Author: Bernadette Berdychowski The Denver Gazette
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NASA, NOAA leaders stress need to study sun, improve space weather forecasts
While the nation celebrates the safe return of the astronauts who flew by the moon, there’s another celestial body scientists yearn to know more about for future missions: the sun. “As we travel farther and farther in space, as we get to the moon, as we go to Mars, our ability to understand how the…
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Colorado saw job losses for the first time since pandemic
Colorado’s job market last year appears to have been dimmer than it was originally believed to have been, new state data revisions show. The labor market wasn’t slowly growing, but rather it contracted in 2025. The state saw job losses for the first time since the pandemic last year, according to annual benchmarking data released…
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Colorado’s business confidence dips amid Iran war
Business confidence in Colorado — which has already been negative over the last year — slipped ahead of the second quarter of the year, a new report found. The Leeds Business Confidence Index, a measurement of how business leaders across Colorado feel about the future of the national and state economy, fell by one point…
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Arkansas River rafting season begins early in Colorado as rapid snowmelt boosts spring flows
With snowmelt accelerating the start of the 2026 rafting season, Arkansas River outfitters are rolling out early trips and a new marketing campaign to draw visitors to what has become one of Colorado’s top whitewater destinations. Most rafters won’t start trips until early May, but some have already started hosting limited trips due to water…
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Colorado’s whitewater rafters gear for early snowmelt — and a potentially shorter season
Ahead of Colorado’s whitewater season, the Clear Creek Rafting Co. bought about a dozen new Gumotex rafts designed to swim through shallower water. It’s narrower, has smaller tubes and is built to withstand rockier terrain, said Dale Drake, owner of Clear Creek Rafting Co. in Idaho Springs. Clear Creek — the body of water that…
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Archbishop Golka installed as new spiritual leader for Denver Catholics
The Catholic Church celebrated the passing of the baton for the most important spiritual position in Denver on Wednesday. More accurately, it was the passing of a golden shepherd’s staff. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio and U.S. ambassador for Pope Leo XIV, read out loud the official letter from the pope declaring the former…
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ICE agents at Denver, Colorado Springs airports? Not yet, officials say.
As President Donald Trump deployed immigration agents to help U.S. airports manage hours‑long security lines during the partial government shutdown, Denver International Airport remained relatively calm on Monday. At the nation’s third‑busiest airport, TSA PreCheck lanes remained open to start the week. By noon, security remained easy to get through, with both the West and…
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Is this the worst ski season for the Rockies? Vail Resorts CEO says it’s been worse than 2012
Vail Resorts has affirmed what many in Colorado’s mountain communities have felt over the last few months: This ski season has been rough. It has been the “most difficult weather environment in the Rockies we have ever seen,” said Robert Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts, during an earnings call. He said this season has been…
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Colorado’s outdoor economy slowing down
The post-pandemic boom in the outdoor recreation world appears to have slowed, according to new federal data. The industry is still growing nationwide, but it’s been slower than in past years. The trend is evident in Colorado, as well, though a new report shows the state went from outperforming the nation to falling behind. Colorado’s…
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Denver’s historic Brown Palace Hotel is for sale
The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa was listed for sale, a spokesperson with commercial real estate firm Newmark confirmed Tuesday. The Brown Palace is one of the oldest-running hotels in Denver. Its current owner, Crescent Real Estate, bought the building and the Holiday Inn Express in 2018 for $125 million, according to property records. The…