Grade school students learn to play mariachi music at MSU Denver camp
In April, middle and high school students descended on the campus of Metropolitan State University in Denver with one goal in mind: to learn how to play mariachi music
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In April, middle and high school students descended on the campus of Metropolitan State University in Denver with one goal in mind: to learn how to play mariachi music
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NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
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House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said he wants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear before lawmakers in July.
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The first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado this year has been reported in Jefferson County.
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Meta pledged to invest $115 million to train electricians, plumbers and other workers needed to operate data centers.
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A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.