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Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson died while hiking in Summit County Friday; he served District 3 on the city council and worked on affordable housing and homelessness solutions.

Students saw bear notifications near Cherry Creek schools after CPW reported over 6,000 sightings this year (nearly double last year's total) amid drought and wildfires; officials confirmed eight alerts between Aug.

17 and Aug. 25 and kept students indoors until the area was safe.

Colorado’s glaciers, including Andrews Glacier (in Rocky Mountain National Park), are thinning rapidly after a record drought and hot summer.

Experts say water reserves and local recreation may face challenges as continuing low snowpack accelerates glacier loss.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has signed an eight-year, $163.2 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player in NHL history, with the deal running through the 2034-35 season and averaging $20.4 million per season.

Jefferson County's free Westracks shuttle has nearly completed its first summer service connecting RTD's Golden Station to downtown Morrison and Red Rocks (serving over 1,600 riders since May), as organizers plan to expand hours and stops when the pilot wraps up after Labor Day.

An 80-year-old woman was attacked by a bear after it broke into her Estes Park home early Thursday + she received medical care while wildlife officers set traps amid a record number of bear sightings.

A Denver licensed clinical social worker warns that young children are unexpectedly seeing pornography online and advises parents to start talks about healthy relationships and set clear rules for device use (including limiting smartphone access).

Colorado's Nepali community is anxious as a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal caused major phone outages Wednesday, leaving residents scrambling to contact loved ones.

Local groups are holding a vigil in Colorado Springs today (and a fundraising event in Englewood on Sept. 5) to support relief efforts in Nepal.