New Census data show 49.4% of Metro Denver adults held bachelor’s degrees in 2024, up from 43.8% in 2019. The shift is reshaping hiring, housing and politics across the region.

OSHA has proposed nearly $247,000 in penalties against Prospect Ranch and two contractors after hydrogen sulfide exposure killed six workers at a Keenesburg dairy. The citations target confined-space and training failures.

The Colorado AG and utility watchdog asked a Denver court to review a PUC decision that could let landlords pass Xcel on-bill financing charges to renters. The case tests new tenant-protection rules against programs meant to scale electrification.

Two Cherry Creek Place towers in south Aurora are under contract at $8.8M — a steep discount from their 2018 sale — after a receiver marketed the campus.

A divided Five Points BID board voted 4-2 to send a 10-year renewal to Denver City Council amid objections from longtime merchants.

Denver police are investigating an outdoor death in the 300 block of West Ellsworth Avenue; the medical examiner will determine cause and identity.

Denver police say they are investigating an outdoor death in the 4600 block of East 48th Avenue. The medical examiner will determine cause and manner of death.

Englewood’s City Council voted 5–1 to require officer identification and bar face coverings during local policing, a move framed as protection of residents’ rights amid ICE concerns.

CBI says reports the Maggie Long Task Force stood down are false. Federal and state partners remain on the case and a $75,000 reward and anonymous tipline are active.

Denver's licensing agency fined Tetra Lounge $10,000 and put the RiNo venue on probation after inspectors allege vendors handed out illegal products at a 4/20 event.

Wheat Ridge police issued a wildlife alert after a likely pet fatality. Officials urge residents to supervise pets and report aggressive coyotes.

A late-night apartment fire in Littleton killed one person and briefly displaced about a dozen residents. Fire and police are on scene as investigators probe the cause.

Knightbridge and Westside paid $14M for 400 Inverness Parkway, a near‑full Class A office in Englewood, and plan upgrades and proactive leasing to boost returns.