Mitchell Byars

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Data: Milken Institute; Table: Jacque Schrag/AxiosFive Colorado cities are among 2025's 50 best-performing nationwide, but Boulder wasn't at the top, according to Milken Institute's annual report ranking metros across a range of economic factors. Why it matters: These metros boast strong job and wage growth, thriving tech sectors and access to economic opportunities.

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Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn speaks during a press conference at the Boulder Police Station on June 2. Photo: Chet Strange/Getty Images🚨 FBI Director Kash Patel's Sunday social media post labeling the Pearl Street Mall incident "a targeted terror attack" caught local law enforcement off guard because "the FBI was not a 'co-agent' in the investigation" until later Sunday.

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Hazel the cat was elected pet mayor of Louisville. Photos: City of LouisvilleThe votes are in, and Louisville has elected Hazel the cat the city's second-ever pet mayor. The latest: Hazel, a shorthair tabby, beat out nine other finalists in mid-April for pet mayor, running on a platform of knocking things off of platforms. Hazel was adopted from the Longmont Humane Society, demonstrating her deep ties to the Boulder County community.

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Data: CDC; Note: 2024 data is provisional and may be underreported; Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosBoulder County mirrors the national trend, as drug overdose deaths last year fell to their lowest annual level since 2019, and decreased in almost every state, according to preliminary CDC data. The big picture: Fatal overdoses initially rose during the COVID pandemic, but have been falling since 2023, driven in part by wider availability of naloxone, which reverses an opioid overdose, per CBS News.

1 week ago | axios.com | Mitchell Byars

Data: Vaisala Xweather; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsBoulder County is entering its most active time of year for thunderstorms and lightning strikes. Why it matters: Aside from the immediate danger to people, aircraft and infrastructure, lightning can spark wildfires — and the number of strikes is predicted to increase amid climate change, researchers have found. At least two Boulder area wildfires last year were attributed to lightning strikes.