Jefferson County

Health

Boulder, Denver, Other Communities Announce Plans To Sue Opioid Makers

Stephanie Daniel

[Updated June 12, 2018, 3:25 p.m.] The cities of Lakewood and Wheat Ridge also filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest opioid manufacturers,鈥�

Environment

The 'What Have I Missed?' Guide To Rocky Flats' Recent Trail Troubles

Ann Marie Awad

A greenway to connect Denver with Rocky Mountain National Park would provide greater access to wildlife refuges by foot and by bike, but some say the plan鈥�

Education

Jeffco School Board Recall Is A Microcosm Of Polarized Politics

Critics of three Jefferson County school board members have turned in double the amount of signatures needed to force a recall election. If the signatures鈥�

Students line a busy intersection and overpass in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., on Sept. 25, protesting a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil unrest in the teaching of U.S. history.

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After Protests Over History Curriculum, School Board Tries To Compromise

Jenny Brundin

For weeks, Colorado high school students protested a proposal that the AP history course promote patriotism. The school board dropped some controversial language, but voted to review the curriculum.

Education

Colorado's Farm-To-School Takes Root, But Challenges Still Abound

Stephanie Paige Ogburn

Inside the Greeley school district's cavernous food services warehouse, nutrition service director Jeremy West leans over a 40-gallon kettle and turns a鈥�

Thompson Williams with his son, Kiamichi-tet Williams. Thompson remembers his father, Melford Williams, as someone who "could swear with the best of them" but was never angry with anyone.

From Father To Son, Life Lessons Passed Down Through Generations

NPR Staff

Thompson Williams' dad died when he was 22. As Williams now tells his own son, Kiamichi-tet, his father taught him the importance of caring for others and that crying is a path to strength.

Health

New October Whooping Cough Cases Push Colo. Total Over 1,000

Another 100 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis were reported in Colorado during the last two weeks of October. Jefferson and Boulder counties had the鈥�

Environment

Lime Gulch Fire Containment at 5%; Evacuations Remain In Effect

Grace Hood

The Lime Gulch Fire continues to burn in a remote part of southern Jefferson County. On Friday officials decreased the size estimate of the fire from 600鈥�

Lime Gulch Fire Continues To Burn In Jefferson County [Updated]

Grace Hood

A Type 2 management team is attempting to get a handle on a 600-acre wildfire burning in remote territory in southern Jefferson County.3 p.m. Fire鈥�

Environment

Lime Gulch Fire Causes Evacuations In South Jefferson County

Grace Hood

As the Black Forest Fire winds down, a new one is starting up south of Denver.Update 4:02 p.m. - via the Jefferson County Sheriff on Twitter:Our original鈥