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Arjun Patel / Colorado Springs:UCCS Economic Forum Turns 30 as Colorado Springs Weighs Jobs, Housing and GrowthThe University of Colorado Colorado Springs will host its 30th annual Economic Forum on Oct. 28, with local leaders set to discuss the region's economic outlook, defense industry, tourism and housing costs.

Arjun Patel / Denver:Denver Plans Colorado Boulevard Speed Fixes as Safety Advocate Presses for Faster ActionCity transportation officials are rolling out speed-reduction measures and protected left turns on Colorado Boulevard by year's end, while a resident whose father was killed by a driver says the timeline is too slow.

Rebecca Dawson / Las Vegas:Art-Wrapped Double-Decker Bus Launches Chinatown Art Crawl in Las VegasClark County and the RTC unveiled a double-decker bus wrapped in a design by local artist Loisse Ledres to open a guided tour of public art along Spring Mountain Road.

Luis Fernandez / Denver:Justice Department Plans to Send Election Monitors to Adams County for Nov. 3 VoteA letter to Colorado's secretary of state says federal Civil Rights Division monitors will observe voting in Adams County, drawing a charge from the county clerk that the move is politically motivated.

Rebecca Dawson / Las Vegas:Rookie Trevor Connelly Gives Golden Knights Rare Homegrown Star PowerThe 20-year-old first-round pick has four goals and three assists, a shootout winner and a spot on the top power-play unit as Vegas starts 6-2.

Lucia Herrera / Tucson:New Interactive Map Lays Out School-by-School Data as TUSD Weighs ClosuresKOLD News 13 has compiled Tucson Unified School District records into a searchable map to help families see how their neighborhood campuses measure up as consolidation talks continue.

Rebecca Dawson / Las Vegas:Grand Prix Organizers Honor Driver's Edge Founder as Teen Driver Safety Week Gets Under Way in Las VegasLas Vegas Grand Prix, Inc. gave Driver's Edge founder Jeff Payne two race tickets at an event announcing a $100,000-funded school traffic safety initiative for Southern Nevada.

Andrew Fletcher / Las Vegas:ACLU of Nevada Appeals Ruling Upholding Ban on Stopping on Las Vegas Strip Pedestrian BridgesThe civil liberties group has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge's decision backing Clark County's restrictions on standing on Strip overpasses.

Lucia Herrera / Gilbert:Free Concert in the Park Headlines Gilbert's Thursday Night and Weekend CalendarLive music at Water Tower Plaza kicks off a week of library programs, Halloween events and restaurant news around Gilbert.

Lucia Herrera / Tucson:Tucson's Slaughterhouse Haunted Attraction Returns for One Last SeasonThe popular Halloween attraction, which organizers thought had closed for good, is open Thursday through Sunday each weekend through the end of October.

Lucia Herrera / Tucson:La Rosa Marks First Year as Tucson Music Venue With Community Birthday PartyThe owners of La Rosa, a music venue built in the former Benedictine Chapel, are celebrating its first anniversary with live music, dancing, food and drinks.

Juan Gonzalez / Phoenix:Drones Rule Ukraine's Front Line, Forcing Soldiers Underground in a Deadly 'Kill Zone'Along a front line that has barely shifted in four years, a belt of drone-saturated territory has become the defining feature of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Arjun Patel / Denver:Drought Pushes Colorado's Fall Color Season Ahead of Schedule Along the Front RangeAspens are beginning to turn gold at higher elevations, and forestry experts say drought stress has brought leaf-peeping season earlier than usual, with the best viewing likely in the coming weeks.

Arjun Patel / Denver:Denver school board meeting over antisemitism allegation ends in procedural wrangling, with no investigation announcedDenver Public Schools board members met for the first time since the board president accused a fellow director of an antisemitic remark, but they argued over procedure and left without deciding next steps.