In January, the state’s flagship safety net hospital, Denver Health, distributed a one-page notice about patient privacy that carried groundshaking implications, especially for Colorado’s immigrant ...
The first day aboard his Navy hospital ship during the Vietnam War, then 19-year-old David Lyons was told to take items from a trough wrapped in butcher paper and throw them into the incinerator. “I ...
In one of the largest demonstrations since the social justice protests of 2020 following the death of George Floyd, thousands of protesters gathered at sites across Colorado Saturday to speak out ...
Asthma is a fact of life for Yadira Sanchez. The longtime north Denver resident shares the condition with her three children. The chronic ailment means the family starts every morning with nasal ...
This story is part of the Hotspots series exploring Colorado's geothermal energy industry by CPR's Climate Solutions Team. Explore the series here. On a hot September day, John Marshall jangled a set ...
A pivotal place in the history of the Colorado River is down a narrow desert road in Northern Arizona. To get there, you have to drive through towering canyons of rust-colored rocks, and past herds of ...
Lawyers representing incarcerated people say the state’s Department of Corrections punished thousands of people for declining to perform labor required by the state — including punishments that ...
Homeowners across Colorado may have expected their property tax bills to go down this year — after all, their homes may be worth less. Instead, many property owners will see their bills rise again — a ...
Colorado’s history can often be headline news. That includes things like the proposed renaming of Mt. Evans or the removal of a statue of a Civil War soldier. It prompted a listener to ask CPR’s ...
School board races are nonpartisan and largely shaped by many local forces and issues, but one trend that stood out Tuesday night: Candidates backed by teachers’ unions performed well across Colorado.
The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in cutting $9 billion in foreign aid and funding for public media early Friday in Washington, rolling back money previously appropriated. The House ...
More than 34,000 people filled Denver's Civic Center Park for a rally with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Friday evening. The rally was the largest in a week that saw ...