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Local food banks are facing more demand as 40,000 residents lose SNAP benefits due to stricter work rules + funding cuts, prompting pantries in Aurora to serve many first-time clients.

Sen. Bennet hosted a roundtable at the Food Bank of the Rockies calling for renewed SNAP support.

Mikaela Shiffrin is changing her focus this season by prioritizing giant slalom and super-G races while easing into a less scripted style for her podcast “What’s the Point” (which will feature top sports figures) with upcoming competitions in Austria and Vermont.

Aurora City Council will vote on changes that relax landscaping rules near the Amazon packaging facility to save nearly 4 million gallons a year amid a drought + councilmember Curtis Gardner said the proposal targets water-intensive irrigation.

Arapahoe County Open Spaces is hosting a free open house at 17 Mile House on Saturday, Oct.

17 at 8181 S. Parker Road in Centennial where experts will lead water conservation tours and offer interactive displays on floodplain dynamics.

Jefferson County Schools closed 21 schools at the end of the 2022–23 year to save about $20M amid plunging enrollment—other Front Range districts now plan similar consolidations.

Some parents and officials say the moves were tough but ultimately helped boost resources and learning opportunities.

Lakewood's police oversight committee reconvened this week to set a new framework for reviewing the Jax Gratton case after delays over diversity concerns.

City officials said the changes aim to boost community trust and accountability as the investigation continues.

Denver released its Burnham Yard Small Area Plan, a 20-year vision covering 820 acres from Colfax to Alameda that outlines housing, transit, and traffic improvements (including a new corridor known as Burnham Parkway) to guide future development around the proposed Broncos stadium. City Council will vote on the plan in January, and stadium construction may begin in 2027.

Cemex will lay off at least 70 employees starting Nov.

21 at its Longmont Lyons Cement Plant in Boulder County as part of a staff rebalancing, company officials said.