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Coloradans struggle with long waits for medical care as pandemic catch-up continues
More than 60 people who identified themselves as Colorado residents told The Denver Post they had faced what they thought were excessive waits for care, ranging from routine physicals to cancer scr…
10th Circuit upholds immunity for Lafayette officers who used dog to bite unarmed man
Lafayette police officers who ordered a dog to bite an unarmed, allegedly unconscious man for 15-20 seconds cannot be held liable for excessive force, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week.
A one-of-a-kind bat research facility coming to Fort Collins has CSU scientists fighting misinformation
As scientists buzz about future pioneering bat research — including vaccine development, drug testing and how to guard against future pandemic threats — plans for the bat research lab at CSU have g…
Summer blood shortage in Colorado deepens as more people travel, get injured
Regular donors are less likely to make and keep appointments during the summer and around holidays, and fewer young people give blood for the first time when high schools and colleges are closed an…
Tolling starts this week on I-70 express lanes in northeast Denver
The extended grace period is over for Interstate 70’s express lanes on a 10-mile stretch through northeast Denver and Aurora. Starting Tuesday, drivers will have to pay tolls to use them if t…
At least six fires are smoking on 5,276 acres around western Colorado today. Here's a rundown of each fire's status
At least six fires were smoking on 5,276 acres around western Colorado on Friday.
Autistic 13-year-old boy abandoned at Longmont hospital for several weeks
A 13-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder was abandoned by his father at UCHealth Longs Peak emergency department for several weeks and received little to no help from state and county agenci…
“Currently, Colorado’s continuum of options is unable to adequately and safely serve children and youth with the most complex medical and behavioral health needs due to workforce shortages and economic challenges,” Ruble wrote in an email Thursday. “Every month there are children and youth who are either living in residential settings out of state, sleeping in county offices or hotels overnight, or staying in hospital or detention settings past when it is appropriate for them to be there.”
CU Boulder chemists develop future of recycling plastics
Chemists at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing the future of recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common type of plastic found in packaging and soda bottles. The method reli…
What to expect on I-70 in the mountains as five years of major construction begins
Colorado’s next major highway undertaking kicks off this week as crews begin work on the $700 million reconstruction of Interstate 70 in the mountains — a project aimed at eliminating t…
Man named in Supreme Court’s Colorado gay rights ruling says he didn’t request a wedding website
The request in dispute, from a person identified as “Stewart,” wasn’t the basis for the federal lawsuit filed preemptively seven years ago by web designer Lorie Smith, before she started making wed…
Colorado prisons must reform use of restraints on mentally ill inmates under new law
Colorado’s prisons must reform their use of metal restraints on mentally ill inmates in the coming four years under a new bill signed into law Tuesday regulating a practice that one lawmaker …
$10 million, $15 million, $100 million: Judges set sky-high bails in wake of Colorado Supreme Court ruling
Before last week’s ruling, first-degree murder defendants could be held in jail without bail because the crime was considered a capital offense. But because the state abolished the death pena…
‘A sad story of betrayal’: How a Colorado family real estate firm was gutted by a godfather
The tragic crash set in motion a series of events that are still playing out 21 years later. They include the arrest and bankruptcy of his best friend, the plundering of his family’s century-old co…
It was once called the “Ritz-Carlton of day care.” Now this Colorado child care center is at risk of losing its license
Multiple teachers at the flagship Lone Tree day care center have been the subject of police investigations for injuring children.
Two tornadoes touch down in northeastern Colorado amid severe storms across the state
Denver-metro area is under a severe thunderstorm watch and a couple of tornadoes were spotted on the Eastern Plains.
Peak Colorado wildflower season is two weeks away
The peak of wildflower season will be late — but it’s on its way.
Coloradans can expect another TABOR windfall. How much depends on voters in November
Colorado economic forecasters predict another tax refund windfall next spring — though how Coloradans receive the excess collections depends on how they vote this November.
Wildfire breaks out in San Miguel County on Ophir Pass
Firefighters are battling a wildfire on Ophir Pass in San Miguel County near the town of Ophir.