Alec Berg, KRMA-TV (Denver, CO) Journalist Profile

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Q&A: Colorado issued its first psilocybin healing center license. Here’s what to expect.

1 week ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg

DENVER — Coloradans 21 and older will soon have access to psilocybin therapy to treat PTSD, depression, and other mental health challenges. Psilocybin therapy, now legal in Colorado and Oregon, uses psychedelic mushrooms to treat a wide range of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and eating disorders.
Inside the only natural vapor cave in Colorado

1 week ago | rmpbs.org | Joshua Vorse |Amanda Horvath |Ziyi Xu |Alec Berg

Rocky Mountain PBS is producing a documentary about hot springs in Colorado. This and other stories will examine the history and culture around hot springs, and what they mean to Coloradans and visitors today. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado is home to more than 100 hot springs in Colorado. But next door to Glenwood Hot Springs — and 30 feet underground — sits a natural vapor cave, the only one like it in the state.
Carpool apps offer an affordable solution to I-70 traffic. Why haven’t they taken off?

2 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Cormac McCrimmon |Peter D. Vo |Chase McCleary |Alec Berg

FRISCO, Colo. — When Erwin Germain moved from Paris to Denver in 2015, it wasn’t the croissants or world-class museums he missed — it was public transportation and carpooling. Germain grew up at the foot of the Alps in Grenoble, France. Buses and trains provided easy access to skiing, and carpool apps offered affordable city-to-city transportation. What makes carpooling special is its “freedom and flexibility,” said Germain, who moved to the U.S. to live with his partner.
As need grows, a Cortez food pantry brings cultural foods to the table

2 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Ziyi Xu |Chase McCleary |Peter D. Vo |Alec Berg

CORTEZ, Colo. — By noon, a line of people stretched down Beech Street, chatting while waiting for the doors of the Good Samaritan Food Center to open. When the clock struck 12, a volunteer stepped outside, tablet in hand, and began taking down names. One by one, shoppers entered the pantry, where carts awaited them. Unlike traditional food pantries, Good Samaritan operates more like a free grocery store.
Q&A: How Trump's tariff plans could impact Colorado's smaller brewers

3 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Chase McCleary |Peter D. Vo |Alec Berg |Kyle Cooke

BOULDER, Colo. — To beer or not to beer? That is hardly a question in the mind of Coloradans frequenting some of the state’s 400+ breweries. Colorado has the fourth-most breweries per capita in the United States and boasts barrels of home-brewed talent, many of whom took home medals at the U.S. Open Beer Championship last year.
Transgender Coloradans celebrate, advocate for their visibility

3 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Joshua Vorse |Ziyi Xu

DENVER — Sable Schultz’ smiled big as she made her rounds around the Center on Colfax and saw hundreds of transgender and non-binary people celebrating the organization’s third annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. “That can feel rare these days,” Schultz, the director of transgender services at the Center on Colfax, said of her smile.
Colorado restaurant workers, owners at odds over bill to cut tipped wages

4 weeks ago | ksjd.org | Alec Berg

After several weeks of debate and a passage through the House Finance Committee, a proposed state law that could cut tipped employees’ wages is putting Denver restaurant owners and employees on edge.
Colorado’s pay-what-you-can cafes brace for an uncertain future

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Kyle Cooke

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On a bright Thursday afternoon, Sarah Lesyinski warmly welcomed customers to Café 180, a nonprofit restaurant with a mission to feed those in need. Once one of Colorado’s few pay-what-you-can cafés, Café 180 shifted its model in 2024, introducing set menu prices while dedicating all profits to providing free meals for those in need. As the café’s executive director, Lesyinski is determined to keep the nonprofit restaurant thriving for years to come.
DOGE sets its sights on public media: What you need to know

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Kyle Cooke |Alec Berg

DENVER — The leaders of NPR and PBS will testify before Congress Wednesday in what is expected to be a confrontational hearing over an alleged liberal bias at the two public media giants. PBS CEO Paula Kerger and NPR CEO Katherine Maher will appear before the House DOGE subcommittee, which is chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican.
Colorado restaurant workers, owners at odds over bill to cut tipped wages

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Chase McCleary

DENVER — After several weeks of debate and a passage through the House Finance Committee, a proposed state law that could cut tipped employees’ wages is putting Denver restaurant owners and employees on edge.