- Members of Telluride‘s ski patrol agreed to a new contract with the resort, ending a contentious two-week strike that divided the town. Locals feared the ongoing strike would cripple the town’s economy if it continued.
- The U.S. House of Representatives failed to override President Donald Trump‘s veto of a water pipeline that would have brought clean water to heavily Republican southeastern Colorado. The override vote needed the support of two-thirds of House members, but only received 58% of votes.
- Tony Dokoupil‘s first week as anchor of the CBS Evening News has been a bit of a train wreck, and someone was going to pay the price. That person is Javier Guzman, the show’s No. 2 producer, who was fired after Wednesday’s show.
- The National Rifle Association has filed suit against its own charitable arm, alleging that the NRA Foundation is unfairly using the NRA brand to attract a rival donor base and undercut it.
- NASA announced it will bring four astronauts home from the International Space Station a month early due to a medical emergency. The agency did not disclose additional details, citing medical privacy concerns
- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting that has funded NPR, PBS and local radio and TV stations across the country for more than 50 years will shut down after Congress zeroed out its federal grants.
- “High School Musical” actress Ashley Tisdale has gone to war with what she says are toxic members of her moms group, which include other quasi-celebrities such as actress Hilary Duff and singer Meghan Trainor.
- American Chloe Kim, a two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, dislocated her shoulder while training and may miss next month’s Winter Olympics.
- Denver Fire officials have called in the ATF to help investigate the five-alarm fire that burned a 283-unit apartment building set to open in May. How big was the fire? Approximately 18 million gallons of water were used fighting it.
- The Miami Dolphins fired head coach and Smoky Hill High School alumnus Mike McDaniel.
- Class-action attorneys have filed suit against McDonald’s alleging that the restaurant’s McRib sandwich doesn’t actually contain pork rib meat. The attorneys claim it does include pork shoulder, heart, stomach and tripe. Mmmm.
- More than a dozen Denver-area gas stations sold gas that was contaminated with diesel, causing vehicles to stop working shortly after driving off.
- Actor Mickey Rourke says he is embarrassed by a GoFundMe that has raised more than $100,000 for him after media reported that he was facing eviction from his home. He wants people who contributed to get their money back.
- Elon Musk‘s Grok has responded to complaints about the chatbot being used to create sexualized images of people without their consent by limiting that capability to paying users, a move critics say allows Musk to profit off the issue without actually solving it.
Who won the week?
- Linhart PR promoted Shannon Mueller and Libby Pinkerton to Account Director positions, and Sarah Marconi to Account Executive.
- Athena Health named Ashley Jensen Vice President of Integrated Communications.
- The Denver Broncos earned the No. 1 AFC seed in the NFL playoffs, and, with that, a bye this weekend.
- Denver‘s homicide rate fell nearly 50% in 2025 to an 11-year low.
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