The Colorado state legislature gavels in for its 73rd General Assembly on Wednesday, January 12. Democrats will hold the majority once again in both the House and Senate, but as has been the case in each of those years, Republicans plan to make sure their voices are heard. Alec Garnett is the Speaker of the House, a Democrat from Denver. Hugh McKean is the House minority leader, a Republican from Loveland.

Colorado Olympic gold medal swimmer Missy Franklin recently spoke at the University of Colorado's Depression Center about her fight to overcome depression and to find balance in her life in the face of the intense pressure of elite sports. The center has a unique collaboration with CU athletics to train coaches to support athletes' mental health. Rick George is CU's athletic director. Matthew Mishkind is the center's deputy director of operations for military and veteran programs.

Raymond Jones was Colorado's first Black appellate court judge, and now two blocks of his neighborhood on Steele Street will be honored and protected. CPR's Anthony Cotton witnessed a very special reunion of neighbors. Then, Annie Levinsky, of Historic Denver, sheds light on how this and other designations come together.

When the evacuation order for the Marshall Fire came, the 600-member staff of Avista Adventist Hospital immediately jumped into action. The hospital's CEO Isaac Sendros recounts how they did it.

Demaryius Thomas died Thursday, December 9, at the age of 33 in his home in suburban Atlanta; while the cause of death hasn’t been confirmed, officials in Georgia have stated that it stemmed from a medical issue. As good a player as Thomas was on the field, where he helped the Denver Broncos to victory in Super Bowl 50 five years ago, he perhaps made an even bigger impression away from the game.

Assistant state climatologist Becky Bollinger says the mountains will see winter this week and the Front Range might get some snow too. But after a long dry spell and unusually warm temperatures, what’s behind Colorado’s strange fall -- and what’s ahead this winter?

Rory Huskin is a former drug user who spent time in federal prison in Pueblo. He now owns Cornerstone Roofing and Gutter which is a business his father started in Pueblo. But his path to success is like something of a country-western song which, as you’ll hear, is a pretty apt description.

Doctors say it’s only a matter of time before the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus makes its way to the United States. It was first discovered last week in South Africa, and already there are two cases detected in Canada. We want to get some grounding to the concerns people have with omicron and what this means for Colorado. Dr. Anuj Mehta is a pulmonologist who works with Denver Health. He’s also helped advise the state of Colorado on vaccine allocation and crisis care standards for patients during the pandemic.

CPR News spoke to public health experts in Colorado to learn how the state will know when the COVID-19 variant arrives, and what can be done to manage its spread.

The decline of regular music programs in schools isn’t a new story -- neither is the impact of the pandemic on our daily lives. But both have prompted the Colorado Symphony to rethink its ongoing mission and embrace making music more assessable to a variety of communities.

It doesn’t seem that long ago that Von Miller was the toast of Denver -- leading the Broncos to Super Bowl glory in 2016. But five years is a long time in the National Football League, which is one reason why, on Monday, Miller said farewell to Broncos Nation. Miller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for a pair of picks in the 2022 draft. Ryan Harris played alongside Miller on that Super Bowl-winning team. Harris is now a broadcaster with Altitude Sports Radio. He joined us with perspective on the trade, and Miller's influence in Denver.

COVID-19 has found its way into nearly all facets of our life. From employment, housing, financial security and even how respected people feel at the doctor’s office. So, how are Coloradans holding up with all this pressure? A new survey from the nonpartisan health research group “Colorado Health Institute” provides some answers. CHI's president, Michele Lueck breaks it down.

If you buy your own health insurance, as hundreds of thousands do, it’s go time. Open enrollment on the state’s health exchange begins today. What do sign-ups look like in a pandemic, when health care is top of mind? Kevin Patterson is CEO of Connect for Health Colorado.

An endowed scholarship was created to honor the first Black doctor to graduate University of Colorado School of Medicine, but an effort to save his family's home wasn't as successful.

The Family Dog, a “hippie” music club on Evans Avenue, was around for less than a year but turned Denver into a musical destination. There’s a new documentary about its supernova of an existence from September 1967 to July of ‘68. Dan Obarski and Scott Montgomery are the filmmakers behind "The Tale of The Dog."

Stacey Abrams, who was in Colorado as part of a national speaking tour, said that Colorado has a "very thoughtful and universal" mail-in and early voting process that makes "certain that our democracy is enlivened and strengthened, as opposed to eroded."