Jeffco Transcript

10/01/2026

Although Emory Elementary School closed its doors in 2022, renovations are underway for the building to greet families once again — this time to lend them a helping hand.

The former school building is being transformed into the Daylight Collective, a 107,000-square-foot community hub that will offer families support, opportunity and connection, all in one place.

Although Emory Elementary School closed its doors in 2022, renovations are underway for the building to greet families once again — this time to lend them a helping hand.

10/01/2026

While pregnancy and birth are a difficult transition for any expectant mother, they aren’t a path that has to be walked alone. The Community Doula Hub Coop is helping ensure women have access to support throughout and after birth — with some help.

While pregnancy and birth are a difficult transition for any expectant mother, they aren’t a path that has to be walked alone. The Community Doula Hub Coop is helping ensure

10/01/2026

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is investigating a road rage shooting that injured a man in his 70s on Sept. 29.

09/24/2026

While Saturdays can be a time to rest and relax, many Lakewood residents spent their Saturday on Sept. 19 giving back to the city they love for an annual day of volunteering.
Love Lakewood Day gives residents an opportunity to volunteer to complete projects across the city, helping to improve places around town such as schools or parks. This year was the city’s largest Love Lakewood Day yet, with 37 projects across town and more than 850 volunteers giving back to the community — more than double the volunteer numbers the event saw last year.

While Saturdays can be a time to rest and relax, many Lakewood residents spent their Saturday on Sept. 19 giving back to the city they love for an annual day

09/24/2026

As Coloradans statewide celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) is using those celebrations to promote emerging and established Latine artists through their latest exhibition.

09/21/2026

Wheat Ridge City Council has voted to purchase the former Wilmore Davis Elementary property, and to later sell the majority of the property to Spectra Centers, which will turn the former school building into a special education school.

During a council meeting on Sept. 14, Wheat Ridge City Council voted on an ordinance and motion to allow for the property purchase and sale, with unanimous support for both.

Wheat Ridge City Council has voted to purchase the former Wilmore Davis Elementary property, and to later sell the majority of the property to Spectra Centers, which will turn the

09/21/2026

While wildfires can seem a far-off problem for those living in suburban communities, the threat is greater than many residents may expect. However, the risk doesn’t have to be unfettered. There are many ways residents can protect their homes, ranging from simple tasks to building wildfire-resistant structures.

While wildfires can seem a far-off problem for those living in suburban communities, the threat is greater than many residents may expect. However, the risk doesn’t have to be unfettered.

09/18/2026

Here's a sad story of vanished grave markers and unanswered questions from our sister paper in Arvada.

On a quiet, windy hill in west Arvada, dozens of dogs (and maybe a few cats) came to their final resting place on what was the Pet Memorial Park. Some

09/18/2026

Wheat Ridge will soon host a Longer Table lunch to bring together 300 residents to forge neighborly connections over a meal. On Sept. 27, from noon to 2 p.m., the free lunch will take over The Green at 38th.

While it can be easy to stay inside and eat at home alone, Wheat Ridge is hoping to change that with a community lunch.

09/17/2026

Interim Jeffco Public Schools superintendent faces challenging task.

In the fall of 1975, court-ordered busing put a white sophomore named Rob Stein inside Manual High School, in what he calls one of Denver’s historically Black neighborhoods. You could