The backlog in Colorado's jail system is keeping mentally ill people in limbo for extended periods, and the problem is so severe that the state is paying millions in fines as a result.
By The Associated Press, Colleen Slevin, Jesse Bedayn and Thomas Peipert
Colorado teachers flooded into the state Capitol to press for better protections for students and school staff after a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, fled to the mountains and killed himself.
By The Associated Press, David Koenig and Seung Min Kim
President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed the withdrawal of Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington in a tweet Saturday night.
Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the western U.S., even pushing it out altogether in California after consecutive dry years.
Authorities from across the state line spent some time in Colorado this week tracking down a man wanted in connection to a homicide in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Two bills focused on protecting blue collar workers passed the Colorado House, potentially paving the way to bolster the state's agricultural workforce and workers in other industries impacted by increasing automation.
A 17-year-old in Colorado is in need of a lung transplant after a routine wisdom teeth removal surgery led to the discovery of a rare autoimmune disease.
A bill advancing in the Colorado legislature would encourage schools to begin teaching students lifesaving skills before graduation, but critics contend it’s little more than a “feel-good” measure devoid of vital requirements and funding.
A new law went into effect at the beginning of this year that increases the consequences for expired temporary tags for those who fail to properly register their vehicle.
A police officer accused of accidentally shooting five bystanders as he fired at an armed man as bars let out in downtown Denver last year is being sued.
A voting technology company suing Fox News is arguing that Fox Corp. leaders Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch played a leading role in deciding to air false claims that the technology helped “steal” the 2020 presidential election from former President Donald Trump.
St. Vincent Health opened a $26 million state-of-the-art hospital in Leadville, Colorado, in 2021. By the end of 2022, the health system needed cash bailouts from the state and Lake County to keep its doors open.
Colorado purchased a lot of doses of Narcan to tackle the opioid crisis, but no one knows if the drug is doing what many in law enforcement and healthcare hope for.
Lawyers for a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 confirm he has schizophrenia, with one expert finding he was “approaching catatonia” before being moved to the state mental hospital for treatment.
The family of Colorado man fatally shot by police is questioning why it took so long to provide medical help to him as he lay slumped on the ground near a fence.
A lot of public debate since the news broke of wolf reintroduction in Colorado, but there’s a new twist to plans to reintroduce wolves on the Western Slope.
Almost four years after becoming the first state to cap insulin copayments, Colorado may limit what consumers pay for epinephrine autoinjectors, also known as EpiPens, which treat serious allergic reactions.
Almost four years after becoming the first state to cap insulin copayments, Colorado may limit what consumers pay for epinephrine autoinjectors, also known as EpiPens, which treat serious allergic reactions.
Prosecutors have dismissed the most serious charge against a Colorado police officer who locked a woman in a parked police car that was hit by a freight train, leaving her with serious injuries.
By The Associated Press, Nicholas Riccardi and Joey Capppelletti
Election deniers who were unable to succeed at the polls last year have targeted the one political post that depends entirely on the most hard-core of Republican voters — state party chair.