Colorado clinicians react with shock and sadness to rate changes for mental health care
This Spring, Michelle Lefco-Rockey, the owner of Creekside Collaborative Therapy in Greenwood Village, said she that got word from the state agency in charge of Medicaid about a possible change in rates. Then, this week, she got confirmation. “It kind of was a shock on Friday morning to wake up,...
ICE arrest of student after traffic stop spotlights Colorado’s non-cooperation policy
On June 5, a University of Utah student was pulled over by a Mesa County police officer for following a semitrailer too closely. Caroline Dias Goncalves was asked where she was born and was released with a warning. But after exiting Interstate 70 at Loma, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents...
Woman suspected in 2009 cold case killing of Bay Area newborn arrested in Colorado
More than 16 years after a newborn girl was found dead in a San Francisco Bay Area dumpster, police have announced a Colorado woman has been arrested and charged with her murder.
Firefighter Who Founded Company to Make Cars Safer for Kids Dies After Taking Scuba...
Greg Durocher died after experiencing "difficulty breathing" while taking a scuba diving lesson in Hawaii
SAFER helped slow the jail-to-streets homelessness cycle. Now, the shelter is closing
Sarah Marie Wright lay in her bed, uncertain where she’d go next. She and the other residents of the SAFER shelter learned on Tuesday that they will be forced to move in just over two weeks. The SAFER shelter was set up by Mental Health Colorado in a Centennial...
Denver will pay $19 million to The Salvation Army to run Denver homeless shelters
For the first six months of the year, The Salvation Army ran Mayor Mike Johnston’s All In Mile High individual shelters without being paid for its work. The organization has been tapping its reserves, essentially floating the city a non-interest loan for millions of dollars while the Johnston administration, the...
Amid threats to liberty, July 4 inspires anew
Thomas Paine in “Common Sense,” which helped persuade colonists to fight for independence from the British crown, faulted King George III for qualities that are all too familiar to Americans today. The king had been “an inveterate enemy to liberty, and discovered such a thirst for arbitrary power,” Paine wrote,...
1 human and 1 dog die in I-70 crash near Eisenhower Tunnel
Officials with CDOT sent out a warning to Denver-area drivers in the afternoon to avoid heading up to the high country due to a fatal crash on Interstate 70. Westbound I-70 reopened after 5 p.m.
Most fireworks illegal in Colorado, experts say leave it to professionals
Cities across the Denver metro area have different rules when it comes to celebrating with fireworks on the Fourth of July, but one thing everyone can agree on- it's best to leave the fireworks shows to the professionals.
This Colorado Sports Complex Is a Dream Playground for Aspiring Athletes and Weekend Warriors
If you’ve ever driven through northern Colorado and wondered where the next generation of all-stars is training, look no further than Future Legends in Windsor. This isn’t just a sports complex—it’s a full-blown experience for players, fans, and families alike.