Snow totals have surpassed the 300-inch mark in parts of the high country, and that’s just fine
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Families kept in the dark about children’s safety in Colorado’s child welfare system
Colorado’s child fatality review team did not investigate the death of a 12-year-old boy who ran away from a residential center. State officials refuse to release numbers of abuse allegations.
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With bites, bruises and low pay, caretakers for Colorado’s troubled youth say there’s not enough staff to keep kids — and each other — safe
Olivia Couch followed as the boy hopped two fences and climbed into a drainage ditch filled with water. Her job was to keep the 12-year-old safe, and protocol at the residential treatment center was to “shadow” children who ran off campus but not restrain or block them. Couch had never given up on sticking with […]
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The deadly consequences when kids run away from Colorado residential treatment centers
In the places of last resort for Colorado’s most troubled kids, the doors are not locked. And the children run. They scale fences and slip through gates. They bolt from staff, who are not allowed to block or restrain them, and they roam city streets for hours or sometimes days. Children and teens run away […]
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EXPLORE: Where Hickenlooper, Romanoff stand on key issues
The two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate are outlining competing visions ahead of the June 30 party primary. John Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor and Denver mayor, and Andrew Romanoff, a former state House speaker and mental health advocate, offer voters distinct choices when it comes to how Democrats would govern in Washington. So far, […]
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Where Hickenlooper and Romanoff split on major policies in Democratic U.S. Senate primary
The Democratic U.S. Senate primary is offering Colorado voters clear choices in terms of what policy direction they want to see in Washington. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper is taking a more centrist approach and calling for an evolution when it comes to health care and the environment, while former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff wants […]
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Photos and voices of the essential workers keeping Colorado running through coronavirus
Who is essential? Photographer Matthew Staver captured portraits of the workers keeping Colorado running during the coronavirus pandemic. >> Click or tap here to launch the portrait project.