Good morning, Denver.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office has split its Family Violence Unit into a Domestic Violence Unit and Child Victim Unit to address a 12% rise in domestic violence cases last year—where the DVU handles 420 intimate partner cases—and will offer a more specialized trauma informed approach for victims.

CPR Classical will present a concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, Beethoven’s 1st Symphony, and Respighi’s The Birds at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 20 at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder — rising cello star Hayoung Choi, a Queen Elisabeth Competition winner, will lead the performance as part of the Colorado Music Festival.

Today at 6 p.m., four Gullah singers from the Gullah islands will perform at Central Baptist Church in Five Points, offering ceremonial hymns passed down through oral history—this event will be followed by a Gullah history symposium tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the same venue in Denver.

Colorado Teacher of the Year Janet Damon, who teaches history at Delta High School, credits her own journey and her parents for inspiring a belief in quality education and now urges students and families to read over summer.

Her guidance—encouraging outdoor reading and personal exploration—stems from experiences as a student in a military family and is praised by those she teaches.

Denver has activated cooling centers as a heat advisory begins at 11 a.m. today and lasts until at least 6 p.m. Saturday.

The list of centers—compiled by Denver7—includes rec centers and libraries that offer water, restrooms, and a place to rest during normal business hours.

On June 9, Aurora police and fire leaders rolled out a 25-year plan with a total cost of $1.5 billion to upgrade and build new public safety facilities across the city.

City officials said the comprehensive framework will guide short-, mid-, and long-term projects and will soon be presented to voters for bond funding—emphasizing that robust public safety is key to community stability.

Colorado lawmakers improved rental protections this year—requiring landlords to list all fees upfront starting Jan 1—and gave local officials the power to take over neglected properties to enforce habitability laws.

They also eased building rules and set up funds for affordable housing while some proposals for further affordability measures did not pass.

More than 40 Colorado lawmakers requested that their personal details be removed from TRACER after a shooting in Minnesota killed a state lawmaker and her husband.

The state suspended TRACER on June 14 for safety reasons and is set to restore the site soon—lawmakers are taking extra precautions to protect themselves and their families.

Colorado officials are reviewing a request from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made on June 6 for personal data from Medicaid enrollees that includes sensitive details such as immigration status.

Local advocacy groups warned that sharing this information—potentially used by immigration enforcement—could discourage vulnerable families from seeking needed health care.