Denver
Denver recorded 563 drug-related deaths in 2025, medical examiner says
Drug-related deaths rose 16.6% from 2024, while Denver considers expanding fixed-site and street-based harm-reduction services.
Denver County
Reporting, public meetings, and local issues affecting Denver County.
Featured
Top reporting
Denver
Denver HOST seeks one-year extension of housing strategy while it prepares long-range plan
The proposed 2027 continuation would maintain current goals while HOST completes a Housing Needs Assessment and broader community engagement.
Denver
Denver council to consider opposition to proposed Section 106 rewrite
The council is scheduled to consider an opposition proclamation Aug. 31, while the federal historic-preservation rewrite remains under review without a published public-comment deadline.
Denver
Denver’s future Fox Run Park is under construction, with early 2027 target
Construction is underway on the 13-acre Green Valley Ranch park, but the city has not published a progress report or all-in budget confirming the schedule.
Latest
Latest reporting
Denver
Denver Fire says it will fix audit issues by July 1 as chief defends suburban service agreements
A Denver audit found weak documentation, cost tracking and oversight for fire-service agreements with Englewood, Glendale, Sheridan and Skyline. At a June 3 council briefing, Fire Chief Desmond Fulton argued the deals remain valuable, but the audit itself did not reach that broader conclusion.
Denver
DPS plans early use of bond premium as 2 school projects exceed budgets by $28 million
Denver school officials told a board committee that Gateway E-5 and the Paul Sandoval campus auditorium and health clinic are over their original 2024 bond budgets because of inflation, labor, site and design issues.
Denver
Denver committee advances Southwest Area Plan rezoning package, with industrial-area changes still possible
The district-scale bill would rewrite zoning along Federal Boulevard, Broadway, Evans Station, Morrison Road and parts of the Riverside industrial area as it heads to the full Denver City Council.
Denver
Denver council approves $4.53 million Capitol Hill property purchase for possible affordable housing
The council voted 12-1 to buy the state-owned property at 251 E. 12th Ave., but officials have not yet decided whether to reuse the existing building or what mix of affordable units a future project would include.
Denver
Denver council members used June 1 gun-violence debate to warn of pressure on prevention spending
During a June 1 proclamation debate, Denver City Council members argued recent shootings show the city is not investing enough in violence prevention. Budget records reviewed for this story show some related offices shrank between 2025 and 2026 while some youth-violence-prevention functions were moved rather than eliminated, and council’s 2027 budget letter calls for continued community-based safety funding.
Denver
Denver councilmember Sarah Parady says she will resign Aug. 5, likely putting seat on November ballot
Parady told Denver City Council she is stepping down for health reasons and chose an effective date intended to avoid a standalone special election. Council leadership immediately reassigned committee posts.
Denver
RTD board endorses Denver entertainment-licensing overhaul
RTD’s executive committee unanimously advanced the recommendation, and the full board packet shows the transit district took a support position on Denver’s proposed entertainment-licensing changes.
Denver
Denver committee advances $79.6 million DIA security contract as airport reviews perimeter security
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a security-guard contract for Denver International Airport while airport leaders said they are reviewing perimeter security after a recent fence breach.
Denver
Denver Human Services outlines 2026 goals as council committee also advances youth-safety work and HIV service contracts
A Health and Safety Committee briefing focused on Denver Human Services’ 2026 work plan and cross-agency youth-safety efforts, while council members also approved about $4.53 million in HIV/AIDS service contracts on consent.
Denver
Denver Planning Board backs Westwood rezoning that could allow lot split
The recommendation would change zoning at 406 South Quitman Street in Westwood, making it easier to divide the 10,400-square-foot lot for additional housing.