Chris Vanderveen
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Denver, CO, United States
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Adams County policy appears to have been ignored in recent jail death
The death of Arthur Roybal late last year now appears to be in question after the release of the jail’s own restraint policy. → Read More
Mental health crisis response turns deadly during encounter
A civilian paramedic from the Colorado Springs Community Response Team is seen on video taking the man to the ground and holding him down during arrest. → Read More
PRONE: 16 minutes facedown, strapped down, and handcuffed
A video showing the last minutes of an Adams County inmate's life raises questions over how the mentally ill inmate was restrained. → Read More
Lawsuit suggests former nurse sexually assaulted patients while recording hours and hours of cell phone videos
Two women who say they were victims of Christopher Lambros filed a lawsuit this week suggesting a Grand Junction hospital failed to protect patients from Lambros. → Read More
The story behind Colorado's most destructive wildfire
One year after the most destructive fire in Colorado history, the 9NEWS ORIGINALS team examined where the fire went, what the fire destroyed and what can be learned. → Read More
Truck crash in Colorado's mountains highlights risk of new drivers
Brennan Burney had a Commercial Learner's Permit for 8 days when his trailer hauling construction equipment hit another vehicle on Monarch Pass and killed a woman. → Read More
'People should be so pissed off': Parents of severely mentally ill say Colorado's system is broken
In a state that’s floundering when it comes to caring for adults with severe mental illness, a weekly online discussion provides respite and a call for change. → Read More
BROKEN: How one man bounced from two hospitals and a jail cell days before a Denver murder
Brian Murray bounced from two hospitals and a Boulder County jail cell, released on a PR bond, in the days before he killed Stu Hoebel in his Denver home. → Read More
We don’t talk enough about grief, and maybe it’s time to change that
A personal essay: Grief makes us uncomfortable. It's a process of healing through time. I know a lot of you will know exactly what I am talking about. → Read More
'I hate that it was my gun,' says former Denver cop whose AK-47 was used in murder
A videotaped deposition offers insight into how Daniel Politica’s AK-47 might have ended up in the hands of Michael Close, convicted of killing Isabella Thallas. → Read More
Survivor of deadly Denver Ballpark neighborhood attack endures in the midst of grief and growth
Isabella Thallas died in the shooting on Huron Street in Denver in June 2020. Darian Smith was wounded and is sharing his story of survival ahead of the trial. → Read More
Builders in Adams County told to get FAA approval to build nowhere near the airport
A decades-old rule in Adams County requires people living around DIA to get federal approval to build even the most modest of buildings. Some wonder if it's needed. → Read More
First-generation college students excited to begin their journeys
During graduation season, some high school students have one more reason to be excited for their next chapter. → Read More
'Scientific miracle' unfolds in front of massive health care team
In the pandemic, hospitals tried all sorts of things to save patients' lives. Few measures went as far as the ECMO teams in places like Swedish Medical Center. → Read More
Jury awards $8.75 million in case of doctor who used own sperm to impregnate patients
A jury found Grand Junction Dr. Paul Brennan Jones lied to his patients and used his own sperm to impregnate more than 12 women in the 1970s to 1990s. → Read More
It’s time to treat addicted inmates differently, Denver Sheriff says
Denver’s main jail will soon move dozens of prisoners into an area centered on addiction treatment. Its success will be based on lives and return visits. → Read More
PRONE: Deaths of restrained and facedown suspects continue to happen even after death of George Floyd
9Wants to Know examined the deaths of people held prone and handcuffed. Our analysis found the problem continues even after repeated warnings and the death of Floyd. → Read More
158 days into hospital stay for COVID, father of 3 walks out of hospital
Nate McWilliams, his medical team agrees, is one of the fortunate ones after a lengthy hospital stay. → Read More
'They sweep, we move back': A homeless woman in Denver moved 5 times in 3 months
The policy to move people living on the streets has spread out camps from a central core into neighborhoods unaccustomed to the tents and the people living in them. → Read More
A famed hospital, a 7-year-old hospice patient, and the debate that failed to save Olivia Gant
Make-a-Wish kid Olivia Gant's mom is charged with first-degree murder for her death. Records show the conversations at Children's Hospital before she went to hospice → Read More