Colorado man shares heart transplant recovery story amid shortage of donors

DENVER — UCHealth is close to reaching its 1,000th heart transplant, and one recipient shares his story to encourage others to save a life. Denver7 met Jim Mason around six months into his recovery. In December of last year, Mason went to the doctor when …

Policy threats undermine Colorado’s innovation

Colorado’s emergence as a technological powerhouse hit new heights last year with a CHIPS and Science Act award of $90 million — a federal investment that will draw millions more to semiconductor manufacturing in our state. The award is a savvy investment …

Boom in bud? How recreational marijuana sales are changing Colorado Springs dispensaries

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs dispensaries are reporting dramatic changes to business since recreational marijuana sales became legal in the city just over two months ago. Dispensary managers say they've seen customer traffic …

Backlash in Colorado as National Park Signs Urge Visitors to Report 'Negative' Views About America

GRANADA, Colo. (KOAA) — On a windy Thursday at Amache National Historic Site, only a handful of people are visiting the former Japanese incarceration camp. The temperatures flirt with triple digits on Colorado’s southeastern plains. Near the site’s main …

One man is dead following an officer-involved shooting on the Southeast side of Colorado Springs Monday

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Officers in Colorado Springs are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting Monday morning on the southeast side of the city. The shooting took place at the Antero Apartments along South Murray Boulevard at a block along …

Opinion - How Colorado charter schools align with Trump’s vision for K-12 education

Even though Colorado is ostensibly a “blue” state, many supporters of the Colorado charter school industry are solidly on board with President Donald Trump’s agenda for public education. Trump is aligned with the billionaire oligarchy and Colorado’s …

Colorado Springs police officers shoot, kill suspect who shot at police, policy say

Man jailed after allegedly trying to walk off with Colorado 8-year-old

How Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to delist gray wolves would affect Colorado’s wolf reintroduction

For decades, the question of how and whether gray wolves should be legally protected has been debated through federal rulemakings, courts and now Congress — where a bill from one of Colorado’s representatives is under consideration. U.S. Rep. Lauren …

Colorado attempts crackdown on ‘claims sharks’ for veterans benefits amid national debate over industry

When Dylan Anderson left the Marine Corps in 2017, he knew little about the health benefits then available to him. He didn’t think he needed them anyway. Then his back seized up. He’d slammed into a wooden beam during a training exercise and fallen about …