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Redlining in Denver’s past is shaping coronavirus hot spots now, researchers say
Add COVID-19 to the long list of things affected by the racist government practice of "redlining" minority neighborhoods starting back in the 1930s.
Banks restricted lending in...
Tens of thousands of calls to re-examine Elijah McClain death inundate Aurora agencies
AURORA — Aurora-area law enforcement agencies are receiving a renewed flood of calls and emails asking officials to further examine the death of Elijah...
Littwin: Trump wasn’t kidding about testing, and some red-state governors aren’t either As...
It was great to see Dr. Tony Fauci again. I don’t know about you, but I’ve missed the guy. I know Donald Trump isn’t...
The hidden deaths of the COVID pandemic
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Sara Wittner had seemingly gotten her life back under control. After a December relapse in her battle with drug addiction, the...
We’re dealing with a pandemic, but remember the opioid crisis? Coronavirus is likely to...
The coronavirus pandemic overshadowed a long list of other problems that suddenly seemed less urgent in the wake of a deadly virus and its...
Littwin: There are signs of a Great Awakening, but it isn’t as if we...
If I didn’t know better, and, sadly, I do, I’d be tempted to say that we are showing real signs of awakening from our...
MEDIA: Denver police want to hear from journalists following ‘some problems’ during protest coverage...
As national press freedom groups turn their attention to Colorado, Denver law enforcement are looking to speak with journalists on June 26 about how...
Coronavirus has been in Colorado for more than 100 days. How are we doing?
As some states across the country see an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Colorado seems to be making tentative strides in containing the...
Colorado governor signs sweeping police accountability bill into law. Here’s how it will change...
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed Colorado’s sweeping police accountability bill, passed in the wake of George Floyd’s death, into law, calling it a...
Denver teachers, district reach agreement that keeps some raises amid budget cuts
The Denver teachers union and district officials reached an agreement late Thursday that preserves some pay raises won in last year’s historic strike even...