Colorado health clinics awarded $2.9 million to battle opioid epidemic
The grants in Colorado were part of more than $200 million to 1,178 health centers across the country.
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Denver landlords tried to evict nearly 8,000 households last year. The success rate largely depended on one factor: attorneys.
In Denver County eviction court, landlords have an attorney about 90 percent of the time.聽Tenants, on the other hand, are represented by counsel about 1 percent of the time.
Two student suicides in two days, both following social media posts, leave Littleton community seeking answers
Three student suicides this week 鈥� two of them in the Littleton School District -- have teenagers, parents and school officials searching for answers amid a spike in suicides in...
Child watchdog groups say Colorado youth corrections employee of the month is abusive to children
Child watchdog groups are distressed about the latest employee-of-the-month pick at a Golden youth detention center, a mixed-martial arts fighter they accuse of knee-striking and hitting children.
Colorado youth detention center guard charged with sexually assaulting two girls in lock-up
A guard at a state youth detention center in Grand Junction is accused of sexually assaulting two girls who were in lock-up, including having sexual intercourse with one in a...
Denver’s new apartment building caters to homeless who have been traumatized after years on the streets
In a design that is unique in Colorado and rare nationally, a "trauma-informed" apartment building soon will house people who for years have lived on Denver's streets, in and out...
Historic downtown Denver building to become affordable housing for seniors
Tammen Hall, an eight-story blond-brick beauty with gargoyles, terrazzo floors, a marble fireplace and vaulted ceilings in its grand entryway, will have 49 one- and two-bedroom apartments for people who...
Child abuse calls to Colorado hotline lag in summer months
Calls to Colorado's statewide child abuse hotline are up again this year, but child welfare officials have noticed an alarming trend: abuse and neglect is under-reported when teachers don't have...
Doctors, nurses are trained to care for abused, neglected children at Denver foster clinic
Denver Health's Eastside Family Health Center, in Five Points northeast of downtown, was created exclusively for foster children because medical staff who examined kids during abuse and neglect investigations were...
Colorado Divide: Isolated mountain towns struggle to survive with authentic identities without becoming tourist traps
Hinsdale, San Juan and Mineral counties, one-town counties built by gold and silver miners more than 100 years ago, have worked hard since the last of the mines closed in...