Kevin Torres

'Unique 2 Colorado' Reporter

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Good luck trying to find a town in Colorado Kevin Torres hasn’t visited! Since 2009, the 11x Emmy Award winning journalist has trekked to every corner of the state and nearly every community in between.

Kevin is well known throughout the state of Colorado for his Unique 2 Colorado feature series, which highlights unique people, places and things in our state. Having grown up on a farm in Upstate New York, rural towns and small communities have a special place in Kevin’s heart.

In the Spring of 2015, Kevin joined the KWGN Channel 2 News Team. He also reports for KWGN’s news partner, KDVR FOX31. Kevin’s segment ‘Unique 2 Colorado’ airs Monday-Friday on Channel 2 News at 4pm and Channel 2 News at 7pm.

Before joining the Emmy-Award winning news teams at Channel 2 News and FOX31, Kevin spent five and a half years reporting for 9NEWS in Denver.

Kevin has covered some of Colorado’s biggest stories, including: the Aurora Theater shooting, the Black Forest Fire, the Waldo Canyon fire and the historic floods of 2013 (to name a few). Kevin also traveled to Boston to cover the Boston bombings, as well as Texas for the West, Texas explosion in 2013.

Kevin has won more than 80 awards for his reporting and his storytelling. He’s the recipient of 11 Emmy Awards, including the Emmy for ‘Best Writer’ (two years in a row – 2014 & 2015), Best Live Reporter and Best Narrator. In 2017, Kevin won 2 additional Emmy Awards for his Unique 2 Colorado feature series. Kevin has also been nominated for an additional 31 Emmy Awards and he also won a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting.

In 2014, Kevin was also named a finalist for the National Press Photographers Association’s ‘Reporter of the Year’ Award.

When he’s not working, you can find Kevin traveling throughout the beautiful state of Colorado. He loves to camp, hike, explore, sleep and watch Netflix.

Originally from Upstate New York, Kevin travels back home quite often to spend time with his two awesome nephews: Merv and Mason.

Prior to working in Denver, Kevin was a Reporter at WSYR-TV in Syracuse, NY and a Reporter/Weekend Anchor at WWNY-TV in Watertown, NY. Kevin studied Broadcasting & Mass Communications at Oswego State University.

The two things he misses most about Upstate New York are his family and Buffalo Wings. His favorite part about living in Colorado? Being landlocked. Kevin is deathly afraid of whales.

Kevin lives in the LODO section of Denver. Like most LODO girls, he prefers boxed wine.

Kevin is always on the road for Channel 2 News, searching for unique, quirky and interesting stories. If you have a story idea for Kevin, let him know! Send him a message on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kevinLtorres or e-mail him directly at kevin.torres@kwgn.com

Recent Articles

  • Cheyenne Frontier Days kicks off on Friday!

    CHEYENNE, Wyoming — The ‘Daddy Of ‘Em All’, Cheyenne Frontier Days, kicks off Friday in Wyoming! The world’s largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration has been going on since 1897! Aside from featuring incredible rodeos, food, rides and games — some of country’s biggest acts perform there as well. To learn more about the Carnival Midway, click here. To learn more about the rodeo, click here. To learn more about the performers and other events, click here. FOX31 and Channel […]

  • Unique Colorado artwork featured at Cheyenne Frontier Days

    CHEYENNE, Wyoming — A quarter of the artwork produced at a gallery at Cheyenne Frontier Days this year comes from Colorado artists. Their work is being featured inside the Old West Museum. “I think it’s very important [to feature Colorado artists],” said Morgan Marks, with Cheyenne Frontier Days. “Because this show represents Wyoming but also represents the regional development of the west through the ages as portrayed through Western Art”. One of the artists, from Loveland, Colorado, uses fire to […]

  • Country star Ronnie Dunn’s photography exhibit at Cheyenne Frontier Days

    CHEYENNE, Wyoming — Country legend Ronnie Dunn, of Brooks & Dunn, has a photography exhibit on display at this year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days. Dunn, known for his country hits, such as ‘Boot Scootin’ Boogie’, took up photography as a hobby and captured some remarkable images at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2017. Those photos are now on display at the CFD Old West Museum. The exhibit is titled – The Lensmen Project: Cowboy Up. The exhibit runs through February 10, 2019. […]

