Leigh Paterson
Senior Editor & ReporterAs KUNC's Senior Editor and Reporter, my job is to find out what’s important to northern Colorado residents and why. I seek to create a deeper sense of urgency and understanding around these issues through in-depth, character driven daily reporting and series work.
-
In communities across Northern Colorado, people are struggling with their mental health while also struggling to get the care they need. -
In communities across Northern Colorado, people are struggling with their mental health, and with getting the care they need. Today, we’re going to talk about some of the fundamental reasons why.
-
Statewide ballot measure Proposition HH was rejected even though it would provide the most immediate relief from rising property taxes. Voters also weighed in on mayoral races in Boulder and Fort Collins and school board races across Northern Colorado, including in Denver, the state’s largest district.
-
After months of meetings and revisions, the city of Boulder has new guidelines for its police oversight panel, following a city council vote Thursday night.
-
Starting next year in some Colorado schools, students will be asked directly about their mental health. These screening questions are part of a push to identify more of the kids who are struggling, as the youth mental health crisis persists across the state.
-
Data from the Society of Family Planning shows Colorado has become a leading provider of telehealth abortions, following pandemic-era health care restrictions and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade.
-
Basta, a wood-fired Italian restaurant in East Boulder, is among a handful of northern Colorado eateries to win the Bib Gourmand food award, given out by the Michelin guide.
-
Last weekend, Northern Colorado communities gathered to acknowledge the anniversary of historic floods that hit the region 10 years ago. Glen Haven, an area just north of Estes Park, was badly damaged. Residents, first responders, and elected officials gathered in the rebuilt town hall on Saturday to remember the flooding.
-
Coloradans say cost of living is the most serious issue they’re facing right now. That’s from PULSE, the Colorado Health Foundation’s annual poll on issues impacting resident’s health and wellbeing.
-
As the school year gets underway, applications are open for high school students who want to enter Colorado’s behavioral health workforce. It's part of a new program being offered at six high schools in Denver, Aurora and the San Luis Valley.
