Colorado doesn’t have enough teachers. Here’s how Cherry Creek schools are trying to solve the...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/23 1:00A Jessica Seaman

AURORA Seven children gathered around Amaya Mills as the soon-to-be teacher asked them what activity they wanted to do next. Did they want to read to themselves? Or read with one of their classmates?...

Driver shoots himself in leg and crashes into Denver building, damaging gas line

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/13 3:19A Max Levy

A man shot himself in the leg while driving and crashed his vehicle into a strip mall near Virginia Avenue and Federal Boulevard in Denver overnight, according to police and firefighters. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Teen who killed...

Aborted $8M sale of Cherry Hills home leads to deposit dispute

The Denver Post (Business) 12/11 1:00A Justin Wingerter

In March, as the local developer Patrick Fleming neared the close of a lucrative business deal, he began looking for a larger house one that wouldn’t require new construction. “We found very, very little,” he said last week, “as we wanted a...

Douglas County school board approves AP African American studies course

The Dever Post (Douglas County) 12/11 1:00A Jessica Seaman

The Douglas County school board unanimously approved a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies after hearing parents and educators express support for the new class during a meeting Tuesday evening. The Board of Education’s...

Colorado's free school lunch program concerned with long term sustainability

CBS Denver (News) 12/10 5:56A Gabriela Vidal

A state program that's been helping serve up healthy meals for all Colorado students is posing concerns about whether it can be sustainable financially. That's according to research conducted by a...

Denver metro area schools see delayed openings of 1 to 2 hours

CBS Denver (News) 12/10 1:59A Austen Erblat

Snow, ice and frigid temperatures have forced a number of schools and entire districts across the Denver metro area, including Jeffo Public Schools and the Douglas County School District, to see delayed openings. Most of those delays are for an...

$1 million in cash, valuables stolen in 9 Arapahoe County dinner-time burglaries

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/1 1:00A Leigh Walden

Deputies in Arapahoe County are investigating a series of dinner-time burglaries at multi-million dollar homes that are similar to a national trend of burglary tourism. Between Feb. 2 and Oct. 18, there have been at least nine robberies at...

Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide

The Denver Post (Business) 10/21 2:48A The Associated Press

By KAVISH HARJAI Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For...

This chatbot pulls people away from conspiracy theories

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 10/19 1:00A The New York Times News Service

Shortly after generative artificial intelligence hit the mainstream, researchers warned that chatbots would create a dire problem: As disinformation became easier to create, conspiracy theories would spread rampantly. Now, researchers wonder if...

The Chinese chipmaker at the heart of the U.S.-China tech war

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 10/19 1:00A The New York Times News Service

SHANGHAI In a sprawling factory in eastern Shanghai, where marshy plains have long since been converted into industrial parks, China’s most advanced chipmaker has been hard at work testing the limits of U.S. authority. Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 10/19 1:00A Sarah Parvini

LOS ANGELES For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence technology improves , game studios are experimenting with...

Glenmoor Country Club will lay off 110 workers during clubhouse renovation

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 10/18 1:00A Aldo Svaldi

The Glenmoor Country Club has informed the state that it will lay off 110 of its 150 workers starting in the middle of December, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing made with the Colorado Department of Labor. The...

A year later, Traverse Academy in Aurora still helping students facing mental health crises

CBS Denver (News) 10/14 9:03A Ashley Portillo

It's been almost a year since the nation's first mental health treatment facility operated by a school district opened in Aurora. Since then, dozens of Cherry Creek School students facing mental health crises have attended Traverse Academy . About...

Traverse Academy in Aurora helping students facing mental health crises

CBS Denver (News) 10/14 8:56A CBS Colorado

It's been almost a year since the nation's first mental health treatment facility operated by a school district opened in Aurora. Since then, dozens of Cherry Creek School students facing mental health crises have attended Traverse Academy.

Colorado school districts want voters to OK billions for new buildings and maintenance. It may be a...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 10/13 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Inside Colorado’s aging school buildings, black mold forces educators to teach students outside during warm months. Sewer problems prevent toilets from being flushed and render water fountains and...