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Several hundred Coloradans walked 380 steps multiple times at Red Rocks Amphitheater Friday morning to honor 9/11 first responders.

Organizers said that donations to related charities have fallen and they plan to keep the memorial tradition alive (a nod to those who served).

Over 500,000 people visited the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo over 11 days, marking an 18 percent increase since a rainy year.

Saturday saw the highest turnout — events included a demolition derby and a concert tour.

Xcel Energy spent over $4 million to keep the idle Craig Unit 1 coal plant running after a federal order raised costs for local ratepayers.

State officials and Tri-State, the plant’s operator, oppose the move and have challenged the order in court.

The University of Colorado spent over $1 million on legal fees and investigations after Regent Wanda James sued the board for removing her from leadership roles.

She filed the suit claiming the actions were retaliation for her public criticism of racist imagery and funding cuts to a public health campaign.

Evergreen High School is hosting support sessions and (optional) community gatherings this week to help students reflect on resilience one year after a tragic incident that injured two students and deeply affected the local community.

Aurora is asking residents to share location-specific feedback on its Fitzsimons Transportation Solutions Study via an interactive online map until Sept.

30. The study will help shape safer driving, transit, walking and biking options around the Fitzsimons District (adjacent to Anschutz Medical Campus).

Community College of Aurora is tracking job placement outcomes from Commerce City Promise — a tuition-free workforce program started in May 2025 with part of a $7.5 million pandemic relief grant — to guide plans for future Workforce Pell courses.

About 120 students are studying healthcare, manufacturing, and IT.

High school students toured a refreshed Sept.

11 exhibit at CELL in downtown Denver on Sept. 10 to learn how the terrorist attacks reshaped security and civil liberties; teachers used real artifacts + historical news footage to connect past events to today’s world.