ADL Releases Report on Shooter

Research by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) indicates Desmond Holly, the 16-year-old gunman in Wednesday’s shooting at Evergreen High School, embraced extremist content and ideologies online.

According to the ADL, Holly’s TikTok accounts featured white supremacist symbolism, photos of tactical gear he acquired, and references to other mass shootings, including Columbine.

Holly also spent time on a forum where users post and interact with graphic, violent content. The website is linked to at least two other teenage mass shooters, per the ADL.

Thursday evening, thousands of students, parents, and community members gathered for a vigil in Evergreen. “Together, we will get through this,” said Gov. Jared Polis, one of several state and local leaders to address the crowd.

Caraveo Withdraws From 8th District Race

Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Democrat, announced Friday she’s ending her bid to reclaim her seat in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.

Caraveo had been running despite concerns about her mental health and allegations that she mistreated her staff. In a statement, she blamed resistance to her candidacy on “the stigmatization of mental health.”

She was the first to represent the toss-up district, which was created in 2022 and spans Denver’s northern suburbs. She lost her reelection bid in 2024 to Republican Rep. Gabe Evans.

The 8th District’s election is expected to be one of the most competitive U.S. House races in the nation next year.

Severe Weather Prompts Warnings, Closures

A rare tornado touched down near the Utah-Colorado border Saturday, damaging at least three homes and prompting tornado warnings in Utah and in Colorado’s Montezuma and Dolores counties.

The tornado is considered extremely rare for the region, a desert terrain unfavorable to twisters, particularly at this time of year. See photos here.

The storms that formed the tornado eventually swept into Colorado, dumping several inches of rain and triggering flash floods on the burn-scarred Western Slope.

Severe weather continued into Sunday, when early snow and ice prompted the closure of Trail Ridge Road, a popular, seasonally open highway through Rocky Mountain National Park.

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➤ Colorado Springs: Police arrested two Mesa Ridge High School students Friday for allegedly bringing a handgun and an airsoft gun to school. (See Details)

➤ Penrose: Jon Hallford, a funeral home owner accused of 191 counts of corpse abuse, withdrew his guilty plea Friday after a judge made the rare move to reject his plea agreement. A jury trial is set for Feb. 9. (See Details)

➤ Centennial: An Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy responding to a shoplifting report fatally shot a man allegedly armed with a knife and machete outside a Walmart early Sunday. (See Details)

➤ Boulder: Campus police lifted evacuations at the University of Colorado Boulder on Friday after determining an “unconfirmed bomb threat” was false. (More)

➤ Aurora: Ben Crump, a high-profile civil rights attorney, is representing the family of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield, who was fatally shot by police during an Aug. 30 traffic stop. (See Details)

➤ Loveland: A jury last week found Heather Cushman not guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her father. Her attorneys argued she acted in self-defense. (See Details)

➤ Summit County: Police are searching for those responsible for racist and antisemitic graffiti found at the historic Wellington Ore Bin near Breckenridge. (See Details)

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➤ The Broncos dropped to 1–1 after a 29–28 loss to the Colts, giving up a game-winning field goal as time expired in a tough finish on the road. (More)

➤ Colorado Buffaloes football dropped to 1-2 after suffering its first conference loss of the season against Houston on Friday. (More)

➤ Colorado Rockies rookie Blaine Crim launched a 439-foot three-run home run on Friday for his first major-league hit, leading the Rockies to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres. (Watch Video)

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➤ King Soopers broke ground on a new 12,000-square-foot Marketplace store in Louisville, expected to open in the summer of 2026. There are currently 19 King Soopers Marketplace stores in Colorado. (See Details)

➤ RK Industries LLC, a Colorado-based construction company, announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Aurora. The move is projected to create over 1,700 jobs in the city. (More)

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➤ A Carbondale paraglider set three North American distance records in August, with solo flights over Colorado’s mountain ranges lasting up to 10 hours. (See Details)

➤ Four lion cubs born at the Denver Zoo in August are now one month old. The zoo ended its “cub cam” livestream but will continue to post cub content on social media. (See Video)

➤ A treehouse-inspired mansion in Breckenridge is on the market for $7.25 million. It features an elevated walkway and a lookout room with 360-degree mountain views. (See Photos)

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Have you ever been to a haunted corn maze?

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3. Yes, once or twice: 21%
4. Yes, lots of times: 14%

What national monument in the Four Corners region is home to the largest concentration of archaeological sites in the U.S.?

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