Kevin Torres

'Unique 2 Colorado' Reporter

Good luck trying to find a town in Colorado Kevin Torres hasn’t visited! Since 2009, the 12x 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 FOX31/Channel 2 News team. Kevin’s ‘Unique 2 Colorado’ segment airs Monday-Friday on FOX31 at 5pm and Channel 2 News at 4pm/7pm.

Before joining the Emmy-Award winning news team at FOX31/Channel 2, 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 90 awards for his reporting and his storytelling. He’s the recipient of 12 Emmy Awards, including the Emmy for ‘Best Feature Series’ (Unique 2 Colorado’, ‘Best Writer’ (two years in a row – 2014 & 2015), Best Live Reporter and Best Narrator. In 2019, Kevin won an additional Emmy Award for his feature reporting. He’s also the recipient of a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for ‘Sports Feature’ 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, play Dungeons & Dragons, sleep and watch Netflix.

Kevin is a ‘Burner’. He’s been to Burning Man 3 times now and is heavily involved in the local arts scene. He’s looking forward to his 4th burn in 2020.

Kevin is originally from Upstate, New York. He grew up outside of the Rome/Utica area (where most of his family still resides).

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 (especially his two nephews: Mason & Merv). Kevin’s favorite part about living in Colorado? Being landlocked. Kevin is deathly afraid of whales (don’t ask)…

Kevin lives in the LODO section of Denver. Kevin is an avid runner; you’ll likely find him running around Downtown Denver, LODO or the River North Arts District (RiNo).

Kevin is always on the road for FOX31 and Channel 2, 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

  • Castle Rock woman creates custom shoes for Denver Nuggets’ Gary Harris as a hobby

    DENVER — A Castle Rock woman is getting a lot of praise for the custom shoes she has been creating, including kudos from a Denver Nuggets player. Katie Shaffstall has always had a fascination with shoes. “I’ve been a ‘sneaker head,’ is what people call it, for a long time!” she joked. While Shaffstall works in pharmaceutical sales as a regular job, her passion has always been in the creativity surrounding shoe creation. “I paint shoes and I make shoes […]

  • Lyft creates new ‘Driver Center’ in Aurora

    AURORA, Colo. — The ride sharing service Lyft launched a first-of-its-kind driver center in Aurora on Wednesday. The facility is designed to offer fast and affordable auto service for all of Lyft’s drivers in the metro area. “Aurora is home to the largest Lyft driver concentration in this region,” said Gabe Cohen, regional director for Lyft’s Rocky Mountain region. To be close and convenient for Lyft’s core driver group, the company decided to open the new facility along South Havana […]

  • ‘Dog Stick Libraries’ are coming to Aurora

    AURORA, Colo. — Expect to find several “Dog Stick Libraries” popping up around Aurora later this week. They’re similar to the pop-up libraries for people scattered around random communities in Colorado, but these ones are designed for dogs. “So the idea that you can take a stick, leave a stick. That kind of thing!” explained Jenni Dill, life engagement director at Chelsea Place Memory Care in Aurora. Chelsea Place Memory Care is home to several senior citizens living with dementia. […]

  • With $1 billion redevelopment underway, leaders envision bright future for National Western Center

    DENVER — As the National Western Stock Show entered its 114th year in Denver over the weekend, event organizers continued to look ahead. “The complex’s future is bright!” said Paul Andrews, president and CEO of the National Western Stock Show. “With the redevelopment of the National Western Center and all of the new buildings that will be coming online between now and 2023”. The organization is currently in the early stages of phase one of its two-phase expansion project. Both […]

  • Colorado artist chosen to build 2020 Temple at Burning Man

    BOULDER, Colo. — One of the two lead artists selected to build the 2020 Temple at Burning Man this year is from Colorado. According to Burning Man Arts, Laurence “Renzo” Verbeck of Boulder and his co-lead, Sylvia Adrienne Lise, were chosen based off the geometry and design of their submission. The pair’s submission is called “Empyrean.” Verbeck is known in Boulder County as a skilled architect, sculptor and designer. He owns Verbeck Design Studios in Boulder. According to his biography, Verbeck […]

  • Man arrested after allegedly posing as federal agent, targeting drivers in Jefferson County

    GOLDEN, Colo. — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested after allegedly posing as federal agent and pulling drivers over. Deputies were first alerted about the situation Tuesday morning, when the man pulled over a woman from Golden. “From the get-go I did tell my son to ‘Pull out your phone and capture this on film’ because I just didn’t have a good feeling about it,” said the woman, who asked FOX31 and Channel 2 to […]

  • Lights in the sky: First large drones, now an aircraft to track them?

    FORT MORGAN, Colo. — Word spread quickly around Morgan County on Tuesday after a high-tech plane was deployed by the state to help investigate the mysterious drone sightings throughout northeast Colorado. The plane is believed to be a Multi-Mission Aircraft. It operates under the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. The agency told the FOX31 Problem Solvers it assisted in an operation Monday night to help investigate the mysterious drone sightings swarming around parts of the eastern Plains. “After seeing [one] […]

  • Colorado’s population expected to reach 5.8 million in 2020

    DENVER — Colorado is continuing to boom with new jobs, development and people, according to data from the state. In the last 20 years, Colorado’s population has increased by a little more than 1.5 million people. As of 2019, the state had 5.7 million residents. “I think we’re probably going to get to 5.8 million [people] for 2020,” said Elizabeth Garner, Colorado’s state demographer. Population growth slowed during the 2008 recession. Since 2010, however, Colorado has welcomed about 700,000 new […]

  • Experts share theory about mysterious drones in eastern Colorado

    DENVER — Several people living along Colorado’s eastern Plains have spotted large-scale drones flying over their communities late at night. No one knows who owns them or what the drones are being used for. The F.A.A. is currently investigating the situation. Drones have been spotted above Sterling, Fort Morgan, Brush, Wray and several other towns in northeast Colorado. “My best guess would be they’re doing some sort of surveying,” said Joe Celestino, chief operating officer of Vertigo Drones in Rochester, […]

  • Denver’s new public art piece is huge and was built to last 300 years

    DENVER — A new public art piece in Denver is gaining a lot of attention on the city’s west side. It’s called, “La Veleta,” which means, “the weather vane” in Spanish. It’s located at the busy intersection of West Sixth Avenue and Federal Boulevard in Barnum Park. The structure is huge: nearly 40 feet tall. La Veleta is a mosaic totem pole which features seven animal heads built with precious tile. Each animal is native to Colorado. The animals include: […]

  • 100,000 people expected at Downtown Denver’s NYE fireworks shows

    DENVER — Downtown Denver is gearing up for a New Year’s Eve celebration unlike any we’ve seen in the past! Event organizers said it will be different and much larger than the city’s previous parties. This is the 18th year Denver has hosted a New Year’s Eve fireworks show downtown. People from all over started heading to the 16th Street Mall early Tuesday afternoon to check out the festivities. Prior to the two scheduled fireworks shows, several DJs will playing […]

  • HUGE fireworks show planned for Downtown Denver on New Year’s Eve!

    DENVER — You better bet the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Downtown Denver Tuesday evening will be a blast! This year, the fireworks shows along the 16th Street Mall are going to be different and much larger. “It’s a lot more powerful!” said Jim Burnett, who’s producing the fireworks shows in Denver. “It’s kind of like scaring away the demons of 2019 and welcoming in 2020!” According to Burnett, there will be thousands of different effects. The New Year’s Eve fireworks […]

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