Castle Rock explores lawsuit against Denver over migrant policies
The Castle Rock Town Council has voted unanimously to explore suing the city of Denver over its migrant policies, and other municipalities may join them.
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The Castle Rock Town Council has voted unanimously to explore suing the city of Denver over its migrant policies, and other municipalities may join them.
For months newcomers in Denver have expressed their desire to work, but the lack of legal documentation has held many back from being able to have a full-time job. This week, more than 300 newcomers attended the orientation for the WorkReady Denver program.
The Denver Asylum Seekers Program aims to help hundreds of migrants join the area's workforce legally.
The growing number of people coming into the United States from China over the southern border includes individuals coming to Colorado.
Thousands of migrants from the southern border have arrived in Denver since December 2022, leading to the City of Denver declaring an emergency and costing the city over $60 million and counting.
Over the past few months, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has made it clear by saying that people need to be able to get employment.
As the City of Denver pulls back shelter resources for the migrant community, and other municipalities share their stance on not providing assistance during the ongoing arrivals, local nonprofit organizations are left with the brunt of the workload.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced changes on Wednesday to the city's strategy when it comes to migrants who have made their way to the Mile High City.
A nonprofit supporting migrants is asking the federal government for help. Earlier this week, the City of Aurora is considering a resolution to change how it supports migrants.
Denver is putting out the call for help as it conducts screenings and clinics for migrants hoping to get work authorization. The pace of arrivals has now slowed down from over 200 a day in January to 15-20 migrants per day.
A bus provided by the nonprofit ViVe Wellness showed up at Western Motor Inn Motel and took dozens of people to other shelters.
Hundreds of migrants staying at the Western Motor Inn motel that turned into a shelter have no clue what is next for them as the shelter is set to close.
It was a long day recently at McMeen Elementary School, where children are learning along with many new migrant children who have arrived at the dual language school since Denver's wave of migrants has impacted the city.
A Denver nonprofit that helps support families who are struggling to afford basic baby supplies, including diapers and formula.
CBS News Colorado's McMeen in the Middle series is looking at how one Denver Public School is handling the number of new students who've arrived from the Southern border.
The cost of providing health care to migrants who have arrived in the Denver metro area over the past year is hitting hard at UCHealth hospitals, headlined by the increase in the number of people at the flagship hospital in Aurora.
The City of Denver has reactivated a policy to discharge families from shelters after reaching the 42-day limit.
Denver Health has launched a new Mobile Health Clinic in partnership with Denver Public Schools to provide access to health care services to DPS families, including newly arriving migrants.
Denver looks to El Paso, Texas, 9 hours south by bus, where crossings are down sharply - and prepares to move 4000 from shelters.
Many migrants who are adjusting to life in Colorado got the chance to just be kids as they attended a birthday party for one of their classmates over the weekend.
It's a growing safety concern and potential nuisance. Drivers in Denver have started to see a trend of people offering to wash their windshields while stopped at an intersection. In some cases, people have become insistent, refusing to take no for an answer.
Denver Public Schools tells CBS News Colorado they have received hundreds of new students and are now finding themselves underfunded.
Migrants from Africa represent a small percentage of the people crossing the U.S. border, but their numbers have been rising. Last year, the Denver metro area saw a significant increase of immigrants and refugees from Africa, and many are still coming.
So far, Denver has spent more than $40 million on support efforts for 37,844 migrants from the southern border.
It seems as though Denver residents are so generous, that the donation centers earmarked for clothing and coats for migrants have run out of space.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
The Senate is set to take procedural vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown stretches into an 11th day.
Paramount Skydance is continuing its efforts to buy Warner Bros. Discovery by upping the ante on Netflix.
Ford is recalling almost 413,000 Explorers from model years 2017 through 2019 due to a defect that could cause drivers to lose steering control, the U.S. auto safety regulator said
President Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress tonight. Here's when it will take place, and how and where to watch.
Another dramatic split of fire danger and heavy mountain snow is rolling in this week.
A Westcliffe man convicted of shooting four of his neighbors in 2023 while a surveyor attempted to measure their property lines was sentenced last week to three life sentences.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
Residents in Ken-Caryl Ranch are questioning a metro district idea to swap 900 acres of open space for community center property -- roughly 12 acres -- with Jefferson County.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administered the Oath of Enlistment at Buckley Space Force Base and toured two different private space agencies.
The union representing workers at the JBS plant in Greeley is hosting 3 strike registration events this week.
Some Safeway workers are claiming the union is threatening to impose fines for crossing the picket line during last year's strike.
The Denver City Council has filed a moratorium for data centers that is expected to last for months.
A new cancer center has opened at Intermountain Health's St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver that brings all oncology services under one roof.
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The U.S. women's ice hockey team said Monday they will not be attending President Trump's State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.
Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.
Kaillie Humphries Armbruster won her sixth career Olympic medal, tying fellow American Elana Meyers Taylor for the most by any woman in bobsled history.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
The Senate is set to take procedural vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown stretches into an 11th day.
Paramount Skydance is continuing its efforts to buy Warner Bros. Discovery by upping the ante on Netflix.
Documents might help scientists shed light on unexplained phenomena and government secrets, experts said.
An image the FBI released of the suspect at Nancy Guthrie's front door, without a backpack, was captured by her Nest doorbell camera prior to the night of her abduction.
The Senate is set to take procedural vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown stretches into an 11th day.
President Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress tonight. Here's when it will take place, and how and where to watch.
Documents might help scientists shed light on unexplained phenomena and government secrets, experts said.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administered the Oath of Enlistment at Buckley Space Force Base and toured two different private space agencies.
FedEx sued the Trump administration over its tariffs on Monday, asking for a "full refund" of all payments it made to the government under a set of tariff policies that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.
From headphones that can tell the age of your brain to a headband that can help rewire your brain, consumer neurotechnology devices are unraveling the mysteries of the mind
A Clear Creek County woman is relearning CPR weeks after she says the technique saved her life.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Paramount Skydance is continuing its efforts to buy Warner Bros. Discovery by upping the ante on Netflix.
Ford is recalling almost 413,000 Explorers from model years 2017 through 2019 due to a defect that could cause drivers to lose steering control, the U.S. auto safety regulator said
FedEx sued the Trump administration over its tariffs on Monday, asking for a "full refund" of all payments it made to the government under a set of tariff policies that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
The Trump administration is unlikely to back down from pursuing additional tariffs following the Supreme Court decision, according to trade experts.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.