Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 27/12/2025This is my latest story for Colorado Public Radio! Give it a check out. 010
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoCPR News @cprnews.bsky.social · 18/11/2025With a projected 100,000 Coloradans losing their health insurance coverage, Weld County’s mobile health unit is proving to be a promising initiative to breach barriers to public health.cpr.orgIn Weld County, a mobile health unit hits the road to bring health care to the peopleWith a projected 100,000 Coloradans losing their health insurance coverage, Weld County’s mobile health unit is proving to be a promising initiative to breach barriers to public health. 253
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 12/11/2025For all their popularity and towering size, there are still some little-known secrets to elephants.denverite.comWe thought we knew a lot about elephants. This new exhibit proved us wrong“The Secret World of Elephants” is open at the Denver Museum of Nature through Jan. 25, 2026. 031
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 18/10/2025I’ve been working on some stories regarding the deaths at Prospect Valley Dairy farm on Keenesburg with the fantastic Elaine Tassy. These families are still looking for answers and we still have questions unanswered. Give it a read. Learn these workers’ names. www.cpr.org/2025/10/10/p...cpr.orgSome Prospect Valley Dairy Farm victims have been buried but families are still waiting for answersFive men and a 17-year-old boy died in what’s being called a containment accident in Keenesburg. 000
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 03/09/2025This has been one of the most challenging stories I’ve ever written —probably because it is one of the most personal ones. This is a personal essay on the journey to find romance books featuring interracial couples Give it a read: @denverite.bsky.social denverite.com/2025/09/02/r...denverite.comLooking for a love like mine — on Denver’s bookshelves and beyondJuanita Hurtado Huérfano, Denverite's summer 2025 intern, went on a journey to find romance books with interracial couples. 010
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Four of the six were relatives: Espinoza Cruz is the father of both Oscar Espinoza Leos and of Carlos Espinoza Prado. Jorge Sanchez Pena is also related to the three by marriage.cpr.orgHere’s what we know about the six people who died at a dairy in KeenesburgAmong the dead are a 17-year-old high school senior at Highland High School in Ault. 011
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025"I want you all to continue to fish."denverite.comA Colorado man’s final days show how patients are using — and struggling with — the right to dieColorado legalized medical aid in dying a decade ago, but patients like Tim Hartley still navigate a restrictive landscape. 151
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Tiara Coleman invited Denverite to document her experience with eviction.denverite.comA mother of three faced eviction. Denver’s safety net didn’t catch herDenver is on track to see a record number of eviction cases in 2025. 001
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Close to 80 of the 642 bridges in the city require some form of modification, monitoring or replacement.denverite.comDozens of Denver bridges are ‘deficient,’ so we took a tourAccording to Denver's Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, there a six bridges in the city in need of repair or full replacement. 041
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoRyan (Ry) Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Just back from a support group for laid-off feds— mostly aid workers. They dubbed their first meeting a “sad hour,” but now focus on the job search. “This group feeds my soul,” said one attendee. “And we have snacks to feed you!” chimed another — standing next to pretzels and chips. Coming soon. 2439
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 09/08/2025The new contract will affect everything from salaries to class sizes for almost 4,000 union members, starting Sept. 1.denverite.comHere’s what in the new Denver Public Schools contract — and why some don’t like itThe union still has to convince its members, and DPS the school board, to approve the new contract — and some educators are against it. 021
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Recently, I got to work on one of my first city council/policy stories. Take a read here: denverite.com/2025/08/07/c...denverite.comCity Council rejects north Denver nonprofit’s development plan amid Comal kitchen controversyThe Focus Points Family Resource Center is facing allegations of wage theft. 020
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoColorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 31/07/2025Members of both parties on the Senate Agriculture Committee chastised a Department of Agriculture official for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the D.C. area. The plan includes an expansion of the USDA's workforce in Fort Collins. By @fischler.bsky.socialcoloradonewsline.com‘Half-baked’ USDA relocation irritates members of both parties on US Senate Ag panel | Colorado NewslineMembers of a Senate panel chastised a USDA official for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift jobs out of Washington. 21310
