Good morning, Denver.

With temperatures soaring, Denver has partnered with nonprofits to distribute 75 portable A/C units to underserved families—one in three households lack cooling systems, putting the elderly and patients at risk.

Businesses like Petrocco Farms now start work as early as 4 a.m. to avoid extreme heat—protecting outdoor workers during record-tying high temperatures.

A man died after being shot around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday in the Lowry neighborhood on N.

Alton Way near the intersection of E. Lowry Boulevard and Yosemite Way, Denver Police said (no suspects are in custody) and the homicide investigation is ongoing.

Aurora police are looking for Karen Matlock, an 84-year-old woman last seen Tuesday at 11 a.m. when she left her Aurora home to visit a bank in Denver in her white GMC Terrain — license plate DGR-C40 — wearing a turquoise T-shirt and faded gray jeans, and anyone with details is asked to call 911.

A Denver man, Taylor Warford 33, was convicted Wednesday for stalking his ex-wife and threatening to wipe out her and her child after she moved to Castle Rock to escape abuse—investigators said he put a tracker in her car and tried to get bomb making materials.

Denver’s South Dahlia Lane neighborhood was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places due to its unique community design—originally built as affordable housing for university professors—and its nomination is under review with public comments accepted until July 15.

Officials in Nederland signed a letter of intent to buy Eldora from POWDR and plan to make its 700 current workers town employees.

The purchase is expected to be finalized in October and could generate between $1 million and $2 million in annual sales tax revenue for local infrastructure—financed with municipal bonds and grants.

Governor Jared Polis signed a bill in June to increase emergency beds at juvenile detention centers from 22 to 39 after a 21% rise in detained youth.

The law also provides $6,854,420 and grants to help prevent youth crime — a move aimed at ensuring proper services are available before youths are released.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation hired an outside firm to review its lab operations and found that staff shortages have caused long delays in DNA testing, especially for sexual assault kits.

The audit recommends hiring more forensic scientists and setting up an oversight board — lawmakers plan to address these issues moving into the 2026 session.

A new report from Mile High United Way, BuildStrong Foundation — and McKinsey & Company shows that 51% of renters and 21% of homeowners are spending over 30% of their income on housing.

The study offers six solutions such as faster permitting and innovative construction methods to address these challenges.