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Aurora church tied to group that exploited homeless people is under scrutiny

Updated 6 days ago

Two regional Seventh-day Adventist conferences that oversee the activities of its member churches across several states have launched inquiries into an Aurora-based congregation tied to...

Routt County DA’s office faces multiple investigations after it drops high-profile rape case

Updated 2 weeks ago

Routt County’s district attorney and deputy district attorney are now under increasing scrutiny on multiple fronts for their handling of the alleged drugging, rape and...

Homeless recruits of ‘The Program’ say they were told to sign NDAs amid investigations in Colorado

Updated 1 month ago

Several formerly homeless people — each drawn into an Aurora-based enterprise known as “The Program” that promised free housing and cash in return for letting...

Homeless recruits of ‘The Program’ say they were told to sign NDAs amid investigations in Colorado

Updated 1 month ago

Several formerly homeless people — each drawn into an Aurora-based enterprise known as “The Program” that promised free housing and cash in return for letting...

Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations

Updated 1 month ago

Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts

Updated 1 month ago

‘The program’: Church’s cash ‘donations’ are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored

Updated 2 months ago

‘The program’: Using the homeless to reap Medicaid millions is not new

Updated 2 months ago

‘The program’: Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted

Updated 2 months ago

Using housing and cash, ‘the program’ exploits Colorado’s homeless for Medicaid millions

Updated 2 months ago

‘The program’: On Going HHC roots deeply intertwined with others

Updated 2 months ago

‘The program’: Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup

Updated 2 months ago

Marijuana cultivator files class-action lawsuit over state ‘distortions’ in excise tax collections

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections

Updated 2 months ago

Dismissal sought in Michael Clark’s second trial

Updated 3 months ago

The murder conviction of Michael Clark should be dismissed due to a 32-year delay that led to crucial evidence being lost or destroyed, a bungled...

Assisted-living facility in Colorado faced minimal fine after death of 73-year-old man

Updated 3 months ago

On Jan. 6, just after 8:30 p.m., Robert Dutkevitch rolled his wheelchair onto the smoking patio outside The Argyle assisted-living facility in Denver. Minutes later,...

Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp

Updated 3 months ago

Citing potential tax avoidance, ‘serious risk to public safety,’ Marijuana Enforcement Division warns companies about swapping illegal chemically converted hemp for marijuana This article was...

New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions

Updated 4 months ago

The Colorado Supreme Court recently determined the state’s private judges — retired jurists appointed to oversee civil cases that rarely get public scrutiny — can...

Toll to sexual assault survivors rises if they feel blamed and disbelieved

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution

Updated 5 months ago

State audit: Rape kit backlog reduced but more work needed to hit goal

Updated 5 months ago

Judge: CBI ordered to provide access to thousands of DNA cases

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado marijuana regulators consider major changes to how labs test for contaminants

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado marijuana regulators consider major changes to how labs test for contaminants

Updated 5 months ago

Missy Woods pleads not guilty; trial set for fall

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado’s charitable gaming board to study Denver Gazette’s findings

Updated 6 months ago

A year of developments in the CBI forensic lab scandal

Updated 7 months ago

Colorado campaign debt collection efforts aren’t much of an effort

Updated 7 months ago

Colorado campaign finance penalties ‘a runaway train without an off-ramp’

Updated 7 months ago

Each day, Mike Stapleton wakes up owing the state of Colorado another $1,550. By the end of each week, Stapleton’s debt for not filing nearly...

Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace

Updated 9 months ago

Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new...