$9M Country Club sale tops February home transactions

The Dever Post (Douglas County) 3/7 2:00A Sara B. Hansen

A renovated and expanded 1927 Denver Country Club mansion sold for its $9 million asking price, making it February’s highest-priced metro home sale. Other standout luxury sales last month included a Castle Rock equestrian estate, a newly built...

Sheridan School District teachers, other staff vote to authorize strike

The Dever Post (Arapahoe County) 3/5 6:56A Jessica Seaman

Educators working in the Sheridan School District voted Wednesday evening to authorize a strike after the Englewood-based K-12 system refused to reinstate their union s contract. The Sheridan Educators Association has not yet said when teachers...

Drinking out on the taxpayer’s dime? Voters should shut down Caring for Denver (Editorial)

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 3/3 5:33A The Denver Post Editorial Board

Eating out four times a week on taxpayer money, or as the case may be, drinking out, is not acceptable behavior for stewards of a foundation dedicated to Denver’s mental health. The City of Denver auditor released a report that found employees at...

Parent group sues Denver Public Schools, alleges district defrauded voters with bonds

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/26 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools defrauded taxpayers by misleading them about the purpose of voter-approved bond measures, including the nearly $1 billion bond passed two years ago, a parent group alleges in a lawsuit filed this week. Mamás de DPS LLC sued...

Former Cherry Creek teacher arrested for child sex assault

The Denver Post (Crime) 2/25 6:54A Lauren Penington

A former Cherry Creek School District teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion of child sex assault after a former student came forward, police said. Robert Combs, 56, was arrested on investigation of five counts of sexual assault on a child by...

Former Cherry Creek superintendent to be paid $164,000 for sick, vacation leave

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/21 2:00A Katie Langford

Cherry Creek Schools will pay former Superintendent Christopher Smith nearly $164,000 in “contractually obligated compensation” for vacation and sick leave following his abrupt resignation from the...

DPS moves to drop Kaiser health insurance after 50 years, prompting internal investigation and union...

The Dever Post 2/13 2:00A Jessica Seaman

A 53-year-old alliance between Denver Public Schools and Kaiser Permanente Colorado may be coming to an end, a split that has pitted two of the metro area’s largest employers against each other, left one district administrator on leave and, if...

DPS promised to expand and diversify its elite public arts school. It hasn’t happened yet.

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/12 6:34A Melanie Asmar

Tenth graders in tights, cravats and lacy breeches performed Moliére on a recent weeknight, reciting long soliloquies full of words like “repast,” “jest” and “impertinent wretch.” An audience of their...

Auto exec buys Cherry Hills mansion for $9.3M to lead January luxury real estate sales

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/7 2:00A Sara B. Hansen

A newly constructed Belgian-inspired mansion in Cherry Hills Village sold for $9.3 million to top January’s luxury home sales in the region. Jason Pittack, CEO of Woodhouse Auto Family, and wife Shelbi Pittack bought 20 Viking Drive, a...

Washington Park home lists for $9M

The Dever Post 2/1 2:00A Sara Hansen

If Christine Hamilton sells her East Wash Park home for the asking price, she’ll set a new record by $2 million. Hamilton, who sold a 12,000-square-foot Cherry Hills Village mansion for $16 million to Nuggets and Avalanche President Josh Kroenke...

Classes canceled at Meadow Point Elementary in Aurora on Monday due to water main break

CBS Denver (News) 1/26 5:09A Jennifer McRae

Classes were canceled at Meadow Point Elementary School on Monday due to a water main break. The school in Cherry Creek Schools was closed and all before and after-school child care was also canceled,...

Broncos starting QBs since Peyton Manning, 2026 edition: Where are they now?

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/25 6:00A Joe Nguyen

Bo Nix led the Broncos back to AFC Championship Game for the first time since Peyton Manning led the team that won Super Bowl 50. And for the first time since the Hall of Fame quarterback retired,...

Top 10 Denver area home sales of 2025: Cherry Hills dominates list

The Denver Post (Business) 1/19 2:00A Sara B. Hansen

In 2025, the 10 priciest home sales in the Denver area ranged from $8.5 million to a record-breaking $17 million. The properties themselves, meanwhile, ranged from Castle Rock to Denver but Cherry...

Rise of the Colorado ‘decacorns’ — rare creatures of the private equity world

The Denver Post (Business) 1/15 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

When it comes to unicorns or private companies valued at $1 billion or more, Colorado has become a breeding ground. But until recently, it has lacked the most elusive of unicorns decacorns worth $10...

Man accused of damaging High Line Canal Trail with homemade explosives south of Denver; Police...

CBS Denver (News) 12/30 10:07A Austen Erblat

Police have released new photos of a man accused of multiple instances of damaging the High Line Canal Trail south of Denver with homemade explosives. Most of the alleged incidents happened along the...