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Update: Colorado Supreme Court denies petition to release more inmates from...

This story was originally published on April 3, 2020. That same day, without explanation, the Colorado Supreme Court denied a petition from defense attorneys...

GREENE: Beloved Denver pastor struck by COVID-19 still fighting for life...

There are, by now, hundreds of thousands of coronavirus stories out there. I write to update you on one I reported  last week.  Terrance Hughes...

Littwin: Polis would trade Trump a cool mask for ventilators, but...

On a normal day, in normal times, I’d be writing about our governor’s press briefing Friday and his demonstration of how to make your...

Colorado newsrooms unite to cover COVID-19: ‘A pandemic calls for something...

You might have heard how the last few weeks have dramatically destabilized the local news industry. Perhaps you've read that from coast to coast, a global pandemic has infected a business model that was already...

March Updates: COVID-19 in Colorado Regular updates for the month COVID-19...

The story was originally published on March 5, when Colorado health officials announced the first two diagnosed cased of COVID-19 in Colorado. The story...

Denver jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19 Advocates say the spread...

An inmate in Denver’s downtown jail has tested positive for COVID-19, city officials said on Monday.  The inmate has been isolated in the medical unit...

Colorado places a moratorium on new prison intakes during pandemic The...

Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order on Wednesday that effectively blocks new inmates from entering the state’s prisons in an effort to manage...

‘We are not immune’: COVID-19 layoffs hit Colorado newsrooms The virus...

The COVID-19 novel coronavirus claimed a round of newsroom jobs in Colorado this week as revenues nosedived across local news balance sheets nationwide. “We are...

Polis announces a statewide stay-at-home order The order comes after Polis...

Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday issued his most explicit order yet calling on everyone in Colorado to stay at home whenever possible in an...

Gov. Jared Polis calls on law enforcement to reduce arrests during...

Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday called on law enforcement to issue citations and summons in lieu of arrests for certain crimes in an effort...