The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and other characteristics

Colorado Sun staff & wire report
How Colorado’s U.S. House delegation voted on the federal debt ceiling bill
The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative — a devastating economic upheaval if Congress failed to act
Fight between Tesla drivers ends in deadly shooting at Denver-area charging station
Man who turned himself in is released after fatally wounding 33-year-old man outside Edgewater food hall, police say
Nearly 600 flights canceled at Denver International Airport as storm clashes with strong holiday travel demand
According to Flight Aware, a service that tracks flights, nearly 600 flights were canceled at DIA on Thursday at of 6:30 p.m., representing about 27% of arrivals and 31% of departures. Another 750 or so flight were delayed as of Thursday evening.
4 killed in shooting at Aurora home; 3 killed in separate Denver incident
Dan Oates, Aurora’s interim police chief, said three men and one woman were killed in the attack just after 2 a.m. Sunday
Douglas County deputies kill 2 inside stolen car after shots fired, sheriff says
One deputy injured in early-morning shootout at Lincoln light-rail station parking lot
Body of Telluride skier Hilaree Nelson found on Mount Manaslu in Nepal
Nelson went missing Monday after skiing from the 26,775-foot summit. Rescuers searching by helicopter located her body Wednesday.
Group trying to recall state Sen. Kevin Priola after he became a Democrat can begin collecting signatures
The recall organizers have 60 days — or until Nov. 8, which is Election Day — to collect about 18,000 signatures from voters in state Sen. Kevin Priola’s Senate District 13 to force a special recall election
Shooting at south Denver house party leaves 2 dead, 4 wounded
Two people were killed and four others were seriously wounded in a shooting at a house party in a residential Denver neighborhood early Sunday, police said. Denver police tweeted just before 1:20 a.m. that the shooting had taken place, and no suspects were in custody by Sunday afternoon, KMGH-TV reported. The shooting happened on the 4600 […]
Denver Broncos enter into purchase agreement with Walton-Penner family
The Walton family has won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. The Broncos announced late Tuesday night they had entered into a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner ownership group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and […]