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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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Colorado set to receive nearly $13 million after Trump administration releases some frozen K-12 funding
"What this preserves is a safe and warm place for kids, and it also preserves what we view as a key plank in economic stability for the community that allows...
Planned Parenthood clinics in Colorado resume treatment of Medicaid patients
“We are relieved to once again open our doors to Medicaid patients -- but this is only a temporary fix,” said Adrienne Mansanares, chief executive of Planned Parenthood of the...
Colorado sues Trump administration over $80 million in withheld education funding
Colorado school districts expected to receive about $80 million, and many have already budgeted the funds, including hiring employees for the new academic year.
Colorado school districts weigh job cuts as Trump continues to withhold $70 million in K-12 funding
“It¶¶Ňőap a huge impact when the funding we are planning on doesn’t show up and it¶¶Ňőap at the 11th hour and we’re scrambling,” Jeffco Superintendent Tracy Dorland said.
Mixed-race family questioned for trafficking at Denver airport
Jim Niven, who is white, flew to Denver from Costa Rica with his two wards on July 2 to visit family and work on the girls’ custody process.
Girl injured at Denver shelter after falling six floors from open window
An 11-year-old girl was injured after falling from the seventh-floor window of a Denver shelter onto a second-floor rooftop, according to the Denver Fire Department, which responded to the incident.
FBI searching for man who fled a Colorado courtroom nearly 30 years ago
The FBI is looking for a man with ties to Colorado and who fled after he was found guilty for first degree assault nearly 30 years ago, the agency said...
Colorado weather: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect till 9 p.m. for Denver metro, eastern Colorado
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of the Denver metro and eastern Colorado until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
Colorado education leaders urge Trump to release $70 million in K-12 school funding
The funding was required, by law, to go to states Tuesday to be used for multilingual students, teacher training and afterschool programs.
Colorado tries to combat teacher shortage with $10,000 grants for educators
The Educator Recruitment and Retention program was created four years ago to combat Colorado's teacher shortage, especially in special education and rural communities.