Denver’s Budget Battle Exposes a National Crisis for Homeless Families
As Family Homelessness Skyrockets, Elected Officials Say No to $9M in Shelter Funding, Revealing Impossible Choices U.S. Cities Now Face As cities across the U.S. grapple with rising rates of family homelessness, one city’s debate over providing additional funds to … Continue reading →
Bells, buckets and tradition: Fie family celebrates 70 years with the Salvation Army
Three members of the Fie family stood outside the Cherry Cricket in Cherry Creek Friday morning, ringing a 130-year-old bell attached to a worn leather strap. “It’s a family endeavor,” Roxanne Anderson said. “It’s just warms your heart to be able to help others.”. That bell...
Rising Health Insurance Costs Leave Denver Families Paying More for Less
In 2023, Robin Hanselman was paying a $650 monthly premium under her employer-based health insurance coverage. Now, Robin pays nearly the same amount for her two daughters’ annual physicals on top of a $1,300 monthly premium. Then, last week, her husband fell. “I was lying on the garage floor...
Foothills community considers whether power shutoff was needed
Many people were out 24 hours or more, leading to melting food and angst as another outage loomed on Friday.
Victims of serial rapist share story after conviction
A Parker man has been convicted on all counts in a sexual assault trial. The district attorney says he used drugs, deception and manipulation to prey on women who trusted him.
Opinion: Narcan-pushing Denver homeless Coalition doc presumptuous and rude
I had a bad appointment the other day with a doctor from Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. It wasn’t the first time. First, he started by saying, “What’s going on?” This is an ignorant question. If he did not know that we were there to discuss my blood pressure, then he hadn’t done his homework. He said this...
Many Jeffco residents felt “left in the dark” after planned power outages
Tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers experienced planned power outages in Colorado starting Wednesday. Some residents in Jefferson County said they felt left in the dark, literally and figuratively.
Denver grand jury indicts seven people suspected in identity theft ring
A grand jury in Denver has returned a 131-count indictment against seven people authorities say are part of a wide-ranging identity theft operation.
Family desperate for answers a year after hit-and-run crash kills Colorado nurse
The night of Dec. 6, 2024, Cameron Hurley had a feeling in his gut that something bad had happened. He called his wife and kids to check in on them.
Xcel’s blackouts show it’s behind the times | Jimmy Sengenberger
Driving into Golden with my fiancée on Wednesday night, we entered what felt like a ghost town. Streetlights vanished. Buildings went dark. Darkness surrounded us. For several minutes, we experienced what tens of thousands of Coloradans were feeling — life without power in the night. And not the sweet, romantic,...
