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Joella Baumann
Joella Baumann is a former Denver Post intern.
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One doctor, six counselors and a therapy dog help Denver students beat drug addiction
Six schools in the Denver Metro area offer substance abuse treatments during school operating hours. Making the treatments available right at students doorstep has been successful.

At 19, Dylan Roberts ran a campaign office for Barack Obama in Steamboat. He will soon be a state representative.
Dylan Roberts was elected Saturday to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, D-Steamboat Springs, whose resignation will be effective starting Nov. 2.

Halloween revelers beware: Enhanced DUI enforcement starts Friday
CDOT, Colorado State Patrol and 113 law enforcement agencies will target impaired drivers from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1.d.

Plane crashes at Centennial Airport, no one injured
South Metro Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to Centennial Airport on Saturday just before 1 p.m. in response to an aircraft crash.

Man found dead in Fort Collins apartment fire; second fire fatality in several weeks
A man was found dead in his apartment after an early Saturday morning apartment fire was reported in Fort Collins. His death marks the second fire fatality in the city...

Man dressed as Buddhist monk grabs student on Auraria campus and steals cash
Auraria police say they are seeking a man dressed similar to a Buddhist monk who attacked a Metropolitan State University student on campus last week and may have harassed other...

Mesa County opioid overdose deaths are higher than state average, but not rising, study says
Coloradans along the Western Slope are dying from drug-related overdoses at a higher rate than the average in the state and the nation, but authorities say they haven't seen the...

Adults who grew up in abusive homes more likely to develop depression and cancer, new Colorado study says
Children who grow up in a dysfunctional or abusive home are more likely to develop depression and cancer as adults, and they're more likely to one day have children with...

In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, Colorado bystanders learn to save lives at “Stop the Bleed” classes
Blood squirted across the table as Pat Pennington from Golden shoved two fingers deep into a gaping wound and packed it with gauze. The blood and injury were fake, but...

Former East High cheerleading coach will not be charged following controversial splits video
The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday afternoon that it will not file charges in the case of East High School cheerleaders who were forced into doing painful splits during...