Markian Hawryluk

Pot boom wakes sleepy Dinosaur, Colorado: 鈥淭here鈥檚 money running out of our ears鈥�

September 27, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

This community of about 315 and its four marijuana dispensaries 鈥� one shop for every 79 residents 鈥� is a contender for the title of cannabis capital of Colorado.

Pharmacy technician Jess Sierra prepares prescriptions at Kiowa Drug in Eads, Colorado.

A move to cut drug prices in Colorado has patients with rare diseases worried

September 2, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

The Colorado board鈥檚 choice of drugs to review elucidates one of the thorniest questions it must wrangle with: Would lowering the price tag for rare-disease medications lead manufacturers to pull...

Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver Health opens what may be nation first’s adolescent detox unit as teens are often left without treatment options

August 4, 2023 at 4:23 p.m.

New research has found that most areas of the U.S. lack facilities that offer medically managed withdrawal for patients under 18. With adolescent overdoses continuing to rise along with the...

Police investigate at Denver's East High School after a shooting there on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Police said a student shot two adult male faculty members, and that a known suspect had left the school. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

1 in 4 Colorado teens say they can get a loaded gun within 24 hours, new study finds

March 28, 2023 at 3:24 p.m.

鈥淭hat抖阴ap a lot of access and those are short periods of time,鈥� said Virginia McCarthy, a doctoral candidate at the Colorado School of Public Health and the lead author of...

Steven Sharma, left, takes COVID-19 shot from registered nurse Sherri Moore of PRN Healthcare at vaccination clinic in the parking of Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Thursday, September 22, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado public health goes hyperlocal, using microgrants to tackle vaccine hesitancy and stigma of mental illness

February 15, 2023 at 9:08 a.m.

When COVID-19 vaccines became available, Colorado public health officials initially relied on mass vaccination events publicized through Facebook, email and texts, and required Coloradans to book appointments online.

Gov. Jared Polis visits Club Q to pay respects at the memorial for the victims of the shooting in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado considers changing its red flag law after Club Q shooting

December 27, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

The Nov. 19 shooting that killed five people and wounded 19 at a Colorado Springs nightclub has officials considering changes to strengthen Colorado鈥檚 red flag law, particularly in self-declared 鈥淪econd...

Michael Galindo,12, does a front-flip off ...

With more sizzling summers, Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued

September 6, 2022 at 8:53 a.m.

This year, the National Weather Service in Colorado adopted a prototype heat warning index, known as HeatRisk, that is used in California and other parts of the Western U.S. and...

Hospices have become big business for private equity firms, raising concerns about end-of-life care

July 31, 2022 at 2:44 p.m.

Private equity firms are seeing opportunities for profit in hospice care, once the domain of nonprofit organizations. The investment companies are transforming the industry -- and might be jeopardizing patient...

In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock addresses members of the media in the west foyer of the State Capitol in Denver as law enforcement officers, gun violence prevention advocates, students and state legislators gather to unveil new legislation to prevent gun violence and protect first responders, known as the red flag bill. Spurlock and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, standing behind him, were proponents of the bill, which has since become law. But other Colorado sheriffs denounced it as an infringement on the Second Amendment.

Sheriffs who denounced Colorado鈥檚 red flag law are now using it

June 30, 2022 at 9:15 p.m.

Petitions for protection orders have been filed in 20 of Colorado's 37 Second Amendment sanctuary counties, often by the very sheriffs who had previously denounced the law.

Bruce Goguen of Broomfield, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. And without his wheelchair, he would be stuck in bed. But going through his wheelchair supplier to get broken or worn-out parts repaired can take weeks or even months.

Despite a first-ever “right-to-repair” law in Colorado, there鈥檚 no easy fix for power-wheelchair users

June 1, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers approved a measure that will make it easier for people to fix their power wheelchairs when they wear out or break down, but arcane regulations and manufacturers create...

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