Universal free school lunch went away in Colorado when federal aid expired. A ballot measure seeks to restore that via a tax on the wealthy.

Colorado voters will decide next month whether to offer the free lunch program to every student. Eight other states are considering legislation to do so too.

Restaurant careers have always been tough, with late hours and stressful interactions that the pandemic only made worse. In Denver, one restaurant group is experimenting with an on-staff counselor.

As unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill ICU and acute care beds in Colorado, patients with other ailments are being turned away, and health care workers are reaching a new breaking point.

In Colorado, there is a backlash from people who can't get into hospitals because they are full of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients. Administrators say facilities "are on the verge of collapse."

To close the vaccination gap among Latinos in Colorado, health workers are bringing the shot to neighborhoods and soccer games, and drawing on trusted networks of friends and family.

To close the vaccination gap among Latinos in Colorado, those conducting the outreach have gotten creative — such as offering shots at soccer games.

Hospitals across the country are struggling as staffers get infected with the coronavirus. It's especially tough for small, rural hospitals, where even one doctor out sick can upend patient capacity.

Hospitals across the U.S. are struggling as workers contract the coronavirus. It's especially tough for rural hospitals, where even one doctor out sick can upend the hospital's patient capacity.

Hospitals in Utah are full and poised to start rationing care. They're also filling up in Montana and Idaho. Colorado is trying to avoid those states' fate.

Retired Denver lawyer Mike Farley, 87, sensed he wasn't going to make it. His family said dying alone was hard for him, but he was able to say his goodbyes over video calls.

E-cigarettes may look sleek, but they create a lot of ugly and toxic trash. Disposable nicotine pods can be poisonous, and vape pens contain batteries and metals. How can we safely dispose of them?

With more than three dozen deaths attributed to vaping, attention is focused on the health and addiction impacts of e-cigarettes. But e-cigs and disposable vape pods can also harm the environment.

Starting to vape is easy, but quitting a nicotine habit can be tough, teens are finding. Some vaping cessation programs have begun to reach out to teens where they live — on their phones.

One student was killed and eight injured after a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch near Denver. It happened just miles away from the site of the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School.

The Food and Drug Administration is set to ban sales of e-cigarettes at gas stations and convenience stores, which is where teens often go to buy them.

Last year, 280 Coloradans who died of a drug overdose had methamphetamine in the mix. That's up sharply from 2016 and more than five times the number in 2012.

Public health officials worry vaping is an emerging disaster that could reverse years of decline in smoking by young people. What's the latest evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to tobacco?

The federal government issued warnings to companies that sell vaping liquids, saying they are in violation of federal regulations due to packages that appear to market to children or teens.

At the lone hospital in Hugo, a country town, staff members know most of the patients — they are friends and family. But cuts in the GOP health bill could threaten this cherished institution.