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“She is such a puzzle”: Colorado teen’s months-long ordeal spotlights mysteries of long COVID
Ever since Lilly Downs contracted COVID-19 in November, she has lived with persisting symptoms -- quick heart rate, fatigue, mouth ulcers, brain fog and more — from the infection. She,...
Crisis Point: Teens increasingly turn to Safe2Tell for suicide, mental health emergencies. But Colorado doesn’t track what happens next.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young Coloradans. The state's Safe2Tell tip line, created to stop school violence, uses police to intervene in mental health crises. Does it...
Inside a Colorado hospital’s COVID-19 unit, a quiet fight to keep coronavirus patients breathing
On a COVID unit at The Medical Center of Aurora the gravity of the disease is ever present as patients require ventilators to breathe, a sign that even as Colorado’s...
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Outgoing Douglas County school board debates transgender athlete ban, rejects 10-year charter extension
The draft policy — a copy of the one adopted earlier this year by District 49 in El Paso County — only recognizes two genders: biological males and biological females.
Small plane crashes in Castle Rock
A small plane crashed in Castle Rock Monday evening, causing a portion of Prairie Hawk Drive to close, according to the city's police department.
2 clerks injured by police gunfire in gas station robbery, Denver police say
Denver police injured two clerks when they responded to a robbery at a gas station last month, officials announced at a briefing Monday.
2 men charged with murder in connection with Westminster carjacking
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against two men accused of shooting a woman during an attempted carjacking in Westminster in October.
Superintendent Alex Marrero says he’s dedicated to DPS following report he’s a finalist for Chicago job
Alex Marrero does not explicitly deny being a finalist in Chicago, but says he is "proud to continue serving as superintendent" at DPS.
Colorado teacher unions ride blue wave to victory in school board races
Statewide, more than 80% of the school board candidates endorsed by the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teacher union, won election.
Union-backed candidates sweep Denver Public Schools board races, oust 2 incumbents
Union-backed candidates won all four races for the Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education, ousting two incumbents.
DPS could close and replace 6 schools if their test scores don’t improve by next year
DPS will use its new School Transformation Process policy to turn around low-performing schools that are on Colorado’s Accountability Clock before the state Board of Education intervenes.
Denver school board finds Superintendent Alex Marrero met almost 74% of his goals
The seven-member school board extended Superintendent Alex Marrero's contract through 2028 earlier this year.
In wake of report, John Youngquist accuses DPS staff of trying to ‘intimidate and diminish me’
At the special meeting, school board members discussed a third-party investigation that found Youngquist displayed "belittling, dismissive and condescending behavior" toward DPS staff.