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What to know about the 2025 National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade
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What to know about the 2025 National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News Get your best cowboy attire ready, the National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade is a week from Thursday. On Thursday, Jan. 9, at noon, downtown Denver will be flooded with boots, chaps, cowboy hats and cattle to usher in the 119-year-old Colorado tradition. Aside from the cowboys and cowgirls, an array of over 30 Longhorn cattle, horses and western wagons will trot down the streets of downtown Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Flags to fly at half-staff in Colorado for a month to honor President Jimmy Carter
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Flags to fly at half-staff in Colorado for a month to honor President Jimmy Carter

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News Flags will fly at half-staff in Colorado from sunrise to sunset for 30 days. On Monday, Gov. Jared Polis, as directed by President Joe Biden, ordered all American and Colorado flags to fly half-staff from the start of former President Jimmy Carter’s passing on Sunday. According to a proclamation signed by then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, because Carter was a former president, flags are to remain at half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter’s death. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Residents rebuild neighborhoods decimated by Marshall Fire three years ago
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Residents rebuild neighborhoods decimated by Marshall Fire three years ago

By Rachel Saurer | Fox 31 News It has been three years since the Marshall Fire burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed 1,105 homes in Boulder County. Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County have collectively reported that 712 of those homes have been rebuilt. Many of the neighborhoods that were hit hardest in the fire are nearly unrecognizable after these three years. Eric Schnepp rebuilt his home in the Sagamore neighborhood, which was one of the first neighborhoods to get hit. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Where to find fireworks, light parades for New Year’s Eve in Colorado
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Where to find fireworks, light parades for New Year’s Eve in Colorado

By Brooke Williams | Fox 31 News Believe it or not, 2025 is less than a week away. Coloradans are lucky to have so many fun things to do for the last week of the year to end 2024 on a high note. There are still plenty of free holiday light displays around Denver and many holiday pop-up bars in Denver that will be festive through the new year. Then on Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, Colorado will wrap up 2024 with a bang as many events including fireworks, light parades and drone shows are planned across the state. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Some areas of the state saw from a trace to half-a-foot of snowfall on Christmas day
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Some areas of the state saw from a trace to half-a-foot of snowfall on Christmas day

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News Even though Denver was in the 50s through Christmas, other parts of Colorado saw as much as half a foot of snow on Wednesday. Heading into the holidays, the chances of seeing a white Christmas were unlikely. Denver was warmer than some cities in Texas and California on Christmas Eve, and while there were storms by Christmas day, the city was only left with rain. While Denver didn’t see a white Christmas, other Colorado areas were covered in snow, causing visibility issues, highway crashes and traffic. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Family of abandoned Adams County baby says cocaine was in baby’s system
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Family of abandoned Adams County baby says cocaine was in baby’s system

By Kasia Kerridge | Fox 31 News The family of the 1-month-old baby found abandoned on the median of a busy Adams County street on Christmas morning spoke exclusively to FOX31. According to a social media report, deputies responded to a 911 call at around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday from someone who saw the baby boy only in his diaper sitting in a car seat on a median near 7490 Pecos St. and stopped to help. The area is a busy roadway that’s near an intersection with U.S. Highway 36. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said it had arrested the child’s biological parents and was seeking to charge them with felony child abuse. The parents were identified as Jarvis Sims, 42, and Christina Thurman, 33. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Map details where the minimum wage is — and isn’t — increasing in 2025
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Map details where the minimum wage is — and isn’t — increasing in 2025

By Addy Bink | Fox 31 News, via The Hill While the federal minimum wage has been unchanged since 2009, more than 20 states are set to see an increase in 2025. After the new rates take effect, nearly a dozen states will have minimum hourly wages at or above $15 statewide. Another 21 states will see no increase. And in all but one, the minimum wage matches or falls below the federal rate of $7.25 an hour. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31
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Want to track Santa’s journey to Colorado? Here’s how you can
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Want to track Santa’s journey to Colorado? Here’s how you can

By Fox 31 News It’s an annual tradition based right here in Colorado: NORAD Tracks Santa. For more than 65 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command – and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command – have been following St. Nick’s trip around the globe. Watch for the tracking starting Christmas Eve morning. The operation is based out of Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, the home of NORAD. While it began with just phone calls (a wrong number, in fact), today there are many ways to check in on Santa’s journey through NORAD. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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DA-elect in Colorado’s new judicial district says criminals should expect jail time
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DA-elect in Colorado’s new judicial district says criminals should expect jail time

By Kim Posey | Fox 31 News Colorado’s newest judicial district will take form in January. The 23rd Judicial District will serve Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties which are separating from Arapahoe County and the 18th Judicial District. “In this judicial district we have a different approach,” said DA-Elect George Brauchler. He is the former DA for the 18th Judicial District and prosecuted the Aurora theater shooter.  Standing with law enforcement and government supporters behind him, Brauchler said he intends to keep the community safe and he has a message for criminals coming into the new 23rd district. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Douglas County Canine Rescue relinquishes license after lengthy investigation
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Douglas County Canine Rescue relinquishes license after lengthy investigation

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News The Douglas County Canine Rescue, a nonprofit registered in Castle Rock, relinquished its license to the state on Nov. 19, months after the state sought to file charges against the pet rescue organization. The rescue was subject to two cases brought by the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act program in 2023 and 2024. Through those cases, DCCR faced nine charges, which included failing to provide timely veterinary care to the dogs in their care, failing to maintain records, falsifying records and operating without proper licensure. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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