As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer
As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer
When Denver resident Jana Angelo rides the Regional Transporation District’s buses and trains, she feels...
Colorado is charting a rise in potential money laundering. Could stopping it slow the fentanyl trade?
Colorado is charting a rise in potential money laundering. Could stopping it slow the fentanyl trade?
Colorado money service businesses, such as check-cashing businesses and money forwarding services, filed...
As Colorado fentanyl deaths continue to rise, here’s the DEA’s new approach to combat the problem
As Colorado fentanyl deaths continue to rise, here’s the DEA’s new approach to combat the problem
Fentanyl-related overdose deaths hit a new high in 2023 as law enforcement seized record amounts of the...
41 pounds of meth, 33K fentanyl pills seized in Centennial drug bust; 1 arrested
41 pounds of meth, 33K fentanyl pills seized in Centennial drug bust; 1 arrested
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — More than 40 pounds of meth and 33,000 fentanyl pills were seized during an undercover...
Mother of Brighton toddler who died from fentanyl overdose pleads guilty
Mother of Brighton toddler who died from fentanyl overdose pleads guilty
The mother of a 22-month-old Brighton girl who died from a fentanyl overdose in 2022 pleaded guilty...
Mayor Mike Johnston unveils plan to break downtown Denver out of “doom loop” with $500 million in public investment
Mayor Mike Johnston unveils plan to break downtown Denver out of “doom loop” with $500 million in public investment
City leaders have zeroed in on a strategy they hope can break downtown Denver out of what Mayor Mike...
Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year
Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year
Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in...
Another run at supervised drug use sites, gun bills cross over and more in the Colorado legislature this week
Another run at supervised drug use sites, gun bills cross over and more in the Colorado legislature this week
With just over three weeks left in this year’s session of the Colorado General Assembly, lawmakers are...
Denver police and first responders have visited hotel shelters hundreds of times. Are they safer than the street?
Denver police and first responders have visited hotel shelters hundreds of times. Are they safer than the street?
Mayor Mike Johnston says he raised concerns with the Salvation Army about security at a northeast Denver...
“I don’t think she was a lost cause”: How one Colorado overdose victim fell through the cracks
“I don’t think she was a lost cause”: How one Colorado overdose victim fell through the cracks
Even as she lay on a friend’s floor in Wheat Ridge, unconscious from the effects of the drugs she’d taken,...
Opinion: Bill moving through Colorado legislature is needed to help close down illicit drug market on social media platforms
Opinion: Bill moving through Colorado legislature is needed to help close down illicit drug market on social media platforms
Miles was my youngest child. We called him “Smiles” because he had a knack for making people around him...
Colorado House passes bill allowing supervised drug-use sites, but it still faces roadblocks
Colorado House passes bill allowing supervised drug-use sites, but it still faces roadblocks
A bill to allow supervised drug-use sites to open in willing Colorado cities cleared the state House for...
Father of Brighton toddler who died from fentanyl overdose sentenced to 40 years in prison
Father of Brighton toddler who died from fentanyl overdose sentenced to 40 years in prison
The father of a 22-month-old Brighton girl who died after ingesting 10 times the lethal dose of fentanyl...
Republicans pick former ICE field office director to challenge Rep. Jason Crow in election
Republicans pick former ICE field office director to challenge Rep. Jason Crow in election
The table has been set for the November matchup in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, with Republicans...
Can Denver’s mayor keep drug users out of jail? Here’s his new plan to fix a decades-old problem
Can Denver’s mayor keep drug users out of jail? Here’s his new plan to fix a decades-old problem
For Aly Garrett, the safe haven provided by Tribe Recovery Homes is a source of inspiration and, she...
Wolverines, protecting homeowners from construction flaws, teen anti-overdose activists and more from the Colorado legislature this week
Wolverines, protecting homeowners from construction flaws, teen anti-overdose activists and more from the Colorado legislature this week
Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health amid fears of hospital’s “death spiral”...
How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists
How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists
Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages...