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Denver Archdiocese’s guidance to Catholic schools: Don’t enroll transgender students. Treat gay parents differently.
This 17-page document obtained by The Denver Post offers guidance to Catholic school administrators on how to handle gay and transgender students, parents and staff. It warns that "the spread...
A teacher of color was let go in Denver. The ripple effects are deep.
Tim Hernández, an associate teacher, did not have his contract at Denver's North High School renewed, despite having the support of his English department. Now, he's started a new teaching...
Denver’s oldest neighborhood was destroyed to build the Auraria Campus. Historians and the displaced are racing to remember it.
As the 50th anniversary of the disbandment of Denver's oldest neighborhood approaches, Colorado historians are eager to capture the stories of the people forced out of that community while they're...
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Man charged with vehicular homicide in Denver crash that killed 46-year-old father, injured young girl
Patrick Layden, 49, has been charged with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and assault in the first degree following an April 10 crash in Denver that left a 46-year-old man dead...
“Zoombombing,” swastikas, expletives: Antisemitic incidents in Colorado remained historically high in 2020
Antisemitic incidents in Colorado remained at a historic high in 2020 with perpetrators finding new ways to carry out acts of hate during pandemic times including "Zoombombing" which disrupts a...
Colorado colleges weigh COVID vaccine mandates as state leaves decision to campuses — for now
Colorado university leaders are in the thick of deciding whether their institutions -- many hit hard by the novel coronavirus -- will require students to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19,...
How three Latina women let go from 9NEWS are helping change the journalism industry
These women talk about allegations of discrimination in an industry that prides itself on holding others accountable and their dogged pursuit to tell their increasingly diverse community's stories in spite...
CU tuition to remain flat for upcoming academic year, then increase 3% in fall 2022
Tuition at the University of Colorado will remain flat for the upcoming academic year -- the fourth straight year without an increase -- but students will see a 3% price...
Take meow-t to the ball game: The scoop on the cats of Coors Field
In the bowels of the ballpark lurks a pack of feral felines, according to those who frequent Rockies games. They're the cats of Coors Field, and their fans say they help...
Colorado woman signs onto class-action lawsuit against U.S. Department of Ed seeking LGBTQ protections
A former Colorado Christian University student has joined a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, which asks the agency to better protect LGBTQ students at taxpayer-funded religiously affiliated...
How a rock named “Bob” became a symbol of solidarity against anti-Asian hate in Colorado
Members of Colorado’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community say they’ve faced discrimination, vandalism and a drastic loss in business over the last year.
Colorado university president keeps job despite faculty uproar over comparison of Capitol riot to BLM protests
Western Colorado University President Greg Salsbury will keep his job after his comparison of Black Lives Matter protests to the Jan. 6 insurrection -- and other allegations of inappropriate statements...
Majority of Western Colorado University faculty want president fired for comparing Jan. 6 riot to BLM protests
The majority of faculty at Gunnison's Western Colorado University have turned against the public college's president Greg Salsbury. Fifty-six percent of faculty voted to oust him following a saga in...