Announcing the Denver Smart Business Dealmaker Award Winners and 2025 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class

The Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year Awards recognize exceptional individuals who are shaping the landscape of business and innovation in Denver. In addition, The Denver Dealmakers Hall of Fame recognized a class of dealmakers that...

Judge rejects plea deal for Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies

A Colorado judge on Monday rejected the plea agreement of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building after family members of the deceased argued that the agreement’s 15- to 20-year sentence was...

UP pilot repairs, flies antique warplane to Colorado Springs

KINGSFORD, Mich. (WLUC) - Barely 48 hours ago, an A-26 “Silver Dragon” Invader was flying over Colorado Springs for the annual Army versus Air Force football game. Its owner and operator, Vincent Quadrani, made the cross-country flight from the...

SM Energy, Civitas Resources Announce $12.8 Billion Merger

SM Energy and Civitas Resources announced an all-stock merger valued at about $2.8 billion in equity, or $12.8 billion including debt, creating one of the largest independent U.S. shale producers by output and acreage. Bloomberg reported that...

“Sewer Gas” Likely Responsible for Colorado Dairy Farm Tragedy

On August 20, 2025, six people were found to have lost their lives on a Colorado dairy farm, and now, it has been reported that the deaths were likely the result of exposure to a dangerous gas, commonly known as “sewer gas.” A Tragedy Takes Place...

NWSL expansion sides Denver, Boston to debut in NFL venues

The Summit will play their first home match in the Broncos' venue, which seats 76,125 fans. The Summit currently have 15,000 deposits for season tickets, and the club also factored in local interest in their decision. “We’re excited to bring this...

US Shale Producers SM Energy, Civitas Resources Announce $12.8-Billion Merger

SM Energy and Civitas Resources announced on 3 November that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $12.8 billion, including each firm's debt. The merger will create one of the...

Why Are Colorado and Nebraska Fighting?

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. For more than a century—aside from an occasionally fierce football rivalry—Colorado and Nebraska have been friendly neighbors. But in recent months, the...

SM Energy is acquiring Civitas in $13 billion oil and gas merger of near equals in the Permian Basin

Oil and gas producers SM Energy and Civitas Resources will combine in a $12.8 billion merger of near equals that will expand SM as a major producer in the booming Permian Basin. The two Denver-based energy players said Nov. 3 they are combining...

AbbVie gets early win in Oklahoma 340B fight, but faces setback in Colorado

Two fed­er­al dis­trict courts have reached op­po­site con­clu­sions in cas­es chal­leng­ing states’ au­thor­i­ty to reg­u­late how drug­mak­ers dis­trib­ute 340B dis­counts. An Ok­la­homa fed­er­al judge on …

Niecy Nash-Betts Makes the Case for Couple Coords With Wife Jessica Betts at Denver Film Festival

Niecy Nash-Betts elevated the little black dress with a coordinated spin thanks to her wife Jessica Betts during their time at the 48th annual Denver Film Festival on Sunday in Denver. At the special event, Nash-Betts received the CinemaQ LaBahn...

Two-decade hydropower plunge at big Colorado River dams

by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Lakes Mead and Powell, the largest reservoirs on the Colorado River, do not just store water. Their dams, Hoover and Glen Canyon, also generate electricity. This hydropower drives irrigation pumps and fuels...

State XC: Two from Denver medal, Sumner-Fred girls place 2nd

The Denver boys cross country team had two top-10 finishes from Jesse Gomez and Myles Matthias at the 2A state meet Friday, and the Sumner-Fredericksburg girls placed second as a team at the 1A state meet on Saturday. The Cyclone boys team fell...

Colorado expected to make QB change to Julian Lewis vs. West Virginia

Colorado has already made several quarterback changes, whether it be their starter going in or in-game decisions, this season. The Buffaloes could now be set to make another per the latest reporting on the position in Boulder. Per On3’s Pete...

Electra picks construction boss to oversee Temiskaming refinery restart

Company digs into research on refining and exploration in Idaho to support Ontario refining strategy Electra Battery Materials has named a new executive to supervise construction at its unfinished refinery in Temiskaming. Paolo Toscano has come...

SM Energy, Civitas Merger Creates A New Shale Giant

Silhouette of two oil pumps or pumpjacks in a field in sunset. getty Big shale oil and gas producers SM Energy and Civitas Resources announced on Monday that they will merge in a deal valued at $12.8 billion. The result of the merger is a new...

2025 OCEA awards recognize civil engineering's great innovations

By Jenny Jones and Celeste C.B. Bennett ASCE recognized a record number of projects this year for its Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Awards. Of the 14 projects noted for exceptional innovations and contributions to society, three stood...

Denver Woman Wrongly Accused by Flock Safety Cameras in Theft Mix-Up

In a quiet suburb of Denver, a routine package theft escalated into a stark illustration of the pitfalls in modern surveillance technology. Chrisanna Elser, a local resident, found herself at the center of a police investigation after Flock...

Jim Browning Colorado on Building Businesses That Last

Born and raised on a farm in Texas, Jim learned the value of problem-solving early. He went on to study engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. After 9/11, Jim served with the United Nations Command in Asia, supporting...

The latest climate solution for rural Colorado? Career education in the skilled trades

This is the first story in a three-part series, ‘Greener Pastures,’ which explores climate workforce development in rural Colorado. Coloradans take pride in knowing our mountain towns are little slices of paradise. But apparently, even heaven...