[ Boulder County ]

• Boulder Valley School District is redrawing the school attendance boundaries in an attempt to channel more students into schools where the enrollment is declining.
• Louisville Police Officers will receive an 8% raise starting this pay period.
• Forbes Magazine has recognized Saint Vrain Valley School District as one of the best K-12 employers in the state of Colorado.
• Denver-based Tribe Recovery Homes has closed their Boulder-based location, citing a lack of federal funding as the reason.

[ State]

• Unarmed 17-year-old, Rajon Belt-Stubblefield, was shot and killed by Aurora police.
• Two high school students were left injured and one, the shooter, was deceased after a shooting at Evergreen. This marked the 47th school shooting in 2025.
• Three cannabis distribution companies, Nuka Enterprises LLC, Sima Sciences LLC, and Nuka Properties LLC, are being removed from Colorado after their popular sleep aid was tied to possible liver damage.
• The Lee Fire, burning in Rio Blanco County, is currently the fifth most extensive fire in  Colorado’s recorded history. At 137,485 acres burned, it is 300 acres behind the 2002 Hayman Fire

[ National ]

• California has banned any law enforcement officer, including those who are a part of ICE, from wearing masks that might hide their identity
• Political internet personality, Charlie Kirk, was killed while speaking in Salt Lake City, leading to divisive rhetoric throughout the nation.
• Florida moves to strike the vaccine mandate for school children; per Governor Ron DeSantis, vaccines will no longer be a requirement in the coming school year.
• RFK has made claims that Tylenol use during pregnancy could be to blame for autism. Additionally, he is attempting to fast-track a drug called Leucoverin, which could potentially treat diverse brain functions, though medical professionals have warned about use before testing is complete.

[ International ]

• Germany intercepted Russian jets that were flying over the Baltic. Several nations are calling on NATO to shoot down Russian jets in the future.
• An attack, admitted to be a United States drone strike, sank a boat off the coast of Venezuela. Initially, the reason was cited as drug smuggling prevention, but Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro is accusing the Pentagon of doctoring the drone footage.
• Breaking from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada agree to recognize a Palestinian state in hopes of encouraging peace and an end to the killing.

Quotes

“This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”

– Jimmy Kimmel speaking on Donald Trump after the death of Charlie Kirk. It was this statement that led to the suspension of Kimmel’s show.

“Sound and accurate journalism defends our democracy. It’s one of the most effective weapons we have to restrain the power-hungry. I always said that All the President’s Men was a violent movie. No shots were fired, but words were used as weapons.”

– Robert Redford, who passed away this month at 89 years of age.

“The Parliament of Nepal right now is Discord.”

– Sid Ghimiri is a 23-year-old content creator from Kathmandu. Political uprisings in Nepal and Kenya are both attributed to the passion in the Gen-Z demographic.

“They have asked to remain anonymous,” said Beller. “And that frankly is for their own safety, with all the vitriol that the case has brought and all the doxing.”

– Attorney David Beller speaking on those who raised funds to pay 10% of the $3 million bail set for Berry Morphew. Morphew is awaiting trial for the alleged murder of his son, who was reported missing in Chaffee County in 2020.

“My experience in politics has been that the way that you earn trust with voters is based mostly on what they think you’re going to do for their lives, not on categories.”

– Pete Buttigieg regarding the statement in Kamala Harris’ recently released book, where she stated Buttigieg would have been her ideal running mate, but she did not think that the nation would vote for a black woman and a gay man.

By the Numbers

VII

The number behind the newest University of Colorado’s mascot, Ralphie’s, name. The one-year-old bison made her debut on the field for the game on September 20th.

240

As of Monday, September 22, the number of flights grounded in Europe after a cyberattack.

40,000

The number of leaf-peeping vehicles crossing Guenilla pass this last weekend.

11

The number of school shootings that have occurred so far in 2025. This count is strictly of gun violence that has occurred on school property during school hours, where someone has been injured or killed.

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