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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

  • Snowpack levels are looking really good in Colorado

    GRAND COUNTY — Snowpack levels are looking good across Colorado — a far different scenario than what we experienced last season. On Berthoud Pass Tuesday afternoon, surveyors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were out measuring snowfall levels and the snow-water equivalent. Overall, Berthoud Pass is seeing about 40-45 inches of snow. That number is about near or slightly above average for this time of year. According to experts, numbers across the entire state are up. “Where we’re at right […]

  • ‘Sweetheart City’ continues Valentine’s Day tradition

    LOVELAND — Thousands of Valentines are being sent out from the Loveland Visitor Center this week as part of the ‘Sweetheart City’s’ Valentine’s re-mailing program. Tens of thousands of people from across the globe send their Valentines in each year to have them stamped with Loveland’s official ‘sweetheart stamp’ – before making their way to loved ones on Valentine’s Day. The program has been going strong for 73 years. To learn more about it, watch Kevin Torres’ Unique 2 Colorado […]

  • Historic secrets discovered at Hotel Colorado

    GLENWOOD SPRINGS — During its recent renovation project, the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs unearthed some hidden treasures that have been dormant for nearly a century. The 126-year-old hotel has gone through plenty of interesting changes in its lifetime. For instance, during World War II it served as a Navy Hospital. Back in the 1940s, when it served in that capacity, some of its features were muted by medics who needed to sterilize the building. In doing so, they […]

  • What to do if you encounter a mountain lion

    GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Parks & Wildlife had to euthanize five mountain lions on the Western Slope after they killed a dog, attacked some pets and posed a threat to humans. The mountain lions caused problems in west Glenwood Springs. “There was one gentleman in our subdivision who had his dog attacked and he almost had to go kick the cat off of it because it wouldn’t let go of it,” explained Michael Lipscomb, who captured the cats on his […]

  • Popular bread shop plans to donate all of its equipment

    DENVER — A popular bakery in Denver is closing its doors for good at the end of February, but before it does it has one last parting gift for its community. The Great Harvest Bread Company of Denver has been around for 33 years, but is ending its operation at the end of the month after learning its lease wouldn’t be renewed. “We looked at the options of selling the business, knowing it would need to move or moving the […]

  • Big win for small town girls basketball team

    PEETZ — A small town in northeast Colorado is celebrating a big win after its girls basketball team won its first game in 707 days. The Peetz Girls Bulldogs played against rival team Caliche in Peetz Tuesday evening. Peetz is located two miles from the Nebraska state line. “It’s been ten plus years since the girls have seen a winning season,” said Girls Basketball Coach Stephanie Weber. Peetz ended up winning Tuesday’s game 45-23. To see the how the girls […]

  • Strangers help drivers stuck in Denver snowstorm

    DENVER — If your Monday morning commute brought you through Denver, you likely had a doozy of a drive. Fortunately for some drivers who found themselves caught up in slick conditions in the city’s Capitol Hill section, a group of friendly neighbors were there to assist. “Everyone has to get to work and get on with their life,” said Sasha, an employee at the Trader Joes on 7th and Logan. “Might as well do something good for the day!” Sasha […]

  • Big weekend for winter festivals in Colorado

    BRECKENRIDGE — It’s a big weekend for winter-time festivals in Colorado! Two of the largest events in our state are currently underway. In Breckenridge, you can check out the 29th annual Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Competition. It features 16 teams from across the world who are creating gigantic pieces of art from snow. They started building the pieces on Monday and will finish them Friday morning. Once they’re complete, the pieces will remain intact in Downtown Breckenridge until Wednesday when […]

  • How the shutdown is affecting wildfire mitigation efforts

    FORT COLLINS — The government shutdown is disrupting wildlife mitigation efforts used to protect our forests and mountain communities. The Colorado State Forest Service works closely with federal agencies, like the U.S. Forest Service. With Forest Service employees currently furloughed, certain projects aren’t being done. “On the federal side of things, where they`re doing some of their burns, you just don`t have the troops in the field to get it done,” explained Mike Lester, Director of the Colorado State Forest […]

  • That time it snowed for nearly 3 months in Breckenridge

    SUMMIT COUNTY — Back in the winter of 1898, Breckenridge experienced a historic snowstorm that wouldn’t stop for nearly 3 months. It started on the evening of November 27, 1898 and lasted until February 20, 1899. It snowed every day in between. “It came after an Indian summer, a very mild summer,” explained Austyn Dineen, with the Breckenridge Tourism Office. “Upwards of 78 days”. Each day brought additional inches and eventually additional feet. The whole town was basically buried, forcing […]

  • New reservation system for Colorado State Parks

    DENVER — A new reservation is in place that’ll make it easier for you to book campsites at most of Colorado’s State Parks. Colorado Parks & Wildlife tested its new ‘reservation only camping’ system last year with five of its state parks. After seeing how successful it was, it implemented the system in 15 more. “Really what it is, is an elimination of the 3 day reservation window folks used to have to do before,” said Travis Duncan with Colorado […]

  • Arvada diner offers CBD in its breakfast food

    ARVADA, Colo. — A popular breakfast themed diner in Arvada is offering its customers something different with their orders: CBD. That’s right. If you head to The Cereal Box in Olde Town Arvada you can now get a bowl of your favorite cereal with some CBD sprinkled on top of it. “We actually have a dissolvable, tasteless CBD powder. It’s 100% hemp based,” said Lori Hofer, co-owner of The Cereal Box. “It’s something I think people are familiar with here […]

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