As injuries and losses pile up, Dick Monfort’s Colorado Rockies are hurtling toward third consecutive 100-loss season — and perhaps worst ever.

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From lawmakers to Catholic followers, many had a reaction to the news of Pope Leo.

Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations.

Legislators failed to make revisions or to come up with a plan to keep a first-in-the-nation AI law that's been derided by tech companies from taking effect early next year.

Senate Bill 5 would abolish a requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before unions can negotiate with businesses over union security. That’s after a majority of workers vote to unionize.

Robert Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff.

Governor Jared Polis announced Colorado’s new deal with Union Pacific, calling for three passenger trips per day on mountain rail, replacing a century-old contract between them.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Domus Pacis Family Respite, a Frisco-based non-profit organization, sets up cancer patients and their families with vacations to the mountains.