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Cofounder/reporter at The Colorado Sun, formerly Denver Post, AP, Hungry Horse News. coloradosun.com
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban coloradosun.com/2025/11/11/a...
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
coloradosun.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban coloradosun.com/2025/11/11/a...
Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE coloradosun.com/2025/11/07/i...
Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE
The father of four, who had settled in Colorado and gotten his commercial driver’s license, was driving a truck through Indiana when he was taken by masked ICE agents in October
coloradosun.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE coloradosun.com/2025/11/07/i...
More Colorado foster kids live with strangers, not relatives or friends. But a shift is coming. coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/f...
More Colorado foster kids live with strangers, not relatives or friends. But a shift is coming.
A new state law contributed to a 40% rise in foster care placements with neighbors, family friends and teachers
coloradosun.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
More Colorado foster kids live with strangers, not relatives or friends. But a shift is coming. coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/f...
Wild horses held at Colorado prison complex cost the federal government $23 million over five years #wildhorses coloradosun.com/2025/10/22/w...
Wild horses held at Colorado prison complex cost the federal government $23 million over five years
The BLM is not renewing its contract for the wild horse program at the prison in Cañon City, citing the high cost
coloradosun.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Wild horses held at Colorado prison complex cost the federal government $23 million over five years #wildhorses coloradosun.com/2025/10/22/w...
In Denver’s Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street coloradosun.com/2025/10/05/f...
In Denver’s Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street
The neighborhood is battling its reputation as a non-destination by reviving efforts to preserve the past while creating its own future
coloradosun.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In Denver’s Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street coloradosun.com/2025/10/05/f...
Fort Garland to reinstate water sales to rural San Luis Valley residents after abruptly cutting them off weeks ago coloradosun.com/2025/09/18/f...
Fort Garland to reinstate water sales to rural San Luis Valley residents after abruptly cutting them off weeks ago
Water sales to unincorporated Costilla County could resume as early as next week after the Fort Garland water board reversed course
coloradosun.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fort Garland to reinstate water sales to rural San Luis Valley residents after abruptly cutting them off weeks ago coloradosun.com/2025/09/18/f...
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Cañon City is using the Arkansas River to wash off its “prison town” reputation. Steep obstacles remain.
Cañon City is using the Arkansas River to wash off its “prison town” reputation. Steep obstacles remain.
After 15 years of river and trail improvements, the southern Colorado city is confronting the legacy of its industrial past
coloradosun.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Cañon City is using the Arkansas River to wash off its “prison town” reputation. Steep obstacles remain.
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How to treat a river: Reshaping the Arkansas River into a Colorado success after a century of abuse
How to treat a river: Reshaping the Arkansas River into a Colorado success after a century of abuse
From the high headwaters all the way to the state line, people who care are trying to redeem a hard-working stream. First in our series: "What is a river?"
coloradosun.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How to treat a river: Reshaping the Arkansas River into a Colorado success after a century of abuse
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Planned Parenthood resumes seeing Medicaid patients after funding blocked by federal budget bill
Planned Parenthood resumes seeing Medicaid patients after funding blocked by federal budget bill
Hundreds of appointments were canceled during the past two weeks, leading to a flood of "desperate voices.”
coloradosun.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Planned Parenthood resumes seeing Medicaid patients after funding blocked by federal budget bill
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Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history
Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history
Trump said ICE is going after the “worst of the worst.” The agency’s Rocky Mountain data shows otherwise.
coloradosun.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history
Trump administration reviewing Colorado spending on health care for undocumented immigrants coloradosun.com/2025/06/25/i...
Trump administration reviewing Colorado spending on health care for undocumented immigrants
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid requested detailed information from the state Medicaid program as it investigates “fiscal integrity”
coloradosun.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trump administration reviewing Colorado spending on health care for undocumented immigrants coloradosun.com/2025/06/25/i...
Colorado foster kids more likely to pass classes, less likely to get suspended with new state program coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/f...
Colorado foster kids more likely to pass classes, less likely to get suspended with new state program
The state-funded program for foster youth helps with tutoring, extracurricular activities
coloradosun.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Colorado foster kids more likely to pass classes, less likely to get suspended with new state program coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/f...
RFK Jr. remarks on autism lead to resignations at Colorado disability nonprofit coloradosun.com/2025/06/11/a...
RFK Jr. remarks on autism lead to resignations at Colorado disability nonprofit
Best Buddies lost multiple board members after they say the organization, founded by RFK Jr.’s cousin, would not speak up
coloradosun.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
RFK Jr. remarks on autism lead to resignations at Colorado disability nonprofit coloradosun.com/2025/06/11/a...
Polis ordered state labor department to turn over personal information after ICE subpoena, lawsuit alleges coloradosun.com/2025/06/05/i...
Polis ordered state labor department to turn over personal information after ICE subpoena, lawsuit alleges
A whistleblower lawsuit filed in Denver this week revealed the subpoena and the clash between the governor and a state labor director who says releasing the personal info is illegal
coloradosun.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Polis ordered state labor department to turn over personal information after ICE subpoena, lawsuit alleges coloradosun.com/2025/06/05/i...
