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Unenforced Labor: An investigation into unsafe working conditions in Colorado agriculture
In this three-part special report, The Denver Post uncovers chronic abuses in Colorado’s agricultural supply chain – and the lack of action from state and federal regulators.
How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes
Pueblo city judges have sent people to jail for months on charges that in other Colorado courts are punished by one or two days in jail. Experts call it "draconian"...
Looted: Stolen relics, laundered art and a Colorado scholar’s role in the illicit antiquities trade
In this three-part report, The Denver Post investigates the role of Emma Bunker, as "The Scholar," in an illicit antiquities smuggling operation that left Cambodian temples plundered for big money.
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What we know about the Pearl Street Mall attack in Boulder
The man who attacked 12 people Sunday afternoon on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to jail records.
A woman died after temperature soared inside her Denver Housing Authority apartment. Four years later, it happened again.
The Denver medical examiner estimated Shirlyne Johnson's apartment in Thomas Bean Towers was as hot as 127 degrees at the time of her death.
Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill to tighten security, vetting of ride-share drivers in Colorado
The measure would have required ride-share companies to conduct background checks on their drivers every six months and to allow drivers or riders to request that every trip be recorded.
Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that would have mandated Colorado’s municipal courts conform to state sentencing guidelines.
Denver moves to shut down Diamond Cabaret over wage theft allegations
This is the first time Denver has taken disciplinary action to revoke a business license as a result of a wage theft investigation, city officials said.
A Colorado boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. Grand County tried to make the suspicious case disappear.
Isaiah Stark died from ingesting too much sodium, the coroner found, likely due to drinking olive brine.
These landlords accrued years of complaints and serious health violations. Denver handed them rental licenses anyway.
A Denver Post investigation found the city has handed out licenses to building owners with years of documented violations, who then continue to neglect their tenants.
Lone Tree day care center with history of child abuse allegations will close
Crème de la Crème, which boasts dozens of childcare centers across more than a dozen states, will shutter its Lone Tree location at 7550 Park Meadows Drive on May 23,...
Colorado funeral home owners resentenced to federal prison for selling body parts without families’ permission
The same judge, Christine M. Arguello, on Monday stuck with her original sentences, giving Megan Hess 20 years and Shirley Koch 15 years, following a lengthy resentencing hearing.
Federal judge in Colorado expresses skepticism at Trump deportation procedures under Alien Enemies Act
U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney questioned government lawyers about why she shouldn’t continue a temporary restraining order in the case of two Venezuelan men being held in Aurora.