I’ve been working on some stories regarding the deaths at Prospect Valley Dairy farm on Keenesburg with the fantastic Elaine Tassy. These families are still looking for answers and we still have questions unanswered. Give it a read. Learn these workers’ names. www.cpr.org/2025/10/10/p...

This has been one of the most challenging stories I’ve ever written —probably because it is one of the most personal ones. This is a personal essay on the journey to find romance books featuring interracial couples Give it a read: @denverite.bsky.social denverite.com/2025/09/02/r...

Four of the six were relatives: Espinoza Cruz is the father of both Oscar Espinoza Leos and of Carlos Espinoza Prado. Jorge Sanchez Pena is also related to the three by marriage.

"I want you all to continue to fish."

Tiara Coleman invited Denverite to document her experience with eviction.

Close to 80 of the 642 bridges in the city require some form of modification, monitoring or replacement.

Just back from a support group for laid-off feds— mostly aid workers. They dubbed their first meeting a “sad hour,” but now focus on the job search. “This group feeds my soul,” said one attendee. “And we have snacks to feed you!” chimed another — standing next to pretzels and chips. Coming soon.

The new contract will affect everything from salaries to class sizes for almost 4,000 union members, starting Sept. 1.

Recently, I got to work on one of my first city council/policy stories. Take a read here: denverite.com/2025/08/07/c...

Members of both parties on the Senate Agriculture Committee chastised a Department of Agriculture official for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the D.C. area. The plan includes an expansion of the USDA's workforce in Fort Collins. By @fischler.bsky.social

Rather than school leaders and law enforcement asking themselves, "Where did we go so wrong that a group of middle school kids would make a video portraying a school shooting?" they just charged the girls, as young as 11, with a crime. New, @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social @propublica.org

"By age 65, 1 in 5 American women will have [a hysterectomy], according to the most recent data. That’s a crazy-high number—higher than in other parts of the Western world."

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a “defunding” provision congressional Republicans passed in their recent massive tax and spending law, which the lawsuit says directly targets Planned Parenthood. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

For the preponderance of my life, public radio has been a source of beauty and connection. I will work to ensure that continues for future generations.

JUST IN: Gov. Polis scuttles walkway near the state Capitol. 87,000 people responded to a survey, 93% opposed. "I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza, if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway," says Polis, who was its initial and rare champion. Plans have cost ~$1 million, he says.

JUST IN: A court ruling means no Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado can accept Medicaid patients for any sort of care, according to PP’s regional leader. This is a function of the One Big Beautiful Act. We’ll parse out details on tomorrow’s Colorado Matters. Thousands of patients are affected.

And for the craft beer lovers… I compiled a list of all the breweries that have closed around Denver lately. denverite.com/2025/07/18/d...

One of my favorite stories I’ve worked on so far… meet Andy and Evita, the Denver Zoo’s condors… but also their distant cousins in Peru who are being documented by DZCA!

Sci-fi author Paolo Bacigalupi made one miscalculation, he says, when he wrote his climate thriller “The Water Knife.” He didn’t think the future would be this stupid. Our interview on the bestseller’s 10th anniversary— produced by @tomhesse.bsky.social:

Goose on patrol: Feathered troublemaker takes over Colorado State Patrol Academy buff.ly/7VGVtpd

Denverites can now visit the Central Library on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"My name is Mark and I’m a peer support specialist. What that means is I have lived experience. I had a drug charge, I got a DUI, and I don’t do that anymore."

What can $800 million buy your neighborhood?

State officials recently warned visitors to stay out of the water.

In her first public appearance since SCOTUS limited federal judges’ ability to block Trump’s actions with nationwide injunctions, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discussed the rule of law, the state of democracy and the potential implications of the Court’s recent ruling.

