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The hosts of the first-ever world championships in 1990 secure a replay of the seminal contest that debuted mountain biking on a world stage, seeding Colorado’s preeminence in the singletrack sport.
Durango, Purgatory land mountain biking world championships in 2030
The first-ever mountain bike world championships in 1990 in Durango and Purgatory debuted mountain biking on the world stage.
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Hundreds of Colorado Springs teachers strike over loss of collective bargaining
Hundreds of Colorado Springs teachers strike over loss of collective bargaining
Classes remained in session on Wednesday with Colorado Springs School District 11 relying on substitutes and former teachers-turned-administrators
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No stranger to festivals coming and going, the new Fancy Spider Music Festival tests Trinidad’s capacity for change
No stranger to festivals coming and going, the new Fancy Spider Music Festival tests Trinidad's capacity for change
Bands from all over the country will spend three days in Trinidad's historic downtown
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 6h
Butterfly Pavilion uses the spooky season to cure guests of eight-legged anxiety
Butterfly Pavilion uses the spooky season to cure guests of eight-legged anxiety
Westminster invertebrate zoo has removed the wall between visitors and orb weaver spiders hoping to catch more people in a web of appreciation
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Livestock guardian dogs bred in Colorado could be the nonlethal deterrent the USDA has been looking for
Livestock guardian dogs bred in Colorado could be the nonlethal deterrent the USDA has been looking for
A Steamboat couple breeds 180-pound Turkish Boz Shepherds, known for loving kids, lamb and calves — and for protecting them from predators including wolves.
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Former clerk for small Colorado town accused of diverting $26k from water project to personal accounts
Former clerk for small Colorado town accused of diverting $26k from water project to personal accounts
The town of Aguilar has since set up a separate water account for the project designed to ensure long-term water access for the town of 450
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These 14 Colorado cities aren’t complying with state housing laws. It could cost them $280M in grants.
These 14 Colorado cities aren’t complying with state housing laws. It could cost them $280M in grants.
Some of the cities that aren’t in compliance filed a lawsuit against the Polis administration earlier this year over its threat to withhold grant funding if they didn’t comply with the affordable...
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The need for clean water in the Lower Arkansas Valley became apparent long before the conduit was initially approved more than 60 years ago. In the 1950s and earlier, as wells near the river were drilled they showed a range of toxic elements, including naturally occurring radium and selenium.
In Lower Arkansas River Valley, a $1.39B pipeline is the Holy Grail of clean water
Years of buying radium-free water from vending machines is coming to an end, but the cost to build the Arkansas Valley Conduit continues to rise.
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Wild horses held at Colorado prison complex to be shipped out of state as 30-year training program ends
The state-federal program allowed prison inmates to train wild horses for adoption
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For 30 years, thousands of wild horses captured in federal roundups have ended up in corrals at a state prison complex in Cañon City, where they were cared for and trained by inmates through a program that prepared horses for adoption

But the program is ending.
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Supreme Court hears arguments on whether states can ban conversion therapy for LBGTQ+ kids
Supreme Court hears arguments on whether states can ban conversion therapy for LBGTQ+ kids
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in its latest LGBTQ+ rights case Tuesday, weighing the constitutionality of bans passed by nearly half of U.S. states on the practice known as conversion therapy...
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Federal food stamp funding for Colorado is being slashed. Voters will decide whether state taxpayers should counter the losses.
Federal food stamp funding for Colorado is being slashed. Voters will decide whether state taxpayers should counter the losses.
Congressional Republicans, as part of the tax and spending measure they passed this summer, are making sweeping changes to the program that anti-hunger advocates argue will make it harder for Coloradans...
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Colorado just became the first state to cap the price of a prescription drug. What comes next is uncertain.
Colorado just became the first state to cap the price of a prescription drug. What comes next is uncertain.
The Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board imposed a first-in-the-nation price cap on the drug Enbrel, starting in 2017.
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Advocates call for increased protection of 10 Western Slope landscapes amid push for public land development
Advocates call for increased protection of 10 Western Slope landscapes amid push for public land development
The Wild for Good report highlights 10 regions across western Colorado where industrial development threatens water, wildlife and ecosystems
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Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families
Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families
The shutdown, which began Wednesday, coincided with the beginning of a new fiscal year, meaning programs like WIC, which rely on annual infusions from the federal government, are nearly out of money
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The federal government kept detailed records of every crop in Amache’s agricultural program, but overlooked the ways incarcerees cultivated personal gardens.
Archeologists find that people sent to Amache during WWII sought respite in the Arkansas River
The federal government kept detailed records of every crop in Amache’s agricultural program, but overlooked the ways incarcerees cultivated personal gardens
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Five Points is battling its reputation as a neighborhood without much to offer by amplifying the past to chart its future.

Read about how the neighborhood is making strides to draw more attention to the vibrant history and culture in Jennifer Brown's story.
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Are pit bulls legal to own in Denver?
Are pit bulls legal to own in Denver?
Yes. Pit bulls are legal to own in Denver if owners obtain a breed-restricted permit from Denver Animal Protection.
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As Trump punts on medical debt, Colorado leading in battle over patient protections
As Trump punts on medical debt, Colorado leading in battle over patient protections
Despite progress in Colorado and other mostly blue states, setbacks in conservative legislatures reminds of the challenges in protecting patients
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Colorado looks to wastewater testing to detect measles infections before they show up at the clinic
Colorado looks to wastewater testing to detect measles infections before they show up at the clinic
Colorado is using wastewater testing to identify communities with measles infections before the cases show up in the clinic.
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Archeologists find that people sent to Camp Amache during WWII sought respite in the Arkansas River
Archeologists find that people sent to Camp Amache during WWII sought respite in the Arkansas River
The federal government kept detailed records of every crop in Amache’s agricultural program, but overlooked the ways incarcerees cultivated personal gardens
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ICE ad blitz in Denver, other cities aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump’s mass deportation efforts
ICE ad blitz in Denver, other cities aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump's mass deportation efforts
The campaign — airing in more than a dozen cities, including Chicago, Seattle and Atlanta — is part of ICE’s $30 billion initiative to hire 10,000 more deportation officers by the end of the year
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Republicans and Democrats at an impasse as federal government shutdown enters sixth day
Republicans and Democrats at an impasse as federal government shutdown enters sixth day
President Donald Trump, when asked on Sunday night when federal workers would be fired as he has threatened, told reporters: “It’s taking place right now"
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🏆 The 2025 Colorado’s Best Southwest Region winners are live!

Discover who stood out across Durango, Telluride, and more.

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Colorado’s Best 2025 — Southwest
The readers of The Colorado Sun have voted for Colorado's Best businesses, nonprofits and individuals in 2025 in Southwestern Colorado.
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In Denver’s Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street
In Denver’s Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street
The neighborhood is battling its reputation as a non-destination by reviving efforts to preserve the past while creating its own future
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