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After years of instability, Mariah Wakefield secured a scholarship that transformed her adoptive daughter's education. Now she's part of a movement helping other families access schools that fit their kids' needs.
A Denver company is mailing living intestinal tissue to drugmakers who want safer, more accurate alternatives to animal testing. Their lab-grown organoids could help solve why 90% of drugs that work in mice still fail in humans.
Over 900 volunteers tackled 40 community projects across Denver this weekend, sanding playgrounds, organizing toys, and breathing new life into community spaces. What started as a 9/11 remembrance event 16 years ago has grown into one of the city's biggest volunteer mobilizations.
When 37 priests received new parish assignments this summer, four got an unexpected helping hand. Catholic Charities launched "Clergy on the Move" to ease the burden of relocation for priests who spend their lives serving others.
A 3-year-old goldendoodle in Denver has turned watching the evening news into a heartwarming ritual. Knox tunes in at 6 p.m. sharp just to hear his dad Marc Sallinger anchor the local broadcast.
Isabella Cervantes earned LaVozColorado's Student of the Week scholarship after excelling in research, public health, and academics at Denver East High School. The trilingual student heads to the University of Wisconsin-Madison this fall to study global health.
Twenty Denver high school students spent a day touring light rail facilities and learning about careers in electric vehicle technology through a program connecting teens with green transportation jobs. The three-week EV Academy gives students hands-on access to industry professionals at RTD, CDOT, and Denver International Airport.
Jessica L'Whor sets up outside busy Denver locations in full drag, offering people a dollar to ask questions about her art. She's given away over $1,000 and sparked countless conversations about understanding and acceptance.
Denver is turning its sewage system into a clean energy source to help reach its zero emissions goal by 2040. The city will pilot a thermal network that captures heat from wastewater to warm and cool buildings.
Denver is using heat from its sewage system to warm and cool buildings as part of its bold plan to reach zero emissions by 2040. The innovative thermal network proves climate solutions can come from the most unexpected places.
Denver is transforming its 19th-century steam system into a revolutionary thermal network that captures waste heat from sewage, showers, and dishwashers to warm and cool over 100 downtown buildings. The wastewater flowing under the city contains several times more thermal energy than the current system uses.
Denver is transforming its oldest steam heating system into a revolutionary thermal network that uses water, geothermal energy, and even sewage heat to warm and cool downtown buildings without burning fossil fuels. The city expects to save money while hitting its 2040 zero-emissions goal.