The Independence Depot Bombing: Cripple Creek's Forgotten Massacre

A 1904 dynamite blast at a Cripple Creek train depot killed over a dozen miners—one of Colorado's bloodiest, least-remembered labor war atrocities.

What lurks beneath Colorado's surface

Urban Legends — September 23, 2026

Colorado Public Radio is collecting ghost stories and urban legends statewide. Here's why the Centennial State is such fertile ground for folklore.

Weird History — September 22, 2026

The true 1863 story of the Espinosa cousins, whose killing spree terrorized Colorado Territory and ended in a legendary manhunt.

Urban Legends — September 19, 2026

Colorado has at least three 'Crybaby Bridge' legends. We trace the ghost story's roots, the real bridges behind it, and why it refuses to die.

Haunted Places — September 18, 2026

Inside Glen Eyrie, the Tudor castle built by Colorado Springs founder William Jackson Palmer, where staff and guests report ghostly encounters.

Ghost Stories — September 17, 2026

Once a mining-era hospital, Cripple Creek's Hotel St. Nicholas hostel is steeped in ghost lore Coloradans are still sharing today.

Alien Encounters — September 16, 2026

The Pentagon's newest UFO batch reveals pilots asking 'are you seeing this?' about mysterious orbs—echoing decades of similar Colorado sky reports.

Haunted Places — September 15, 2026

Inside Cleveholm Manor, the opulent Redstone Castle built by coal baron John Osgood — and the ghost stories tied to its Gilded Age history.

Urban Legends — September 14, 2026

Explore the real 1988 tunnel collapse and decades of ghost stories that turned Colorado Springs' Gold Camp Road into a legendary haunted drive.