Politics & Government

Six detainees have scabies at the immigrant detention facility in Aurora.

Denver City Council is exploring a proposal that would increase the independence of the city attorney.

Protesters held signs that carried messages like “Animals are not ours to experiment on” and “CSU: Stop tormenting wild birds!”

“Why are we here? Because Polis won’t listen to our demands.”

Devereux’s shelter in Westminster will have capacity for up to 24 male unaccompanied migrant teenagers.

A committee advising Denver Community Corrections on how to replace over 500 beds operated by private prison giants GEO and CoreCivic is caught up in a fight about the timeline it has to come up with a plan, before it can consider bigger questions about what the community corrections system should look like.

“Make no mistake, Suncor: I’m not here to be your friend.”

The fine for a first offense is $150.

The $15.7 million initiative will increase funding for bridge housing, shelter improvements and daytime shelter services.

The National Association for Nonpartisan Reform will host a summit in Denver this week, bringing together organizations with different ideas on how to increase participation, accountability, and fairness in the political system.

Mike Coffman and the new Aurora City Council faced a tense public comment period in their first meeting.

One woman is still having concussion-related symptoms days later.

The real culprit, says Denver Public Works, was Mother Nature.

“It is time to give the gift of a livable planet to ourselves and the world.”

Bars, nightclubs and even journalists are looking at ways they can make money off legal sports betting in Denver.

Denver Public Library will be closed today, November 26, due to the inclement weather.

The East Colfax Neighborhood Association has put forth a proposal to diversify and better fund all registered neighborhood organizations in the city.

Winter storms are especially risky for people experiencing homelessness. The city ramps up outreach efforts to help people get into shelters, but some community members are trying to come up with options for those who are wary of entering shelter.

Craig Silverman put his Twitter feed on blast.

A Bailey family spokesperson sees Colorado Springs as “Death Valley.”

“Individuals want and deserve to know what is on or beneath their property.”

Jorge Zaldivar could have gone into sanctuary in a local church. Instead, he went to his ICE check in