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoChris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Rather than school leaders and law enforcement asking themselves, "Where did we go so wrong that a group of middle school kids would make a video portraying a school shooting?" they just charged the girls, as young as 11, with a crime. New, @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social @propublica.orgpropublica.orgMiddle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities say harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crac... 816860
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoMother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/07/2025"By age 65, 1 in 5 American women will have [a hysterectomy], according to the most recent data. That’s a crazy-high number—higher than in other parts of the Western world."motherjones.comThe surgery that reveals everything that's wrong with women’s health careFrom "wandering wombs" to modern biases, the troubling politics of hysterectomies 1518653
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoColorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 29/07/2025Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a “defunding” provision congressional Republicans passed in their recent massive tax and spending law, which the lawsuit says directly targets Planned Parenthood. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.socialcoloradonewsline.comColorado joins lawsuit challenging federal ‘defund provision’ targeting Planned Parenthood | Colorado NewslineColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a lawsuit challenging a “defunding” provision the lawsuit says targets Planned Parenthood. 11712
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoRyan (Ry) Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 20/07/2025For the preponderance of my life, public radio has been a source of beauty and connection. I will work to ensure that continues for future generations. 51197
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoRyan (Ry) Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 22/07/2025JUST IN: Gov. Polis scuttles walkway near the state Capitol. 87,000 people responded to a survey, 93% opposed. "I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza, if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway," says Polis, who was its initial and rare champion. Plans have cost ~$1 million, he says. 9458
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoRyan (Ry) Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 22/07/2025JUST IN: A court ruling means no Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado can accept Medicaid patients for any sort of care, according to PP’s regional leader. This is a function of the One Big Beautiful Act. We’ll parse out details on tomorrow’s Colorado Matters. Thousands of patients are affected. 98031
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 19/07/2025And for the craft beer lovers… I compiled a list of all the breweries that have closed around Denver lately. denverite.com/2025/07/18/d...denverite.comThese are all the breweries that have closed in Denver latelyIt's been a perfect storm for the craft beer scene. 010
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 19/07/2025One of my favorite stories I’ve worked on so far… meet Andy and Evita, the Denver Zoo’s condors… but also their distant cousins in Peru who are being documented by DZCA! 210
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoRyan (Ry) Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Sci-fi author Paolo Bacigalupi made one miscalculation, he says, when he wrote his climate thriller “The Water Knife.” He didn’t think the future would be this stupid. Our interview on the bestseller’s 10th anniversary— produced by @tomhesse.bsky.social:cpr.orgAcclaimed Colorado sci-fi author: Future stupider than I imaginedPaonia writer Paolo Bacigalupi reflects on 10 years since the publication of his climate thriller “The Water Knife.” 4449
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoThe Denver Gazette @denvergazette.com · 10/07/2025Goose on patrol: Feathered troublemaker takes over Colorado State Patrol Academy buff.ly/7VGVtpd 011
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Denverites can now visit the Central Library on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.denverite.comPick up a book and a new friend: Central Library and Denver Animal Shelter extend hoursWeekends are now open for business. 011
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 08/07/2025"My name is Mark and I’m a peer support specialist. What that means is I have lived experience. I had a drug charge, I got a DUI, and I don’t do that anymore."denverite.comThey survived homelessness and addiction. Now, they’re changing Denver’s courtsThe Forensic Peer Navigator program is part of a national trend to provide additional support in the justice system. 051
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 08/07/2025What can $800 million buy your neighborhood?denverite.comThese are the projects the $800M Vibrant Denver bond would buildVoters have to approve it first. 222
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 09/07/2025State officials recently warned visitors to stay out of the water.denverite.comThere's a toxic blue-green algae bloom at Cherry Creek ReservoirDon't go in the water. 051
