AnimalsDenver, Colorado
Denver Zoo elephant Duncan stomps a giant pumpkin
At the zoo's fall event, Asian elephant Duncan smashed a giant pumpkin the Deevy family donated, then took a bite.
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CommunityWheat Ridge, Colorado
Jeffco students get a hands-on start on healthcare careers
Students from Bear Creek, Golden, and Wheat Ridge high schools shadowed emergency, pharmacy, and lab teams at Lutheran Hospital and practiced Stop the Bleed. Ninety have taken part, and two already have jobs.
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HeroesGreenwood Village, Colorado
A Colorado sailor surprises his son at lunch after 11 months away
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Vassighi walked into lunch at Campus Middle School in Greenwood Village and surprised his sixth-grader, Luke, two days after coming home from an 11-month deployment.
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CommunityNederland, Colorado
A new Nederland childcare center nearly triples spots for mountain families
TEENS, Inc.'s Explorers Learning Center holds 60 children, is already about 70 percent full, and will not turn families away over cost. Nederland's first infant care opens Monday.
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AnimalsDenver, Colorado
Denver Animal Shelter held its biggest free vaccine and microchip day
At Ruby Hill Park the shelter offered free vaccines, microchips, food, and supplies. It expected more than 300 pets, and the day helped hundreds stay with their families.
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CommunityDenver, Colorado
Denver's More Than Pink Walk raised more than $550,000
Susan G. Komen's walk at City Park drew thousands. The money is for breast cancer research, screening access, and support for patients.
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CommunityAurora, Colorado
Aurora breaks ground on Colorado's first health sciences high school
Aurora Public Schools, the Community College of Aurora, and UCHealth are building a magnet school with nursing, imaging, and respiratory-therapy pathways. It opens in August 2027.
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ScienceJefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County students showed NASA mentors the hardware they are building
The district is one of three in the country named a NASA HUNCH Center of Excellence. Students design hardware for the space station and Artemis, and some of their work has already flown.
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