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Noelle Phillips

Noelle Phillips was born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., so that's the accent you hear during interviews. She is a proud WKU Hilltopper journalism graduate. The Denver Post is her fifth newspaper, but her first in the West. Noelle believes in holding the powerful accountable and believes strong journalism is the best hope for a democracy.

A security fence surrounds the northeast end of Denver International Airport as a United Airlines flight lands in Denver, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Man killed by Frontier plane at Denver airport died by suicide, medical examiner says

May 12, 2026 at 10:03 a.m.

Pedestrian killed in crash at DIA identified as Michael Mott, 41.

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets salute after being seated during graduation at Falcon Stadium near Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (File photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty

November 10, 2025 at 7:03 a.m.

Concerned alumni and former faculty believe the academy is losing too many civilian Ph.D.-level instructors.

File – Packages are stacked on the doorstep of a home on Oct. 27, 2021, in Upper Darby, Pa. Retailers and delivery companies have been trying to combat the theft of delivered packages in a variety of ways. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Don’t scan QR codes on unsolicited packages delivered to your house, FBI warns

August 13, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages.

Mancos resident Ryan Bouchers uses wire cutters to remove fencing that a group calling itself the Free Land Holders Committee erected within the San Juan National Forest in Montezuma County, in southwestern Colorado, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Bouchers was joined by a number of area residents upset over the fence. (Photo by Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post)

FLDS survivors fence of U.S. Forest Service land in Colorado, angering residents

October 11, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.

The fences alarmed ranchers who use the federal land for cattle grazing as well as outdoor enthusiasts.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert addresses crowd gathered for the Montezuma County GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner,

Colorado police investigating incident involving U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband

January 8, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

The Saturday night incident at a restaurant involved U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert.

Denver East High School students Clara Little, 17, left, Rowan Hillhouse, 18, center, and Sofia Smith, 18, embrace after leaving the school in Denver, Colorado, after a shooting there on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Police said a student shot two adult male faculty members, and that a known suspect had left the school. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

2 administrators shot at Denver’s East High School; body found near suspect’s vehicle in Park County

March 22, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

Denver police were responding to a shooting at East High School on Wednesday morning and said there were two adult victims and that a suspect had left the school.

Suspected shooter Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is in police custody, being taken away from the scene of a shooting that left ten dead at the King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive in Boulder on Monday, March 22, 2021.

Boulder shooting suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was short-tempered, violent, former teammates say

March 30, 2021 at 4:41 p.m.

The 21-year-old Arvada man arrested in Monday’s mass shooting at a Boulder King Sooper’s previously attacked a classmate at Arvada West High School, according to court records and the Colorado...

Law enforcement officers wait outside the broken windows at the front of the King Soopers as they respond to an active shooting at King Soopers on 3600 Table Mesa Drive on March 22, 2021 in Boulder.

Boulder shooting: Suspect bought gun 6 days earlier; 10 victims range from 20 to 65 years old

March 23, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

The 10 people shot and killed by a gunman in a Boulder King Soopers on Monday ranged in age from 20 to 65 and included at least one grocery store...

King Soopers’ employees are escorted down the street by Boulder Police after being taken out of the supermarket after a shooting in the store at King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive in Boulder on March 22, 2021.

“He just came in and started shooting”: What Boulder King Soopers shoppers saw inside the store as mayhem unfolded

March 23, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.

When shots rang out inside the King Soopers grocery store, some shoppers and employees instinctively ran. Others froze, unsure what to make of the pop or clap noise they'd heard....

People who were inside the King Soopers are escorted down the street by Boulder Police after being taken out of the supermarket after a shooting in the store on Table Mesa Drive in Boulder on March 22, 2021.

Boulder shooting: Gunman kills 10, including police officer, at King Soopers

March 23, 2021 at 5:16 a.m.

A gunman killed 10 people at a King Soopers in Boulder on Monday afternoon, the latest in a grim litany of mass shootings in Colorado — this one including among...

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