New Colorado laws take effect: Gun control, LGBTQ+ protection and insurance changes
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | Starting July 1, several new Colorado laws take effect from legislation passed during the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions. These include two high-profile gun laws and protections for the LGBTQ community that push back against a recent […]
Dozens of fires, complaints reported in Aurora despite last-minute July 4 fireworks ban
AURORA | Despite a last-minute decision by Aurora officials to prohibit all consumer fireworks before the Fourth of July holiday, Aurora Fire Rescue responded to dozens of fires and complaints tied to fireworks over the holiday, including two blazes that spread to homes, according to preliminary figures released Sunday. Between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 […]
Kyle Karros hits a 3-run homer in the 8th to lift the Rockies past the Giants, 7-6
Kyle Karros hit a three-run homer to left field in the eighth inning to give the Colorado Rockies the lead in a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
PERRY: Excess Marx the spot for yet another whacky GOP candidate for Colorado governor
Help me understand something. How is it that new-style Republicans vociferously profess their disdain of Democrats, yet they go out of their way to support and nominate political candidates that drive even Team Red to vote for Team Blue in big numbers? For newcomers and the forgetful, let me resurrect the 2010 gubernatorial race when […]
Fireworks, evacuations, Trump’s partisan pronouncements mark 250th Independence Day
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Trump honored veterans, including […]
Spring Sports All-Aurora 2026: Wide range of clubs represented on All-Aurora Girls Soccer Team
It was something of an uncommon girls soccer season in a lot of ways in the city, as only three Aurora area teams had winning records and only two (Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit) earned spots in the Class 5A postseason, while Aurora West College Prep Academy made it in 3A. Those postseason qualifiers lend […]
Trump touts US exceptionalism before veering into ‘red scare’ speech to usher in America 250
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said from […]
Spring Sports All-Aurora 2026: Full Aurora Sentinel All-Aurora Girls Soccer Teams
The full 2026 Aurora Sentinel All-Aurora Girls Soccer first and second teams team, plus honorable mention selections.
Movie Review: ‘Minions & Monsters’ is a very yellow mash note to Hollywood
Every once in a while, Hollywood gets high on its own supply and makes a love letter to moviemaking. It happened recently with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and George Clooney’s “Jay Kelly.” Now it’s time for the unlikeliest of love-letter writers: canary-yellow, gibberish-speaking, overall-wearing mini-monsters. “Minions & Monsters” — the third chapter in the ongoing […]
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps […]