Veronica Acosta

2 weeks ago | denver7.com | Veronica Acosta

DENVER — Questions remain after two boys walked away from the Tennyson Center for Children in Denver Monday night. The call no parent wants to get is the exact one Tajanae Young picked up Monday afternoon. "I got the call around like 2:50," Young said. It was a call to inform her that her 10-year-old son had been reported missing. "At first, I'm just like, 'Alright, we're gonna find him,'" she said. He'd been a student at the Tennyson Center for Children for just four days, according to Young.

2 weeks ago | denver7.com | Veronica Acosta

DENVER — Despite the rain, snow and cold temperatures, fans took to Lower Downtown to enjoy the Rockies home opener Friday. Locals, like Mike Blowmeyer, have set up their own party to celebrate Opening Day just a block away from first base for decades. "It's like the first day of summer for everybody," Blowmeyer said. "Everybody's been cooped up since Christmas, and friends I haven't seen in a long time. It's a tradition."A tradition he takes seriously.

3 weeks ago | denver7.com | Veronica Acosta |Jeff Anastasio

LONGMONT, Colo. — In an email sent over the weekend, leaders with Boulder County's chapter of the NAACP said they've chosen to "dissolve" the chapter, citing "persistent retaliation from the City of Boulder."The announcement comes after months of infighting between the NAACP's Boulder County chapter and City of Boulder leaders. "This all started because of our objection to the hiring of the new police chief," said Annett James, the now-former president of the NAACP Boulder County chapter.

3 weeks ago | denver7.com | Veronica Acosta |Katie Parkins

DENVER — Attorneys representing immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra claim she was "targeted" and detained by immigration officials "for her activism, for her open speech about the process, and for her organizing."Vizguerra was detained by U.S. Immigrants and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside of her job at Target on March 17. She has lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 years after escaping violence in Mexico City in 1997 with her husband and her then-6-year-old daughter.

4 weeks ago | denver7.com | Nick Rothschild |Veronica Acosta

BOULDER, Colo. — Martial arts is growing across Colorado. The Easton Training Center is a testament to that. “Martial arts and [Brazilian] jiu-jitsu are pretty male-dominated," said Natalie Ortiz, a Colorado native who has dedicated most of the last five years to the art of fighting.