  • Colorado veteran injured in war receives free home

    LARKSPUR — A combat veteran from Fort Carson, who served in Afghanistan, was surprised with a free home on Wednesday. Darnell Harrison was injured in the line of duty in 2012 when he sustained wounds from an RPG explosion. “I’m very grateful to be alive,” he said. Wednesday morning, members of the the Air Force Academy and the Wings of Blue parachute team landed on a driving range at Bear Dance Golf Club in Larkspur to present Harrison with the […]

  • Sisters arrested after apparent racially motivated attack caught on video

    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A video showing two sisters racially harassing a Hispanic family in Commerce City has gone viral. In the video, the women can be seen attacking one of the female family members. The sisters, Natasha and Shala Fross, 26, were arrested and are facing assault and bias-motivated crime charges. One can see and hear the women yelling racial insults at the Hispanic family in the video. Juan Carlos Ruiz, who videotaped the incident, said the Fross sisters […]

  • Big honor for small Colorado library

    LARIMER COUNTY — A tiny community library along the Colorado-Wyoming State line just received a huge grant to help upgrade its facility. The Red Feather Lakes Library was one of three libraries (out of 74) around the world to receive a $100,000 grant. The grant was provided by EBSCO Information Services to convert the library to solar energy. EBSCO is the leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and discovery services to libraries across the world, according to […]

  • New virtual-reality arcade opens in Denver

    DENVER — The Mile High City has a new virtual reality arcade and it opened to the public this week at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The museum calls it a ‘pop-up experience’. The arcade features more than 10 games ranging from beginner to expert. The games include Google Earth VR, Beat Saber, V-Racer Hoverbike, Mars Odyssey, Plank Not Included, Eagle Flight, Job Simulator, Eleven: Table Tennis, Sea of Memories and Glider Island. Tickets cost $10 a person. The arcade is open at the museum daily from […]

  • Mural artists combat graffiti in Thornton

    THORNTON — In an effort to combat graffiti, the city of Thornton is having local artists create unique murals on its utility boxes. Why utility boxes? Well, according to the city, that’s where most graffiti has been found in the community. Thornton calls it the ‘Outside the Box Traffic Box Mural’ project. This Summer, the city turned 15 utility boxes into works of art; up from 7 in 2017. In 2019, Thornton is hoping to add 30 more. Some of […]

  • Exploring Chimney Rock National Monument

    ARCHULETA COUNTY — On top of its four National Parks, Colorado is home to eight National Monuments. One of those National Monuments is Chimney Rock National Monument, situated between Durango and Pagosa Springs in southwest Colorado. Among its stunning and abundant features, you’ll find archaeological ruins, artifacts and plenty of wildlife. Overall, Chimney Rock National Monument sits at 7,000 feet above sea level — providing stunning views of both Colorado and New Mexico. Click here to learn more from the […]

  • Touring CSU’s Annual Flower Trial Garden

    FORT COLLINS — In the land of the Colorado State Rams a colorful collection is blooming yet again. For more than 30 years, the Annual Flower Trial Garden has brought a flourishing field of flowers to Fort Collins. Dr. Jim Klett is a professor of horticulture at Colorado State University and is the brainchild of the operation. Klett said the garden’s diverse assortment is one of the best in the nation. “People can come and basically view close to 1,100 […]

  • Famous quilter Ricky Tims watched his property burn in Spring Fire

    LA VETA, Colo. — A famed quilter with a significant following on social media says he and his partner lost their home in the Spring Fire burning in southern Colorado. Ricky Tims said his partner Justin watched the fire from afar with a zoom lens on Monday. While the house was intact at the time, flames soon began heading toward their home. Tims, who was returning to La Veta after a trip to Chicago, met up with Justin. “There was […]

  • Mark Redwine pleads not guilty to killing son Dylan; trial set for Nov. 26

    DURANGO, Colo. — Mark Redwine, the man accused of killing his son Dylan Redwine in southwest Colorado 5 1/2 years ago, pleaded not guilty in a La Plata County courtroom on Friday. The plea was entered on his behalf by one of his attorneys.  A trial will begin Nov. 26 and is expected to last four weeks. Mark Redwine has been in jail for nearly a year after a grand jury issued an indictment in the case. He was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, […]