3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (402+ words) At 12 years old, Lydia Myers entered the foster care system in Illinois, beginning a years-long cycle of rotating between foster families and girls" shelters. She held seven part-time jobs throughout high school to support herself, with her sights always set…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (864+ words) As Boulder County's Child Care Assistance Program enrollment freeze approaches two years, local child care leaders are warning that stopgap measures helping low-income families afford care aren't sustainable long term. "We don't see an end in sight," she said. "Families…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1005+ words) By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press Teacoach had reached out to many organizations looking for volunteer projects that she could do with her young child, but most places said no, so she came up with her own. "Everyone was like, "A…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (524+ words) I got my son an Elf on the Shelf this year. Do I regret it? Absolutely. But it reminded me of something this holiday season, something too easy to forget in our modern age. For an otherwise bright child, my…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (763+ words) A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family's Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. "Three glasses of wine usually gets the creativity flowing," said…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (817+ words) By Rachel Hutton, The Minnesota Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS " Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling's family recently encountered a gaggle of them who had brought their screens into a resort's hot tub. "My daughter,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (825+ words) Coloradans" mental health is finally improving, despite high levels of self-reported loneliness and widespread problems affording necessities, according to a poll of roughly 10,000 people. The Colorado Health Access Survey, released Wednesday, polled residents from February through July, asking about their…...

3+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (41+ words) University of Colorado Boulder professor Andrew Cowell has created two digital databases that preserve the Arapaho language so it can be taught to younger generations, as the Arapaho people have less than 100 native speakers left worldwide. More in Local News...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (576+ words) In Colorado, an astounding 3,448 kids need homes.These are real kids, caught in difficult circumstances and are in the foster care system through no fault of their own. Children enter foster care for reasons beyond their control " often because of…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (404+ words) BROOMFIELD " A few critical mistakes stunted Broomfield softball " then seeded No. 2 in Class 5A " in the state semifinals a year ago, but that shortfall for the previously undefeated team only hardened the Eagles" resolve for their 2025 season. On Saturday on their…...