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The Memphis Belle (credit: sprott.physics.wisc.edu)

WWII Bomber ‘Memphis Belle’ To Visit Broomfield

The Memphis Belle, a restored B-17 bomber, is scheduled to be in the Denver suburb of Broomfield next weekend as part of a national tour that aims to raise awareness about World War II.

2013/05/19

New Exhibit Honors The Tuskegee Airmen At DIA

There’s a new exhibit at Denver International Airport honoring the famous Tuskegee Airmen.

2013/02/24

Gov. John Hickenlooper and Attorney General John Suthers at the ribbon cutting ceremony (credit: CBS)

New State Judicial Center Officially Opens

Many of Colorado’s state courts have a new home after the new state judicial center officially opened Monday afternoon.

2013/01/14

Documentary Highlights Colorado Mountain Troops

Professional skier Chris Anthony’s curiosity about the 10th Mountain Division troops who trained a mere 30 miles from the Eagle Valley has blossomed into an hour-long documentary film.

2013/01/13

Munitions get detonated on Friday (credit: CBS)

Old Explosives Get Detonated At Green Mountain Park

Explosives found at a park west of Denver were safely detonated on Friday, with the sound ricocheting around a nearby neighborhood.

2012/12/21

An image from Green Mountain (credit: CBS)

Crews To Search For WWII Munitions On Green Mountain

Crews will start digging for explosives left over from World War II training. It’s believed the explosives are still underground on Green Mountain in Lakewood.

2012/12/18

Pearl Harbor survivors were honored at the American League Post No. 1 in Denver. (credit: CBS)

American Legion Post Honors Pearl Harbor Survivors

The American League Post No. 1 in Denver honored survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack.

2012/12/07

The Granada Internment Camp in Colorado (credit: colorado.gov)

Internment Camp Letters Found In Denver Building

Some letters arriving from Japanese-American internment camps during World War II were very specific, asking for a certain brand of bath powder, cold cream or cough drops. Others were just desperate for anything from the outside world.

2012/11/21

Asbestos Mitigation Forces Camp Hale Shut Down

A popular and historic place for camping and hunting in the mountains is now shut down because it’s contaminated with asbestos.

2012/10/13

Officials: Part Of Sinkhole Road Open To Traffic

The Colorado Department of Transportation says part of U.S. 24 is still open after a sinkhole 100 feet deep and 20 feet across opened beside the road, apparently caused by the collapse of an abandoned railroad tunnel far below.

2012/07/11