The Colorado Sun continues to grow. Olivia Sun has been named as the first staff photojournalist to join our growing team, thanks to a partnership with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Sun (no, she wasn’t selected because of her last […]
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Posted inNews, Politics and Government, Transportation
REPLAY: The Colorado Sun hosts a discussion on the state’s transportation-funding future
The Colorado Sun is hosting a virtual event on the state’s transportation-funding future on Wednesday night. Joining us will be: State Rep. Matt Gray, D-Broomfield Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster Sen. Ray Scott, R-Mesa County Sandra Hagen Solin, founder of Capitol Solutions Register here to participate. The free virtual event begins at 6 p.m. You can […]
Posted inNews
REPLAY: A conversation with Pat Schroeder
Join us as Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, the youngest woman to ever win a Congressional seat when she took office, chats with Colorado Sun editor Larry Ryckman and The Center for American Politics’ Seth Masket. Representative Schroeder was awarded the 2021 Estlow Center Anvil of Freedom earlier in the day and hosted a masterclass […]
Posted inCOVID, Health, News
Colorado to offer walk-in coronavirus vaccinations at three sites
Three Colorado mass coronavirus vaccination sites will begin accepting walk-in patients starting on Wednesday. People will be able to get vaccinated at the following sites without an appointment: The Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Air France will launch a Denver-Paris flight in July
Denver will once again have an air-link with France. Air France will launch a flight from Denver International Airport to Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport on July 2. The airline will carry passengers on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and the flight will operate three days a week. The new route is a sign that Denver will […]
Posted inSunLit, SunLit Interviews
SunLit Interview: Bravery set Michael Chowdry apart, says his wife and biographer
Michael Chowdry was born to fly. For a Pakistani boy born to modest means, though, getting airborne required unbounded self-confidence, rare determination and the courage to travel halfway around the world. He ultimately succeeded in becoming both an accomplished aviator and founder of the world’s largest all-cargo airline, Atlas Air. His wife and business partner, […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
Grocery store workers. The son of refugees. A soon-to-be grandfather: These are the 10 people killed in the Boulder King Soopers shooting
When a gunman opened fire in a King Soopers in Boulder on Monday, 10 lives were cut short. Those included a Boulder police officer, three grocery store employees, and shoppers who happened to go there that afternoon to buy food. Here’s what we know about those who were lost: If you’d like to share information […]
Posted inClimate, News
Weekend snowstorm, at 27.1 inches, was Denver’s 4th largest dating back 140 years
The weekend snowstorm that pounded Colorado was the fourth largest in Denver’s 140-year recorded weather history, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Just over 27 inches of snow fell at Denver International Airport between Saturday and Sunday, eclipsing all but three storms recorded in the Mile High City since 1881. Only the following […]
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The Colorado Sun is growing, with more openings in our newsroom coming soon
The Sun announces the addition of two new reporters and will soon add more positions in a major expansion
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
2 Pueblo County sheriff’s deputies shot while trying to confront man making threats
Two Pueblo County sheriff’s deputies were shot Friday afternoon while trying to confront a man who, from his home in Pueblo West, was making threats toward government buildings and law enforcement in Tennessee. Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor said both wounded deputies are expected to fully recover. “They’re going to be fine,” he said. One […]