Kiara Demare

3 weeks ago | ksut.org | Kiara Demare |Haylee May

The wife and five children of the Boulder firebombing suspect are scheduled to appear in court next week following a Colorado Federal Judge’s order to temporarily block the Trump administration from deporting them. The attack Sunday left 15 people injured. Three are still in the hospital. None of the detained family members have been charged with a crime and police told CPR News on Monday that they are cooperating with investigators. Their immigration status remains unknown.

Mar 21, 2025 | denverite.com | Kevin Beaty |Molly Cruse |Kiara Demare

Thousands of Denverites flooded into Civic Center Park — and just about every nook and cranny around it — for a rally hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday, March 21. The park was filled long before the progressive leaders took the mic for their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour in the early evening. Earlier in the day, Sanders and AOC spoke in Greeley before more than 11,000 people.

Mar 11, 2025 | durangoherald.com | Kiara Demare

A bipartisan bill focused on the increasing potency of Colorado’s cannabis products will get its first committee hearing on Tuesday. The bill has raised numerous controversies already, leading sponsors to promise multiple changes at its first hearing. Current law limits edible cannabis products to 10 milligrams of THC per serving. The proposal would add the same restriction to cannabis that’s smoked or vaped.

Feb 8, 2025 | rmpbs.org | Brian Eason |Lucas Brady Woods |Kiara Demare

DENVER — From the moment of its founding in 1999, the congregation at Restoration Christian Fellowship has been in search of a permanent home. The nondenominational church held its first service in a middle school, then did a stint in a run-down office building before relocating 17 years ago to an old electronics store in an Aurora strip mall. Its congregation has gathered there ever since, with plans to build something bigger and better next door.

Feb 3, 2025 | rmpbs.org | Lucas Brady Woods |Kiara Demare |Chas Sisk

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers face a new rule this year: They can no longer bring guns into the State Capitol. The ban is part of a state law passed last year that generally prohibits carrying guns in so-called “sensitive spaces,” including government buildings, polling places, childcare facilities and schools. The law went into effect for most locations last summer. “It's not good to have firearms and heated political discussions in the same room, and I feel safer,” said Democratic Rep.