breaking news (and sometimes transportation) at @denverpost.com.https://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mteti5so322eToday in Colorado public records: District Court will not email an arrest affidavit for a Department of Corrections officer accused of child sexual exploitation because the court clerk is concerned about the security of email. Fax or USPS only. So anyway, here's what a fax looks like the big 202618 Aug 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteti5so322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mrr4y4jy4s2ksome breaking Colorado transit news for the night owls: the Regional Transportation District board voted tonight to move ahead with $20 million in service cuts by no later than May while rejecting a proposal to explore fare increases.29 Jul 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrr4y4jy4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mre6s4fuys2jRequired Colorado brag post because family visiting from the Western Slope came bearing two flats of Palisade peaches from C+R Farms. I see my future and it is BRIGHT. 🍑24 Jul 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre6s4fuys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mquhhjjuoc2uA Geo Group employee at the Aurora immigration detention center is facing attempted murder and assault charges after police say he shot a woman protesting outside the facility. From @sethklamann.bsky.social and me: https://www.denverpost.com/2026/07/16/shooting-immigrant-detention-aurora/ via @denverpost.com17 Jul 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquhhjjuoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mqnu7c75bc2qRTD's finance committee ultimately voted to recommend NO service cuts to the full board. One RTD director proposed asking staffers for 3 new service cut scenarios to save $20 million bc the first round caused controversy. “If we were to take the list that we were given, it’s not going to pass." [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnu7c75bc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mqnoycn7m22sI wrote my first transportation story in a while today and I'm currently in hour 3 of an RTD finance committee meeting, so it feels like a good time to announce I'm now covering the RTD beat at The Denver Post. Transit nerds, hit me with your tips! https://www.denverpost.com/2026/07/14/16th-street-shuttle-rtd-service-cuts/15 Jul 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnoycn7m22shttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mqcvnzo2qc2lViews from inside the burn area of the Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado today. @denverpost.com #aspenacresfire #fireyear202610 Jul 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcvnzo2qc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mmzyaogpis2uGov. Jared Polis again rejected a bill that would make it easier for Colorado workers to unionize. “In the middle of an affordability crisis, vetoing a bill like this is failing to meet the moment,” bill sponsor Rep. Javier Mabrey said tonight. via @denverpost.com https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/29/polis-vetos-union-organizing-bill/30 May 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzyaogpis2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mlvzwvrf6s2oI love local National Weather Service offices with my whole entire heart. There are SO FEW gov't agencies where you call and an expert picks up and answers questions with no runaround. And is genuinely happy to communicate with the public. NWS forecasters you are national treasures, now and 4ever.15 May 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvzwvrf6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mkqnowgd322nA hard spring freeze hit Colorado’s North Fork Valley this month, wiping out almost all of Delta County’s fruit crops — but leaving Palisade peaches (and apples, cherries, apricots & plums) in neighboring Mesa County largely unscathed. https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/30/colorado-peaches-cold-harvest-destroyed/30 Apr 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqnowgd322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mke7jma6ns2eLatest update: The plane carrying the El Gamal family is set to land at Denver International Airport tonight, according to flight records. https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/25/el-gamal-boulder-ice-colorado/25 Apr 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke7jma6ns2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mkdmaow3ac2iThe former Adams/Broomfield CASA director is on leave from Colorado Dept of Human Services after the state AG announced she pocketed nearly $100k in donations at the nonprofit. She left CASA in June, was hired as a deputy commissioner in Nov. https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/24/colorado-casa-fraud-lindsay-salas/ via @denverpost.com25 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdmaow3ac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mikndosazk2dIn the few years I got to work with Fred Brown through SPJ, I knew him as a genuine, kind & selfless person who dedicated himself to supporting journalism and championing ethics. He will be dearly missed. // obit by @elliottwenzler.bsky.social via @denverpost.com https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/02/fred-brown-obituary-denver-post-journalist/03 Apr 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikndosazk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mi57g23lxs2cHere at the Denver No Kings protest at the state Capitol @denverpost.com28 Mar 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi57g23lxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mi3k5ymszk2iThe Friday news dump was A LOT today: Costilla sheriff failed to investigate human remains found in the southern Colorado mountains, allowed a deputy to collect the person’s skull in a used paper grocery bag, left evidence behind and never followed up on the case. https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/27/colorado-sheriff-corpse-abuse-assault/28 Mar 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3k5ymszk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/katielang.bsky.social/post/3mhlkdqbmjs25Former Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman exits newly opened Denver Book Society after backlash over 2023 immigration comments https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/21/kwame-spearman-denver-book-society/ via @denverpost.com21 Mar 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:mma4ma7sccwotmyxo7d6tduy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlkdqbmjs25