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

  • Lakewood estate of famed designer Ann Taylor and husband going up for auction

    LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A multimillion-dollar estate in Lakewood owned by famed designer Ann Taylor and her husband Vernon is going up for auction in July. The 64-acre piece of property is situated 20 minutes from Denver. It features at 13,901-square-foot 26-room European manor-style mansion, a lakefront cottage, tennis court, in-ground pool and tennis court, according to DeCaro Auctions International. The historic home hosted such famous celebrities as Truman Capote, President Gerald Ford and Britain’s Prince Phillip and Princess Anne. Initially, […]

  • Denver has a lifeguard shortage

    DENVER — The city of Denver is dealing with a lifeguard shortage. Normally the city has about 200 on staff for the summer season, but this year that number is much lower. All in all, the city is looking to hire about 50 new lifeguards for its 13 pools. According to the city’s recreation director, there’s a nationwide shortage of lifeguards. “One of the things too is the economy and keeping up with the city market in Denver,” explained Recreation […]

  • 3 bears recovering well after troubled life in Alabama

    KEENESBURG, Colo. — Three black bears, who were rescued from a troubled life in Alabama, are recovering gracefully at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg. The three bears were living in a roadside zoo in Mobile. Their names are Elsie, Bella and Dusty. “These road side zoos very often have very poor facilities,” explained Kent Drotar, Director of Public Relations with the Wild Animal Sanctuary. The people who run roadside zoos aren’t usually qualified to do so, Drotar added. The […]

  • Free horse clinic this weekend

    FRANKTOWN, Colo. — The Harmony Equine Center in Franktown is hosting a free clinic and training expo this weekend. The Center is run by the Dumb Friends League. It takes in hundreds of abused and neglected horses each year. The expo is designed to help people better understand horses. It will feature multiple clinics and training demonstrations. The first one is slated for Friday — June 1 — from 12pm-5pm, followed by a second clinic on Saturday — June 2 […]

  • Regaining mobility by remapping the brain

    GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Groundbreaking new health treatment designed in Garfield County is helping people who’ve lost mobility gain it once again. It’s called Neuroplastic Functional Training. Watch the video above to learn more about it.

  • Who has the best Buffalo Wings in Colorado? Kevin Torres knows.

    GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Each week I travel hundreds of miles around our state searching for stories that are Unique 2 Colorado! But I’m gonna’ let you in on a little secret (one my producers don’t even know)… I’m also in search of the best Buffalo Wings the Rocky Mountain region has to offer! Having grown up in Upstate New York as a kid (only 3 hours away from Buffalo, NY where Buffalo Wings originated) I developed an appreciation for wings […]

  • $20,000 sculptures mistakenly tossed into landfill

    CRAIG, Colo. — A big misunderstanding in a small northwest Colorado community led to the disposal of $20,000 in public art. Two large-scale Native America sculptures were created by a local, well-known artist (Bernie Rose) who passed away six years ago. They had been sitting outside the KOA Campground in Craig for 15 years. The campground recently got new owners who didn’t realize the importance of the pieces. The artist’s widow, Kathy Shea, noticed last week the sculptures were missing. […]

  • Housing boom in the mountains

    FRISCO, Colo. — There’s a construction boom happening in Colorado’s High Country and it’s bringing plenty of new homes, condos and businesses with it. Right now, there are about 1,200-1,400 projects currently underway in Summit County. During the recession, the county only issued 500 permits. Fast-forward to today and the number is hovering close to 1,000. “In 2017 we did about 850 permits. So that’s going to encapsulate decks, houses – a lot of houses – condos and commercial projects,” […]

  • High angle rope rescue training for West Metro

    KEN CARYL — West Metro Fire Rescue is instituting a new program, which is essentially a rapid intervention team for its wildland firefighting efforts. West Metro sends dozens of their wildland firefighters into deployment across the country each year. Many of them require a rapid intervention team. “So if they get into a car wreck, fall off a cliff or somebody gets stuck doing something, they need a team that’s ready to go that’s essentially ready to rescue those folks,” […]

  • Student arrested after classroom assault

    ELIZABETH, Colo. — A student is facing an assault charge after attacking a fellow student at Elizabeth Middle School. “What I can tell you is this is a very serious issue and we’ve acted promptly and we’re conducting a thorough investigation and strong disciplinary measures will be taken,” said Melissa Hoelting, Communications Director for Elizabeth Schools.

  • Denver’s totally awesome ’80s store!

    DENVER — One of the most unique shops you’ll find in the city of Denver happens to be dedicated to the 1980s. It’s called Fifty-Two 80’s – A Totally Awesome Shop! The store features all sorts of 80’s nostalgia from toys to video games and all things in between! “We grew up in the 80s and just thought it would be cool to open an 80’s store,” said Dede Thompson, who owns the shop with her partner Tony Vecchio. While […]

  • Newly discovered text found in Dead Sea Scrolls

    DENVER — Ten fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls are currently on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. They arrived at a time when certain mysteries surrounding the scrolls are being uncovered. The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible. This month the Israel Antiquities Authorities announced new technology designed for NASA, which uses advanced imaging, helped decipher text on the scrolls that had never been seen before. “So it’s through this […]