August 13, 2025

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Loans for ice-cream, tea shops hint at a future for 16th Street

Downtown Denver business leaders are banking on two Colorado brands specializing in ice cream and milk tea to bring more families and visitors to 16th Street when its renovation finishes this fall. Sundae Artisan Ice Cream and Milk Tea People were loaned a combined $1.4 million last month by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), which

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Colorado to receive $67M in frozen education funding

The Trump administration will release about $67 million to Colorado’s K-12 school districts after freezing the money for nearly a month, a move that comes just weeks before the 2025-26 academic year begins. The funding freeze was set to upend the upcoming school year as districts had already budgeted the federal money and hired employees.

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Crypto

Denver pastor, wife indicted in $3.4 million cryptocurrency scam

A Colorado pastor and his wife face dozens of charges connected to a cryptocurrency scam that investigators say they used to deceive and steal from their Christian community, according to the Denver district attorney’s office. Eli, who ran the online-only Victorious Grace Church, and Kaitlyn Regalado were indicted by a Denver grand jury on 40

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Termite inspection required for VA home loans in most Colorado counties

DENVER (KOAA) — An unexpected change to the VA website in late June left lenders and Realtors in Colorado asking, “Why?” The change was highlighted on social media June 26, with some real estate agents pointing out that termite inspections are required for all VA home loans in the state of Colorado, which News5 has

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Morrison man sentenced to federal prison for fake PPP loans

A Morrison man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he illegally obtained two Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials announced Tuesday. Richard Nieto, 39, took a deal and pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud and money laundering in federal court, according to court records. The plea deal

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Colorado Freedom Memorial raising funds for new building, expansion

During Memorial Day weekend last month, hundreds of people gathered at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora to honor the 80th anniversary of World War II. At the annual celebration that’s been happening for more than a decade, six WWII vets came out and received thanks from the crowd. Now that the “Colorado Remembers” celebration

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Colorado to lose more than $230M in mental health, addiction grants

Colorado’s health agencies will lose more than $230 million in federal grants, some of which already had been committed to programs that include crisis response teams and peer support for people recovering from addiction. The Trump administration is pulling back four grants to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that fund COVID-19 disease

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Colorado to lose more than $30M in mental health, addiction grants

Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration will lose more than $30 million in federal grants, the majority of which already had been committed to programs including crisis response teams and peer support for people recovering from addiction. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration notified the BHA on Monday

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