After the first Trump administration, ex-DHS official Ken Cuccinelli and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought built a consensus among state GOP officials that immigration legally constitutes an invasion — and helped persuade Texas to try the theory in court. By @mtredden.bsky.social

The Denver Art Museum has a new exhibit: "A Century of Art in Latin America.” Although it is *not* comprehensive, the small exhibit does include works from Mexico, Venezuela, Haiti and beyond. The juxtapositions of the various pieces are powerful.

NOAA has proposed eliminating its entire research arm —including four #Boulder-based labs and CIRES at CU Boulder. “It is tragic for us locally,” says former Congressman David Skaggs, for whom Boulder’s NOAA building is named. What's at stake and what's next: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/01/n...

Sunset Cinema is back — and now you can really hear the movies Attendees should prepare for the weather — rain or shine, the movies will go on. Second screening starts tonight! To take a page from notable quotes: “What, like it’s hard?”

Workers at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Denver say the hotel broke a promise and owes them back pay for an unfulfilled contract requirement.

The Tats for Tails event is happening at Think Tank Tattoo, 172 S. Broadway, this Saturday, June 28, from noon to 6 p.m.

NEW: DHS is now requesting 72 hours’ notice before members of Congress tour ICE facilities, despite federal law permitting unannounced visits. The change follows claims of inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers and Democrats' vows to investigate. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

The next generation of people doing the hard work of advocating for mustangs and burros on public lands, and caring for them when they are removed, hasn’t started showing up coloradosun.com/2025/06/20/w...

Perfect weather to cozy up with a book📖

Early this year, “the cost of books went from $2.20 to $2.60 a piece,” said Anthony Hodes, interim director for Imagination Library Denver. “In Denver County, that's like 8,300 families, so on a monthly basis our … bill was increased significantly.”

CU #Boulder has shut down INVST, a 35-year-old program focused on climate justice and racial equity. Faculty say efforts to relocate it were blocked. It partnered with local nonprofits to train students in public service. One course will run before it closes. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/06/17/c...

Dolly Parton’s free books haven’t been arriving in Denver and Mesa County — here’s why! denverite.com/2025/06/19/d...

Dozens of No Kings Protests are set to take place across Colorado on Saturday, but local police expect them to be peaceful.

So excited to announce I’ll be working this summer with @denverite.bsky.social ! Meeting the team has been an incredibly fun experience and can’t wait to learn from each one of them. For my first story this week I got to look at this Saturday’s No Kings Protest. You can read it here👇🏽

I'm super excited that @juanitah23.bsky.social has joined the @denverite.bsky.social team! Give her a follow. Her first story about Saturday's No Kings Protest went live today. denverite.com/2025/06/11/n...

Although DPS did not win the lawsuit, the district in a statement Tuesday declared “a victory” in the case.

When Denver Public Schools bought part of a former college campus in 2021, it included a chapel.

UPDATE: FBI says #Boulder attack was terrorism. A man shouted “Free Palestine” and threw a makeshift flamethrower into a crowd gathered for the Run for Their Lives event, injuring six — one critically. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/06/01/f...

The effort to amend the Constitution predates Trump’s second term but carries new weight as several members of the president’s inner circle have expressed support for a convention to limit federal government spending and power. (Published March 17)

Their baby was diagnosed with abusive head trauma, the newer name for shaken baby syndrome. Now, a father faces criminal charges, even as the science over the diagnosis remains unsettled. (Published Dec. 2024)

BREAKING NEWS: The Trump administration filed a motion to end the decades-old legal ruling that established basic standards for the treatment and release of migrant children.

Departures in significant numbers could spell trouble for schools, which receive funding based on how many students they enroll. coloradosun.com/2025/05/21/i...

My last story as News Director for KVCU 1190 aired Monday. It’s a piece looking at Aya Benbelkacem's digital nightmare. She's a student activist at the University of Colorado Boulder who after a doxxing incident has had to rebuild her life. Listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/5hs9...

"Teaching in the Shadows of Operation Aurora" is my latest story looking at how Colorado educators are working to protect students' mental health amid immigration crackdowns. Read it here: bucketlistcommunitycafe.com/how-operatio...