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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Denver police warn vacancies could disrupt records, fleet and evidence work
Officials cited staffing risks in three civilian units, but the briefing did not document service delays caused by the vacancies or provide unit-level overtime comparisons.
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Denver committee approves community-corrections funding extension, WIC expansion
The Health and Safety Committee approved a consent-agenda package that continues $8.39 million in community-corrections funding, adds WIC capacity at Denver Health clinics, extends chronic-disease planning and expands a medical examiner contract’s scope.
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Denver housing briefing leaves questions about tax-relief reach, eviction filings
HOST reported nearly 3,900 property-tax relief applications and 15,953 eviction filings in 2025, while council members sought more data on who receives help and how filings translate into displacement.
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Denver council postpones labor acknowledgment vote to Aug. 11
The Finance and Business Committee delayed a rules resolution as members debated whether the acknowledgment should address slavery alone or broader labor histories. A separate transportation-fund overhaul remains unresolved.
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Denver police investigate stabbing on East Colfax Avenue
Police said an adult male victim was found early Tuesday in the 7800 block of East Colfax Avenue, with the extent of his injuries initially unknown.
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Denver Public Schools adopts districtwide ban on student personal devices
The ECE-13 policy covers phones, watches, earbuds, tablets and laptops; schools must announce storage procedures before enforcement, but DPS has not publicly specified a start date.
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Dumpster fire spreads into downtown Denver building, fire officials say
Fire officials said a dumpster fire entered a building through a window Tuesday, reaching a storage room and the roof line; the cause remained under investigation.
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Denver police investigate outdoor death on S. Huron Street
Police have not disclosed when or how the person was found, the circumstances of the death or the person’s identity.
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Denver draft ordinance would limit some low-level traffic stops as council revises key language
The proposal would codify Denver’s existing low-level-stops policy, but the committee took no action July 27 and officials said the draft needs legal and operational revisions before introduction.
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Denver police investigate serious-injury crash near 38th and Sheridan
Police said one person was taken to a local hospital but have not released identities, a cause or information about possible citations or charges.
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Denver proposal would split mobility fund between capital projects and operations
The committee-stage measure would reserve half the fund for capital work, bar general-fund transfers and potentially shift some current parking and transportation costs to citywide accounts.
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Denver police report serious-injury crash on 20th Street above I-25
Denver police said one person was hospitalized after a single-motorist crash Sunday morning, with no public update by Sunday evening on the person’s condition, cause or roadway restrictions.