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New Tool Maps the Health Impacts of Toxic Air Pollutants Released with Methane in Super-Emitter Events
On a breezy late summer day in the small Colorado town of Fort Lupton, a massive plume of methane escaped from a hydrocarbon storage tank about 200 feet from an RV park. The leak, the second over four days in September 2023, released enough of the...

Denver police shoot suspect pointing weapon at motorists
A shooting involving Denver police officers injured a suspect during a weapons-related call on Monday. At around 8:20 a.m, Denver police responded to a man pointing a gun at motorists at West Alameda Avenue and South Lipan Street, according to...

Denver police shoot suspect who pointed semi-automatic handgun at officers
Updated on: August 25, 2025 / 10:30 AM MDT / CBS Colorado Denver police shoot suspect who pointed semi-automatic handgun at officers Denver police shoot suspect who pointed semi-automatic handgun at officers 02:45 A suspect was rushed to the...

Jedd Fisch reveals Huskies’ depth chart for opener vs. Colorado State
Jedd Fisch wasn’t very fond of two-deep depth charts a year ago. UW’s depth chart remained virtually unchanged week to week during the 2024 season. Changes enforced by season-ending injury were occasionally made, but Fisch repeatedly told media...

Colorado wildfires: State’s fifth-largest wildfire on record now 90% contained
Colorado’s fifth-largest wildfire on record is 90% contained as rain showers and thunderstorms continue across the Western Slope, fire officials said. As of Monday morning, the Lee fire had consumed 137,758 acres, equal to roughly 215 square...

Family speaks out about mental health among first responders after officer's death
Ask any of 61-year-old Paul Gesi's children, and they would tell you, their father was more than just the badge on his uniform. "My dad had a servant, hero heart," said Amanda Gesi, his eldest daughter. "Our dad was an advocate for victims, for...
Health Insurance Price Increases Should Cause Americans More Alarm
Yves here. The headline above is a reworked version of the original: The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm. Yours truly retained it to highlight its disingenuousness. Who are these “Americans”? It seems vanishingly unlikely...

Denver7 Everyday Hero levels the playing field for fresh food access in Villa Park
DENVER — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, residents of Casa De Rosal — a senior apartment building in Denver’s Villa Park neighborhood — found themselves isolated and struggling to access fresh food. That’s when Andrea Loudd stepped in. Richard...

Denver Justice Project Spotlit at D3 Arts Benefit Concert
Being vocal is more important than being visible, according to frontman Bones. The mysterious leader of Denver hardcore group DROP OUT dons a black ski mask on stage, as do his bandmates, and maintains as much anonymity as possible, including only...
Colorado Lawmakers Change Funding for Health Insurance Bill in Special Session
This story by Sara Wilson appeared on Colorado Newsline on August 24, 2025. Lawmakers now want to sell additional tax credits instead of borrowing from the state’s unclaimed property fund to shore up the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise...

Colorado Passes Bill to Fund Reimbursements for Planned Parenthood
The Colorado House of Representatives on Sunday passed a bill that would use state money to fund Medicaid reimbursements for reproductive health care providers, namely Planned Parenthood, that have recently faced federal funding cuts. Senate Bill...

Special session: Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to ease pain of rising health care premiums
DENVER — DENVER — With health insurance premiums in Colorado projected to increase next year, state lawmakers have introduced a measure during the special session that could soften the blow for hundreds of thousands of Coloradans who buy their...

HHS Order States to Remove Gender Ideology Content From Sex Education
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced on August 26 in a press release that it has demanded that 46 states and territories remove all references to gender...

Denver-area company acquires Seattle health tech startup

Bill aiming to pause Colorado wolf reintroductions passes — with amendments allowing program to continue
DENVER — New legislation that aimed to pause Colorado's gray wolf reintroduction program and reallocate some of the funds underwent amendments — ultimately allowing the program to continue as planned — and is now headed to the governor's desk....

Day Five of Special Session: Colorado legislature moves key measures forward
As artificial intelligence legislation remained in limbo, Colorado's legislators turned their attention on several other measures during Monday's special session, notably debating a change to a measure bill to set aside $100 million to help lower...

Colorado House passes bill to fund Planned Parenthood amid federal cuts
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado House of Representatives on Sunday passed a bill that would use state money to fund Medicaid reimbursements for reproductive health care providers, namely Planned...

Neighbors say construction debris near historic Denver church is an ‘eyesore’
DENVER — For nearly three years, large chunks of broken concrete have sat on the tree lawn next to a parking lot at 21st Street and Glenarm Place, right next to the historic St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Denver’s Clements Historic District....

Another artificial intelligence deal collapses — as Colorado lawmakers’ budget fixes near finish line
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation regulations on artificial intelligence may have to wait longer if the legislature approves a proposal advanced by the state Senate on Monday. In a dramatic shift from Sunday night, when a deal on revamped regulations...
High concentration THC linked to schizophrenia, psychosis, and other unfavourable mental health outcomes
Media release From: American College of Physicians High concentration THC associated with schizophrenia, psychosis, and other unfavorable mental health outcomes A systematic review analyzed associations of high-concentration...