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Authorities walk outside a closed funeral home where 115 bodies have been stored, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. Authorities are investigating the improper storage of human remains at the southern Colorado funeral home that performs "green" burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Police found 115 bodies at Colorado 'green' funeral home while investigating putrid smells
By JESSE BEDAYN - Associated Press
Thu,10/05/23-11:10PM , 67 Reads
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The awful smell seeped from a neglected building in a small Colorado town for days, followed by a report that made police take a closer look at the “green” funeral operator’s storage facility. Inside, they made a gruesome discovery: At least 115 decaying bodies.
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Destinee Thompson, who was shot and killed by police in a Denver suburb in 2021, is seen in Colorado. Thompson's family is suing the police officers who were present for the 27-year-old's death. (Carmela Delgado via AP)

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Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,08/16/23-6:41PM , 56 Reads
DENVER (AP) — Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan.
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Ben Gallegos sits on the porch of his family's home in the Globeville neighborhood with his dog, Coca Smiles, as the daytime high temperature soars toward triple digits, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in north Denver. Gallegos has taken several measures to keep his home cool in spite of lacking central air conditioning. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning
By JESSE BEDAYN - Associated Press/Report for America
Sun,07/30/23-9:44AM , 199 Reads
DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation's poorest neighborhoods, doesn't have air conditioning.
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In this undated photo, Naomi Peña Villasano poses with a sash of both the Mexican and American flags that her school district barred her from wearing for her high school graduation ceremony. After Peña Villasano sued the district alleging that it violated her right to free speech, a federal judge in Colorado is weighing whether to let Peña Villasano wear the sash for graduation Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Daisy Jasmin Estrada Borja via AP)

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Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation
By JESSE BEDAYN - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,05/26/23-4:15PM , 147 Reads
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend after the student sued the school district.
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