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/07/2025In her first public appearance since SCOTUS limited federal judges’ ability to block Trump’s actions with nationwide injunctions, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discussed the rule of law, the state of democracy and the potential implications of the Court’s recent ruling. 9363134
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2025After the first Trump administration, ex-DHS official Ken Cuccinelli and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought built a consensus among state GOP officials that immigration legally constitutes an invasion — and helped persuade Texas to try the theory in court. By @mtredden.bsky.socialpropublica.orgThe “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the EnemyThe Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the… 21469193
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 04/07/2025The Denver Art Museum has a new exhibit: "A Century of Art in Latin America.” Although it is *not* comprehensive, the small exhibit does include works from Mexico, Venezuela, Haiti and beyond. The juxtapositions of the various pieces are powerful.denverite.com'A Century of Art in Latin America' offers a taste of what the region has to giveWhat we saw at the 17-piece exhibit. 010
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoBoulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 02/07/2025NOAA has proposed eliminating its entire research arm —including four #Boulder-based labs and CIRES at CU Boulder. “It is tragic for us locally,” says former Congressman David Skaggs, for whom Boulder’s NOAA building is named. What's at stake and what's next: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/01/n...boulderreportinglab.orgNOAA budget request would eliminate Boulder labs, hundreds of jobsThe agency's request proposes terminating NOAA’s entire research arm, dealing a potential blow to U.S. climate science. But Congress may have other plans. 052
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Sunset Cinema is back — and now you can really hear the movies Attendees should prepare for the weather — rain or shine, the movies will go on. Second screening starts tonight! To take a page from notable quotes: “What, like it’s hard?”denverite.comSunset Cinema is back — and now you can really hear the moviesThis summer, the free outdoor movie series is showcasing films with notable quotes. How you like them apples? 000
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Workers at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Denver say the hotel broke a promise and owes them back pay for an unfulfilled contract requirement.denverite.comHyatt hotel workers gather to demand back pay for contract violationsWorkers say Hyatt hasn't increased wages for all non-tipped employees after Denver's minimum wage increased on Jan. 1. 011
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 25/06/2025The Tats for Tails event is happening at Think Tank Tattoo, 172 S. Broadway, this Saturday, June 28, from noon to 6 p.m.denverite.comYour next tattoo could help a Denver animal in needFor a $200 donation, you can get one of more than 100 animal-themed designs inked. 031
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/06/2025NEW: DHS is now requesting 72 hours’ notice before members of Congress tour ICE facilities, despite federal law permitting unannounced visits. The change follows claims of inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers and Democrats' vows to investigate. From: @jaknutson.bsky.socialdemocracydocket.comICE Limiting Lawmaker Access to Facilities Amid Allegations of ‘Inhumane’ ConditionsRead more here. 63395170
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoThe Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 22/06/2025The next generation of people doing the hard work of advocating for mustangs and burros on public lands, and caring for them when they are removed, hasn’t started showing up coloradosun.com/2025/06/20/w...coloradosun.comAging volunteers devoted to managing Colorado’s wild horses wonder who will step in when they can’t continueThe next generation of people doing the hard work of advocating for mustangs and burros on public lands, and caring for them when they are removed, hasn’t started showing up 23518
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Perfect weather to cozy up with a book📖 000
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Early this year, “the cost of books went from $2.20 to $2.60 a piece,” said Anthony Hodes, interim director for Imagination Library Denver. “In Denver County, that's like 8,300 families, so on a monthly basis our … bill was increased significantly.”denverite.comDolly Parton’s free books haven’t been arriving in Denver and Mesa County — here’s whyThere's been more demand and less funding for the Imagination Library. 023
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoBoulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 19/06/2025CU #Boulder has shut down INVST, a 35-year-old program focused on climate justice and racial equity. Faculty say efforts to relocate it were blocked. It partnered with local nonprofits to train students in public service. One course will run before it closes. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/06/17/c...boulderreportinglab.orgCU Boulder ends 35-year-old INVST program focused on climate and equityUniversity leaders cited funding issues, but faculty say the long-running program was repeatedly blocked from relocating. 076
