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Colorado to expand health care to illegals, leading to $17 million expense overage
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Colorado to expand health care to illegals, leading to $17 million expense overage

By Brandon Richard | Denver7 News A Colorado program launching on Jan. 1 will provide health care coverage to thousands of undocumented immigrants who currently lack it. The program, known as Cover All Coloradans, will expand Medicaid coverage to low-income pregnant women and children regardless of their immigration status. It was created through the passage of House Bill 22-1289 in 2022. “I think what we know is everybody deserves access to health care,” said Adam Fox with Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, which helped push for the passage of the law. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER7 NEWS
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Highlands Ranch road renamed to honor Kendrick Castillo, the hero in the STEM school shooting
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Highlands Ranch road renamed to honor Kendrick Castillo, the hero in the STEM school shooting

By Richard Butler | Denver 7 News A major roadway in Highlands Ranch was renamed to honor Kendrick Castillo, the hero student who charged at the gunman during the 2019 STEM School shooting, giving his classmates time to hide and run. Castillo's family and Highlands Ranch officials unveiled Kendrick Castillo Way, formerly Lucent Boulevard, on Tuesday. The Kendrick Castillo Memorial Oversight Committee requested the name change, and it was approved by the Board of Douglas County Commissioners. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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‘If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you,’ DPS board member says
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‘If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you,’ DPS board member says

By Colette Bordelon | Denver 7 As President-Elect Donald Trump promises a mass deportation effort — starting in cities like Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado — Denver Public Schools (DPS) leaders vow to protect their immigrant students. During a work session meeting on November 7, DPS Board of Education member Scott Esserman addressed the crowd, saying the board is committed to the safety and security of immigrant students. "If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you. That is our responsibility; we’re here to do that. I think it’s important that you hear that," Esserman said during the work session. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7
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Denver’s fur ban initiative has fly-fishers and cowboy hat makers worried too
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Denver’s fur ban initiative has fly-fishers and cowboy hat makers worried too

By Joe Rubino | Denver 7, via The Denver Post The Denver Fur Ban is a succinct title for a ballot measure. But opponents of the November initiative say its effects will be anything but simple, and they prefer to wrangle with specifics when they make their points. Initiated Ordinance 308 — which seeks to prohibit the manufacturing, sale, trade and display of select fur products — would have a raft of consequences that go beyond prohibiting retailers in the Mile High City from selling fox and raccoon fur coats, those opponents say. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Source for more Colorado wolves: State secures a new source location for the second round of reintroductions
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Source for more Colorado wolves: State secures a new source location for the second round of reintroductions

By Stephanie Butzer | Denver7 News After a previous agreement fell through, Colorado has secured a source location for the second round of gray wolf reintroductions, which will begin this winter. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the British Columbia Ministry of Water, Lands and Resource Stewardship in Canada. Between December 2024 and March 2025, up to 15 wolves will be captured from the Canadian province and translocated to Colorado. "We are grateful to the B.C. Ministry of Water, Lands and Resource Stewardship for working with our agency on this critical next step in reintroducing gray wolves in the state," said CPW Director Jeff Davis in a press release. "Their willingness and ability to work with another jurisdiction t...
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Trump promises ‘large deportations’ in Aurora during Friday press conference
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Trump promises ‘large deportations’ in Aurora during Friday press conference

By Jeff Anastasio | Denver7 Speaking at a Friday press conference in California, former president Donald Trump – for the second time this week – singled out Aurora promising to conduct “large deportations” of immigrants. Trump’s comments followed Tuesday’s debate, in which he cited Venezuelan gang activity in Aurora claiming “they are taking over the towns.” Aurora mayor Mike Coffman – a Republican – refuted those claims to Denver7 on Wednesday. "There's no question there have been some issues, but it's been so dramatically exaggerated that it’s the entire city being overrun by criminal or gang activity," Coffman told Denver7. "That couldn’t be further from the truth." READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER7
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Nonprofit founded in the wake of 9/11 to convert Denver hotel into housing for veterans
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Nonprofit founded in the wake of 9/11 to convert Denver hotel into housing for veterans

By Sam Peña| Denver 7 Tunnel to Towers, a nonprofit founded in the wake of 9/11, is taking on the veteran homeless crisis in Denver. The foundation provides a number of services to veterans and their families, including its Homeless Veteran Program, which provides housing to veterans in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Memphis. The organization plans to expand the program to Detroit, Charleston and Denver. On Tuesday, the group purchased the former Fairfield Inn hotel on Colorado Boulevard with plans to convert it into housing for veterans experiencing homelessness. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7
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City council members raise doubts about Denver mayor’s housing plan
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City council members raise doubts about Denver mayor’s housing plan

By Brandon Richard | Denver 7 News Nearly a week after the Denver City Council delayed a key vote on Mayor Mike Johnston’s affordable housing sales tax proposal, it was back before council members Tuesday. A working group of council members convened to review the proposal in more detail. It also provided them an opportunity to share their concerns about the proposal. Council members sponsoring the mayor’s plan hope the working group will help them address their colleagues' concerns and develop a better plan to present to voters in the fall. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Hundreds of teaching positions unfilled statewide despite $10k state stipend
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Hundreds of teaching positions unfilled statewide despite $10k state stipend

By Brandon Richard | Denver 7 News With a new school year on the horizon, school districts across Colorado are looking to fill hundreds of open teaching positions. But some positions will likely remain unfilled due to Colorado’s ongoing teacher shortage. As a longtime teacher herself, Brooke Williams knows the struggles Colorado teachers face. “The job becomes more increasingly more and more challenging every year,” Williams said. “We're asking teachers to do the impossible.” READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague

By Taylor O'Bier | Denver 7 News Health department officials in Pueblo County said they are investigating a rare human plague case. The case was discovered following preliminary test results, the health department said. The department has not given any details on who contracted the bacteria, their condition or where in the county the patient lives. Officials are now working to track down the potential source of the disease. The bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and can be life-threatening to humans. It is typically spread through the bite of an infected flea or by handling infected animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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