Denver detective tells Congress he can’t get drug suspects deported anymore

Rep. Leslie Herod says supervised injection bill still has a chance — with changes

The revision could allow any community in Colorado to authorize supervised injection.

Supervised drug injection facilities face uphill fight at Colorado statehouse

Denver’s ready to debate safe heroin injection, but it needs the state’s support, too

Denver officials laid the groundwork for a conversation that could bring one of the first supervised sites where people can inject drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine.

Mayor’s team will go to Vancouver to research legal opiate injection sites

No city in the United States has allowed this kind of facility. In Denver, the Harm Reduction Action Center on Colfax Avenue hopes to be among the first.

How Denver supervised injection sites could help addicts live to fight another day

A pilot program would need authorization from the Colorado General Assembly and the Denver City Council. The process is likely to be contentious.

Denver Public Library wants $51 million for surveillance, safety and other renovations at central branch

Following a number of reports of drug use and violence at Denver Central Library, there are short-term and long-term plans to improve safety.

The opioid crisis in Colorado: Plunging prices. Twice as many deaths. Twenty times more confiscated heroin.

Authorities seized about 269 pounds of heroin in Colorado in 2015, nearly 17 times more than they had in 2011, according to a troubling new report.

Denver will let some opioid users out of jail earlier if they start drug treatment

Government agencies in Denver just announced a new strategy for treating drug addiction and reducing the number of people in jail.

As meth flows into Denver, arrests are up and so are requests for treatment

Methamphetamine addiction is at an all time high in Denver as cheap and potent meth from Mexico floods the city, Colorado Public Radio reported.

Colorado will buy 2,500 Naloxone kits to combat opiate overdose fatalities

A golden retriever is recovering after eating a bag of heroin at a doggy day care in Denver

Aurora theater shooting

Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Sept. 9

Let's get this Friday rolling with some of that powerful knowledge. Here's what you need to know about a bad-news legalization report, a standoff in Boulder, the Broncos and more.

Colorado gets $950K to help heroin, opiate users

The Colorado Department of Human Services received $950,000 Thursday to combat opioid overdoses.

Denver has banned five suspected drug users from its parks so far

Denver police officers now have the power to temporarily ban people from public spaces, and they're starting to use it.

Harm reduction advocates observe Overdose Awareness Day with an angry hope

West Colfax celebrates a changing community with help from Denver Days

“We want to bring those who have just been here for a little while together with people who have been here for 45, 55 years.”

The Mongolian Community Association’s Nadaam Fest returns Sunday