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Prosecutors urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff's deputy of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in distress.
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Colorado may rank at the top with regard to physical fitness. But when it comes to mental health, Coloradans are struggling. On today’s In The NoCo we discuss how a culture of drug and alcohol use in mountain resort communities can negatively affect the mental health of those who live and work there.
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Summit County community members are embracing harm-reduction techniques to lessen the burden that substance use has on society.
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In Part 3 of The Longevity Project from Summit Daily News, Summit County's criminal justice system employs progressive strategies to provide treatment, help.
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In Part 2 of The Longevity Project from Summit Daily News, while officials have vastly improved behavioral health services in Summit County, a lack of sober living facilities and medical detox centers leaves residents without acute care options.
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Psychologist Meg Jay’s latest book unravels the challenges facing 20-somethings. Ahead of her talk at Colorado State University next week, she joined In The NoCo to pull back the curtain on this tough decade for young people.
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Young people in Summit County say they need more indoor spaces to hang out in and feel safe. Today on In The NoCo, KUNC’s Leigh Paterson tells us more about what these students want and why their requests are important.
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Teens in Summit County are weighing in on the future of their community as the local government prepares a new strategic plan. One of the teens' top requests: more places to spend time outside of school and sports.
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Teen mental health rates are improving in Summit County, according to new data from the Healthy Kids Colorado survey.
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Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a "psychotic breakdown" instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by his family. The lawsuit over the 2022 death of Kevin Dizmang in Colorado Springs was filed against the team's paramedic and a police officer.