking boots and go exploring this weekend.

This park offers all outdoor activities for you and your family. Even though it’s on Lake Buchanan, they have more to do than just water sports. You can play m