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Dolly Parton’s free books haven’t been arriving in Denver and Mesa County — here’s why! denverite.com/2025/06/19/d...denverite.comDolly Parton’s free books haven’t been arriving in Denver and Mesa County — here’s whyThere's been more demand and less funding for the Imagination Library. 000
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Dozens of No Kings Protests are set to take place across Colorado on Saturday, but local police expect them to be peaceful.cpr.orgHow you can expect police to respond at the No Kings Protests in ColoradoOfficials anticipate organized rallies to be peaceful. 031
Juanita Hurtado Huerfano @juanitah23.bsky.social · 12/06/2025So excited to announce I’ll be working this summer with @denverite.bsky.social ! Meeting the team has been an incredibly fun experience and can’t wait to learn from each one of them. For my first story this week I got to look at this Saturday’s No Kings Protest. You can read it here👇🏽 000
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoKyle Harris @kyle-a-harris.bsky.social · 12/06/2025I'm super excited that @juanitah23.bsky.social has joined the @denverite.bsky.social team! Give her a follow. Her first story about Saturday's No Kings Protest went live today. denverite.com/2025/06/11/n...denverite.comHere’s what to know about No Kings Day protest in DenverThe Saturday, June 14, protest falls on the same day as President Donald Trump’s birthday and a military parade. 073
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Although DPS did not win the lawsuit, the district in a statement Tuesday declared “a victory” in the case.denverite.comDenver Public Schools drops lawsuit over immigration enforcement at schools, ‘sensitive locations’DPS sued Homeland Security over the new guidance in February, a week after high-profile immigration raids in the metro. 001
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoDenverite @denverite.bsky.social · 11/06/2025When Denver Public Schools bought part of a former college campus in 2021, it included a chapel.denverite.comWhy DPS is considering leasing a chapel it owns to a Presbyterian churchAnd why they own a chapel in the first place. 021
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoBoulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 02/06/2025UPDATE: FBI says #Boulder attack was terrorism. A man shouted “Free Palestine” and threw a makeshift flamethrower into a crowd gathered for the Run for Their Lives event, injuring six — one critically. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/06/01/f...boulderreportinglab.orgFBI: Boulder attack that injured 6 was terrorism; suspect yelled 'Free Palestine'Officials say a man used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into a crowd, injuring six people ages 67 to 88 — two were airlifted to a burn unit. 032
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoProPublica @propublica.org · 26/05/2025The effort to amend the Constitution predates Trump’s second term but carries new weight as several members of the president’s inner circle have expressed support for a convention to limit federal government spending and power. (Published March 17)propublica.orgHow a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential PowerA draft lawsuit being floated to attorneys general in several states argues Congress must call a convention over the national debt. But the legal theory mixes and matches petitions from states dating… 30281114
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2025Their baby was diagnosed with abusive head trauma, the newer name for shaken baby syndrome. Now, a father faces criminal charges, even as the science over the diagnosis remains unsettled. (Published Dec. 2024)propublica.orgHe Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.Exonerations and new science continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: “abusive head trauma.” Critics say the name deflects scrutiny… 924638
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoMother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/05/2025BREAKING NEWS: The Trump administration filed a motion to end the decades-old legal ruling that established basic standards for the treatment and release of migrant children.motherjones.comTrump is trying to scrap basic protections for unaccompanied immigrant childrenIt's not the first time his administration has gone after the Flores settlement. 27267141
Reposted by Juanita Hurtado HuerfanoThe Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 22/05/2025Departures in significant numbers could spell trouble for schools, which receive funding based on how many students they enroll. coloradosun.com/2025/05/21/i...coloradosun.comAfter crossing the border for better schools, some parents — including in Denver — are pulling their kids and leaving the USAlready, thousands of immigrants have notified federal authorities they plan to “self-deport,” according to the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald Trump has encouraged more families to… 193