Southern Peaks Treatment Center restrains kids excessively, report says
Staffers at a youth mental health treatment facility in southern Colorado were too quick to restrain kids —…
Older, rural Coloradans face bigger health insurance price hikes
This year, Tami Butters and her husband paid about $500 per month for health insurance for both of…
Colorado doctor shocked by $64k bill for ankle surgery, overnight stay
By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about…
Poachers brave Florida swamps for imperiled ghost orchid
NAPLES — The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitos, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in…
Novato approves golf course driving range
The StoneTree Golf Club driving range has aced Novato’s permit process. The City Council unanimously adopted several resolutions…
Gwyneth Paltrow brings her healthy Goop Kitchen meals to the Bay Area
Actress-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow, founder of the wellness and lifestyle brand called Goop, has expanded her culinary concept —…
America’s ‘inflation diet’ is starving junk food sales
Half of the cheap-and-tasty paradigm that makes junk food so appealing is collapsing: Many of those guilty-pleasure treats…
Illinoisans may see 78% average hike for ACA health insurance
Illinois residents will pay an average of 78% more across the state for health insurance through the Affordable…
Where to put San Diego’s trash? With the city’s main landfill almost full, here are its options. – San Diego Union-Tribune
The looming closure of the Miramar Landfill in four to six years has San Diego officials scrambling to…
Health insurance premiums to double on Colorado’s individual market
Premiums will double next year for Coloradans who buy their health insurance on the state’s individual market, with…
Ultramodern Good Samaritan hospital is breaking ground in San Jose
SAN JOSE — Good Samaritan Hospital is embarking on a $1.3 billion project to create an ultramodern medical…
Costs fall, yet rates rise
When MCE held its September board meeting, its directors were told the not-for-profit renewable energy agency was overcharging…