Denver extends time limit for families with children in migrant shelters
The City of Denver will resume discharging migrant families with children from city-run facilities after a pause that was enacted in November.
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The City of Denver will resume discharging migrant families with children from city-run facilities after a pause that was enacted in November.
Employment is something thousands of migrants long for, but getting jobs in Denver has been a challenge. In the meantime, Stanley Marketplace is providing a space to help migrants support themselves.
Many migrants arriving in Denver have never experienced cold temperatures like what Colorado will see over the next week. However, beginning Wednesday night, a local church will open its doors overnight to migrants new to the community.
The city plans to cut funding from various city agencies to support incoming and recently arrived migrants this year. Denver says if the influx continues, expenses could reach as high as $15 million per month.
"McMeen in the Middle" is following a Denver Public School as it responds to a surge in the enrollment of students who are new to the US.
"McMeen in the Middle" follows the disruption at a Denver school brought on by the arrival of scores of students who've endured traumatic journeys to the US.
"McMeen in the Middle: Denver's Migrant Crisis" follows how a southeast Denver elementary school is coping with the arrival of scores of kids who've endured traumatic journeys to its classrooms.
Over the past few months, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has made it clear by saying that people need to be able to get employment.
The city relocated hundreds of migrant families from an encampment near Zuni and Speer in Denver on Wednesday.
Two men sprang into action after witnessing girls wandering onto thin ice and falling into the water.
A grassroots effort from Denver-area neighbors is helping get migrants on their feet while helping with employment barriers. Over 60 people attended a pop-up Tuesday event at Stanley Marketplace featuring migrant vendors.
More migrants are coming from Venezuela and one woman says she wants to make sure they have a Merry Christmas. A Colorado mother is leading a group called "Highlands Moms" to provide some Christmas cheer.
The City of Denver confirms with CBS News Colorado, that nine busloads arrived Thursday night and seven more on Friday.
Nearly 1,000 students have arrived since the October count day, so many affected schools are significantly underfunded and seeing class sizes grow to unsustainable levels.
A 74-year-old airport employee is helping newly arriving migrants at Denver International Airport find their way around the Mile High City.
Hundreds of migrants who arrived in Denver last month are being sheltered in Aurora. When they checked into the motel, residents who'd been living there for months say they were pushed out.
With the holidays approaching and more migrant families entering the city of Denver, some Colorado families are giving back in a big way to those who need it the most.
The city is asking border states like Texas to stop busing immigrants to Denver without notice. Many immigrants who have arrived here said they don't want handouts, just a job and an opportunity to provide for their families.
As the winter-like weather sets in across Colorado, migrants who have arrived in the Denver metro area may be in need of warmer clothing.
As migrant families come through Colorado on their journeys, many of them wind up on the streets with nowhere to go after their time at a shelter is up. That's when nonprofits step up to help.
Carbondale Mayor Ben Bohmfalk said the influx of 84 migrants from Venezuela has been a crash course in what kind of help is available to people in that kind of situation, and what is not.
In a packed room full of coats, shoes and backpacks, migrant families feel the warmth of a community set out to make the transition into Westminster Public Schools easier for newcomers.
As hundreds of thousands of migrants from Venezuela escape hyperinflation within their own country, some of them have taken to the mountain towns of Colorado as their sanctuary.
Highlands neighborhood moms gathered donations they collected and gave them to the migrants on Sunday.
The Rose Community Foundation has been working to help financially support the ongoing migrant crisis through donations into their newcomer fund. Now, the foundation is shifting gears to meet the challenge of helping migrant families access work.
The Regional Air Quality Council is offering a grant to help food trucks cut costs and go green.
A Colorado woman is making gymnastics history after her comeback from an injury she thought would leave her sidelined from the sport.
Although officials said parts of the state will see an average year, southern Colorado will see higher risks this wildfire season.
High fire danger is expected Sunday across much of Colorado.
A Denver community is searching for their loved one who's been missing since April 15. Now police are investigating her disappearance.
The Regional Air Quality Council is offering a grant to help food trucks cut costs and go green.
A Colorado woman is making gymnastics history after her comeback from an injury she thought would leave her sidelined from the sport.
Although officials said parts of the state will see an average year, southern Colorado will see higher risks this wildfire season.
High fire danger is expected Sunday across much of Colorado.
A Denver community is searching for their loved one who's been missing since April 15. Now police are investigating her disappearance.
The Regional Air Quality Council is offering a grant to help food trucks cut costs and go green.
After a car accident caused her to give up gymnastics, one Colorado woman is making her comeback in a big way.
Red Flag Warnings issued in Denver
Jax Gratton, of Studio by Jax, has been missing since April 15. Her family says they became concerned when she didn't show up for work one day. Her cat, purse, and medication were left behind in her home and her friends and family became concerned.
Museums across Denver will offer free admission for children on Sunday, April 27, including the Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Mexican Cultural Center.
The Denver Broncos are in the middle of the NFL Draft. Track all of their picks in 2025.
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Quarterback Shedeur Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the draft on Saturday.
The funeral service for Pope Francis took place Saturday morning at the Vatican. Watch the full ceremony.
In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced criticism over his use of Signal group chats.
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
For the first time in 14 years, Colorado's state legislature could override a governor's veto.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced criticism over his use of Signal group chats.
The Trump administration unexpectedly reversed course Friday on terminating student visa records for thousands of international students.
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
A fifth case of measles is now confirmed in Colorado. It's the third case in Denver.
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
For poorest patients at hundreds of nonprofit hospitals, financial pain follows medical care.
Health and wellness are among the topics being talked about at this year's BizLife Con.
"That just made me so mad," one laid-off FDA scientist said.
Financial markets are likely to remain choppy until investors get more clarity on U.S. trade policy, Wall Street analysts say.
Shortening permitting procedures for mining and oil drilling could adversely affect the environment, communities and endangered species, experts say.
Avelo Airlines says it's counting on a new federal contract for deportation flights to help the discount carrier grow its regular passenger service.
Right now, every rental property in Denver has to get inspected (yes, every single one), but not all of them are. On top of that, the inspections that pass only look at a fraction of the units.
BizLife Con is a two-day conference curated specifically for women over the age of 40.
Ryan Egelston is facing two new criminal charges stemming from a jailhouse altercation. Ben Varga, the victim, is now enjoying solid food.
Charges have been filed against two Colorado Department of Corrections employees.
A Denver judge has sentenced Diego Marroquin, a former worker at St. John's school and church in southeast Denver, to four years of sex offender intensive supervised probation stemming from accusations by a teenage girl that Marroquin raped her at the church.
Andrew Buen, the former Clear Creek County deputy sheriff who shot and killed motorist Christian Glass, spoke publicly for the first time in interviews with CBS Colorado.
Nearly a year a horrific crash on Highway 285 near Conifer, some victim survivors say their vehicles are still being held in impound lots.