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A Colorado State University report found water year 2026 was the warmest and one of the driest on record, with statewide temperatures 4.5°F above 1991–2020 averages and mountain snowpack peaking at 51% of average, straining rivers, farms, and drought conditions (CSU report).

Bonnie Kirlin has volunteered with Food Bank of the Rockies for more than eight years and logged over 500 hours, and she continues to help several times a month assembling Totes of Hope and staffing the community kitchen; Denver7 named her an Everyday Hero.

The EPA unveiled PFAS TECH at Commerce City's Klein Water Treatment Facility on Oct.

26 to speed new treatment and disposal tech for PFAS, offering research grants + pilot projects and a new online tool for local officials; water utilities must measure PFAS by April 2027 and meet limits by 2029.

MSU Denver students are helping build the Gina and Frank Day Health Institute, a five-story (70,000 sqft) nursing and hospitality building slated to finish in July 2027 and open for the fall 2027 semester on the Auraria campus.

Denver residents say groups of risky e-bike and e-motorcycle riders, many underage, have been taking over streets on weekends, with videos showing intersections blocked (17th and Chestnut, South Broadway, Little Raven) and Children's Hospital reporting a 184% rise in traumatic e-bike injuries from 2024 to 2025, while Colorado State Patrol says some devices require licensing, registration, and riders to be 16+.

Timnath's mayor asked Poudre School District to pause the proposed closure of Timnath Elementary for one year and offered town funding for an independent consultant to find repair or replacement options; the school board votes today (changes would take effect for the 2027-28 school year).

Cherry Creek School District launched a nationwide search for a new superintendent (following previous controversies) with over 1,600 local stakeholders engaged via surveys; applications were due by Oct.

15 and the board will name a finalist in January.

A preliminary report from the State Archaeologist finds Jackass Hill Park not historically significant, clearing the way for South Suburban Parks and Recreation to build a vista terrace in park renovations.

Local advocates urge a formal excavation (209 artifacts discovered) as construction moves forward.