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A bipartisan Colorado bill would require schools to adapt activities so students with disabilities can participate; it's now on Gov. Jared Polis's desk.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A fuel tanker rolled over on I‑70 near C‑470, closing westbound lanes while hazmat crews cleaned a roughly 200‑gallon leak. The driver was uninjured.
Weather & Environment in ...
Fort St. Vrain’s concrete vault near Platteville holds roughly 33,069 pounds of spent reactor fuel, and a Colorado agreement requires DOE to move it by 2035.
Food & Drinks in ...
The W, a Park Hill cocktail bar and burger joint at 5001 E. Colfax, closed suddenly on May 24 after two years; owners blamed economic pressures and shrinking sales.
A three-alarm blaze in Aurora early Tuesday displaced about 50 residents from 24 units and hospitalized two with smoke inhalation. Crews rescued people after the roof collapsed.
Real Estate & Development in ...
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is advancing preliminary plans to add housing at the shuttered Downtown YMCA as it seeks financing to convert the landmark building.
Parks & Nature in ...
CPW officers removed a mother black bear and two cubs from beneath a Colorado Springs back deck and released them into habitat south of the city. Officials remind residents to secure trash and remove bird feeders.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
As Douglas County nears 400,000 residents, water districts are pairing conservation with big pipelines, treatment upgrades and storage to reduce reliance on nonrenewable groundwater.
Community & Society in ...
Denver Rescue Mission will close Harvest Farm in Wellington, ending a decades‑old residential recovery program and saying it will open a new northern‑Colorado shelter.
Four people were found dead inside a Thornton home on May 22; detectives say the scene is under active investigation and there is no public threat.
Parole files show a man later tied to a fatal Franktown wreck was billed "low risk" days before the crash, prompting audits and a new law to tighten parole reviews.
A man was pronounced dead after a shooting near the Denver Skatepark at 20th and Little Raven. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
A juvenile was found shot and killed near the Montbello Recreation Center Thursday night. Denver police are investigating.
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