After a water main failure left Walsenburg under a boil advisory, Colorado Parks and Wildlife opened free showers at Lathrop State Park and Piñon Campground for residents. Reservations are being handled by county staff.

A tiny Las Animas County town faces failing tanks, frozen audits and an embezzlement probe as leaders race to finish a federal water project before an April election.

Jefferson County will activate cold‑weather sheltering March 14–16, opening motel vouchers, warming centers and mobile shelters to protect people sleeping outdoors.

A Thornton mother says two daughters were told to leave a King Soopers while selling Girl Scout cookies, prompting the council and the store to review the exchange.

Denver’s Blue Bench says it lost roughly $500,000 — about 45% of its budget — after federal grant withdrawals, forcing staff cuts and a new fundraising push.

With hiring softening after a surprise national drop in payrolls, Colorado career pros say job seekers should narrow their targets, sharpen resumes and lean on apprenticeships and local workforce centers.

Metro Denver won a spot in a national homelessness‑prevention pilot and will get planning funds plus at least $5M to test a model that keeps households housed.

A dispute at The Colorado Trust over a tighter grant focus has staff warning that racial‑justice work may lose support while leaders point to a strategic plan.

After a Jan. 7 stabbing and months of police calls, Northglenn leaders are pressing Colorado DHS for operational fixes and new limits on who can be placed at two transitional homes.

A CU Boulder-backed study finds community-led prevention in Northeast Park Hill coincided with a roughly 75% drop in youth arrests between 2016 and 2021. The results raise questions about funding and whether the model can be scaled.

Denver is collecting ideas through March 31 for $2 million in neighborhood projects, from playgrounds to trees and crosswalks.

Sheridan educators voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after months of stalled bargaining and disputes over union recognition and payroll deductions.

Crossroads Safehouses new Family Justice Center, the HIVE, centralizes advocacy, legal and medical supports for survivors; a community open house is set for March 24.