Denver Post reporter. Finding humanity in journalism. I write about marginalized groups, social justice, education, libraries, housing, youth, ghosts and general whimsy. Local news stan.https://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mlbwukgljc24New: CU Denver faculty concerned over chancellor's relationship with faculty member https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/07/cu-denver-chancellor-dating-faculty-member/ via @denverpost.com07 May 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbwukgljc24https://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mksgedvzcs2n4 years ago, Marjorie Lane signed up her Native granddaughters for CO's Westernaires youth horse riding organization. The girls loved it. Until they saw their white peers dressed in Indigenous-inspired clothing dancing, whooping and acting out a cowboys vs. Indians battle scene.01 May 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksgedvzcs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mkq464nv5s26😩😩😩 https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/30/colorado-peaches-cold-harvest-destroyed/30 Apr 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq464nv5s26https://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mkihrexfvs2hIt means so much to me that I get to tell these kinds of stories in the @denverpost.com https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/26/colorado-immigration-detention-marriage-green-card/27 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkihrexfvs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mkft5a3pds2aNew: A husband and wife separated by ICE allowed me into their lives. Their story documents the pitfalls of fighting against an unprecedented immigration legal effort but also the lengths a couple will go through to fight for their love. https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/26/colorado-immigration-detention-marriage-green-card/ via @denverpost.com26 Apr 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkft5a3pds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mkft5a3pds2aNew: A husband and wife separated by ICE allowed me into their lives. Their story documents the pitfalls of fighting against an unprecedented immigration legal effort but also the lengths a couple will go through to fight for their love. https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/26/colorado-immigration-detention-marriage-green-card/ via @denverpost.com26 Apr 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkft5a3pds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mjpuj4ufrc2iSeems fine! A pipe along the South Platte River is leaking toxic levels of arsenic & other heavy metals into the riverbank, but no one knows where the pipe originates, how long it has been doing so or who is responsible for it https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/17/arsenic-pipe-south-platte-commerce-city/ by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social17 Apr 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpuj4ufrc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social/post/3mjmolwz6cs2hDisclosure: I had fun writing this How a geriatric Colorado beaver with a tree allergy inspired Pixar’s new movie, “Hoppers” https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/16/hoppers-movie-cheyenne-mountain-zoo-beaver-ginger/ via @denverpost16 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:3ycm3o7rffqxzqqi2oj2dqkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmolwz6cs2h