Good morning, Denver.

Focus Points Family Resource Center is handing out 81 AC units and 300 air purifiers to heat-vulnerable families in Globeville-Elyria-Swansea today.

The nonprofit received two $50,000 grants from Denver’s Office of Climate Action (Sustainability and Resiliency) to help households with children and older adults manage summer heat and pollution.

Veo reported 1.34 million trips from May to June, a 12% year-over-year increase, and will later add automated sidewalk speed reductions on identified hotspots.

The company is also adding 150 parking corrals in key neighborhoods to ease concerns over scooter parking and sidewalk riding.

Colorado singer Nathaniel Rateliff performed with the Colorado Symphony for the first time at Red Rocks on Tuesday, Aug.

18. He mixed his originals with covers of Leonard Cohen and Harry Nilsson as the iconic venue set the stage for a memorable evening.

Xcel Energy's residential rates will increase by $5 per month starting Aug.

29 (after nearly nine months of negotiations) when regulators approved a 4.77% rate hike, while commercial rates will rise by 4.64%.

Colorado's 2026 CMAS results reveal improved math scores for elementary + middle school students, while literacy performance dropped in middle school.

Tests from last spring show Denver Public Schools faced declines in sixth and eighth graders' reading, with officials pointing to a focus on boosting early literacy.

On Thursday, the Jeffco board will vote on listing two property tax proposals on the November ballot: one offering $73M for teacher pay and career programs plus one offering $60M for facility improvements, with affected owners paying about $43 per $100K of home value if approved.

Cobblestone Car Wash in Denver will pay over $1.3 million (refunding 70,000 customers) after a settlement with the Attorney General’s Office found the company failed to offer proper auto-renewal notices and cancellation steps; it must update policies with trial period details and 25-day rate alerts.