Aurora will permit limited ground‑based fireworks June 15–July 4 after a data‑driven review. Officials warn strict limits, stepped‑up patrols and steep penalties if fires result.

Denver police are seeking tips after a string of break‑ins at closed northwest metro businesses between May 27 and June 5. Tips can be anonymous and may earn up to $2,000.

Larimer County’s new HIZ MAP offers eligible mountain homeowners up to $4,000 for defensible‑space work. Applications and Home Ignition Zone assessments are now open in Red Feather Lakes communities.

An unidentified motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a curb at South Gun Club Road and East Louisiana Parkway in southeast Aurora early Thursday.

X Games and Aspen Snowmass signed a three‑year host deal keeping Buttermilk the winter stop through the 2028 629 season as the franchise pivots to league play. The move gives Aspen more calendar certainty as X Games launches its MoonPay X Games League.

A national grant names Lighthouse among 40 inaugural Literary Arts Fund grantees just as Lit Fest opens June 12–19. The unrestricted award will back workshops, readings and fellowships in Denver.

The Broncos signed Sean Payton to a five-year extension through 2030, reinforcing the Paton–Payton era as Davis Webb assumes primary play-calling duties.

A new bipartisan bill would extend CHIPS tax credits to low‑Earth‑orbit chipmaking, citing Chinese experiments and early commercial tests in space. Lawmakers say it could accelerate U.S. microgravity R&D.

An 80-year-old Boulder resident says scammers convinced her to buy $200,800 in gold and hand it to a stranger, prompting a police probe and renewed fraud warnings.

With officers stretched thin after budget cuts and rising surrenders, Denver is asking residents to help catch and reunite stray dogs when it’s safe.

NOAA's SOLAR‑1 is now operational and will deliver CME imagery to forecasters in about 30 minutes, sharpening aurora forecasts and giving operators more time to protect infrastructure.

Denver police are pitching a coaching‑first approach for low‑level infractions, saying it speeds corrections — but the city’s independent monitor and watchdogs want more detail and guardrails. The policy is under formal review.

A wind-driven fire in north Rifle gutted an apartment building Wednesday and forced residents to the Garfield County Fairgrounds; officials reported no injuries. Crews continue containment and an investigation is open.