HERE'S SOME OF MY WRITTEN WORK

How a Colorado town with a graduating class of 1 hopes a tiny bird will help it get a gas station

I had the opportunity to drive to the tiny eastern Colorado town of Karval to get a firsthand look at a tiny bird that might bring tourism to an area that needs it. Along the way, I learned this story really starts with a conservative rancher and an unlikely partnership with some wildlife biologists.  

'She mattered': Man sentenced to life plus 156 years for murdering Kelsey Berreth

I spent a month living in the gambling town of Cripple Creek to cover the trial of the man now convicted of murdering Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth. It captured headlines across the country, and I was proud of how our team was able to cover the community's loss in a sensitive but thorough way.

Nest-wrecking Standley Lake eagle now a mother (and the father is the man she stole)

I think 2020 was rough for all of us, and for me, the reality show happening at a Colorado eagle's nest was really the saving grace. It involved everything from a stolen love to a romance that in the end, you almost had to root for.

I drank a gallon of water for 30 days to be like Beyonce and here's what happened

So for a while, my biggest claim to fame was writing about doing the Beyonce water gallon challenge (this was before TikTok). This article got hundreds of thousands of viewers, and engagement on social media from across the country. 

Here's who isn't responsible for the mystery drones over Eastern Colorado

Remember when this is what we were talking about before COVID? I made dozens of phone calls and scoured hundreds of pages of FAA documents to try and narrow down who could be responsible for Colorado's mystery drones.

You can buy a hotel in this scenic Colorado town for what it would cost to buy a condo in Denver

Saguache is one of the most fascinating towns I've visited in Colorado. Given that it's right off US 285, it was shocking to me that it hasn't taken off yet, but it was cool to see this treasure before it becomes the destination it deserves to be. 

People are leaving everything from cardboard signs to toasters to dirty underwear on Colorado’s 14ers

This article started out with a Reddit post from a guy who was absolutely fed up with picking up the cardboard signs people carry to the summit of 14ers for Instagram. I later learned people leave even worse things on these beautiful places.

We asked our medical expert to respond to the reasons why people don't wear masks

Masks became a very contentious issue in 2020, and perhaps will be some of the symbols of the pandemic. I asked our medical expert to respond to Facebook comments in hopes of quelling misinformation in what would be one of the most-read articles of the year. 

Wildlife cameras capture bears doing 'Dirty Dancing' lift, third-wheeling and having existential crises

OK ... so this was actually the most-read article of 2020, and our most shared Facebook post. Was it the hardest hitting news? No. Did it bring a smile to people's faces and make them want to share? Yes. 

South Park called this Colorado city 'the exact opposite of Hawaii.' Here's why it's pretty great

I have a confession to make: I think Greeley is as much of a Colorado destination as the mountain towns. Here's a look at my tour of this underappreciated city that includes amazing breweries and an actual monster factory.

You hear a lot about this Denver neighborhood's past, but its present and future are the real story

Five Points used to be known as the "Harlem of the West," and it's also now one of the most rapidly-gentrifying neighborhoods in Denver. I used interactive sliders to tell the story of this community's past and future.

I spent 12 hours inside DIA so you don’t have to. This is my story

For DIA's 25th anniversary, I decided to get a little weird and spend 12 hours in the airport, since its PR team is always touting the fun things to do there. Lots of what I did was guided by our viewers, and this is my story.