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The next in @coloradosun.com series "Aging in Colorado" looks at a remote area where it can be hard to leave because of costs or the desire to age in place. @jenbrowncolo.bsky.social made the drive to southern #Colorado find out why. (Link in story to Sun-Up podcast and other stories in series.)
Rural Colorado seniors try to grow old in “God’s waiting place.” But funding for services isn’t keeping up.
Residents of Custer County — the oldest county in Colorado — face challenges with transportation and services to age in place
coloradosun.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The next in @coloradosun.com series "Aging in Colorado" looks at a remote area where it can be hard to leave because of costs or the desire to age in place. @jenbrowncolo.bsky.social made the drive to southern #Colorado find out why. (Link in story to Sun-Up podcast and other stories in series.)
A fence around a billionaire’s San Luis Valley ranch leads to new state law coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/s...
A fence around a billionaire’s San Luis Valley ranch leads to new state law
Gov. Jared Polis visited Costilla County on Tuesday to sign a law that gives local governments the authority to prohibit disruptive fences
coloradosun.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A fence around a billionaire’s San Luis Valley ranch leads to new state law coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/s...
Denver judge blocks Trump deportations of accused Venezuelan gang members to prison in El Salvador coloradosun.com/2025/04/22/t...
Denver judge blocks Trump deportations of accused Venezuelan gang members to prison in El Salvador
Government attorneys argued that blocking deportations of accused Tren de Aragua members would usurp Trump’s authority on foreign policy
coloradosun.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Denver judge blocks Trump deportations of accused Venezuelan gang members to prison in El Salvador coloradosun.com/2025/04/22/t...
Denver judge to decide fate of accused Venezuelan gang members facing deportation to prison in El Salvador coloradosun.com/2025/04/21/v...
Denver judge to decide fate of accused Venezuelan gang members facing deportation to prison in El Salvador
ACLU Colorado wants a federal judge to order class-action status, which would protect hundreds of detainees from deportation
coloradosun.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Denver judge to decide fate of accused Venezuelan gang members facing deportation to prison in El Salvador coloradosun.com/2025/04/21/v...
Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was “retaliated against” in violation of free speech, her attorney says coloradosun.com/2025/03/28/j...
Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was “retaliated against” in violation of free speech, her attorney says
Vizguerra’s case received its first hearing Friday in Denver federal court, where her attorneys are attempting to spare her from deportation
coloradosun.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was “retaliated against” in violation of free speech, her attorney says coloradosun.com/2025/03/28/j...
“I love you. I see you.” Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra reaches supporters from inside ICE detention coloradosun.com/2025/03/25/j...
coloradosun.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“I love you. I see you.” Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra reaches supporters from inside ICE detention coloradosun.com/2025/03/25/j...
ICE calls detained Denver activist Jeanette Vizguerra a “convicted criminal alien,” says she faces deportation coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/j...
ICE calls detained Denver activist Jeanette Vizguerra a “convicted criminal alien,” says she faces deportation
Vizguerra, who has been fighting to stay in Colorado for 16 years, was once recognized by Time magazine and has been outspoken against Trump immigration policies
coloradosun.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ICE calls detained Denver activist Jeanette Vizguerra a “convicted criminal alien,” says she faces deportation coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/j...
ICE detains Jeanette Vizguerra, immigration activist who resisted deportation in Colorado church coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/j...
ICE detains Jeanette Vizguerra, immigration activist who resisted deportation in Colorado church
Vizguerra — who made headlines by claiming sanctuary in a Denver church for years during the first Trump administration — was taken to the ICE detention facility in Aurora. The detention center told h...
coloradosun.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
ICE detains Jeanette Vizguerra, immigration activist who resisted deportation in Colorado church coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/j...
Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off in the past 3 months coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/b...
Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off in the past 3 months
The closure of three behavioral health hospitals in northern Colorado and on the Western Slope so far in 2025 is stoking concerns about access to care.
coloradosun.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off in the past 3 months coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/b...
Colorado kids could be missing out on $8 million in summer food money. State officials are trying to reach out to them. coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/c...
Colorado kids could be missing out on $8 million in summer food money. State officials are trying to reach out to them.
Most kids who are eligible for the program are automatically enrolled, but there are an estimated 67,000 who are not and missed meals last summer
coloradosun.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Colorado kids could be missing out on $8 million in summer food money. State officials are trying to reach out to them. coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/c...
Mayor says Denver had “moral obligation” to shelter migrants under questioning by GOP-led House committee coloradosun.com/2025/03/05/m...
Mayor says Denver had “moral obligation” to shelter migrants under questioning by GOP-led House committee
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert sits on the committee and three other Colorado Republicans asked to join the panel for the day
coloradosun.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Mayor says Denver had “moral obligation” to shelter migrants under questioning by GOP-led House committee coloradosun.com/2025/03/05/m...