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Aurora lawmakers consider restricting police communications citing ‘politicized’ messaging
AURORA | An emergency resolution on Monday’s city council agenda would restrict public and media communications from the Aurora Police Department, including social media posts and press releases. The resolution, brought by Councilmember Alison Coombs, would require police communications to be approved by the city communications department, as well as prohibit posting mugshots in most […]
Colorado lawmakers pass key education bills, avoid core funding cuts
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers avoided cuts to the core of public education funding this legislative session despite facing a significant budget shortfall. But with more financial challenges likely in the years ahead, it’s now on voters to decide whether public schools deserve more dollars than the status quo. […]
Bennet, Weiser face tough questions on Worker Protection Act in Colorado
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A broad coalition of Colorado labor unions and faith groups brought the two Democratic candidates for governor to the stage at a church in Lakewood Sunday for a forum with an unusual twist. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, contenders in a […]
Aurora man faces murder charges in death of 4-year-old boy
AURORA | A 24-year-old man faces first-degree murder charges after police accused him of killing a 4-year-old boy during some kind of physical altercation inside an east central Aurora apartment. Alexander Martinez-Armstrong is being held at the Arapahoe County jail, currently without bond. Police and rescuers were called about 10 p.m. Saturday to an apartment […]
Cherry Creek schools fire Brenda Smith, HR director, amid leadership controversy
AURORA | The wife of the former Cherry Creek schools district superintendent was officially fired today from her job as human relations director for the district after being suspended in February amid controversy surrounding her husband and other school officials. “In conjunction with Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Perry, we the Board of Education have received […]
Stolen car recovered, juveniles detained after East Colfax motel stand-off
AURORA | Following a stand-off at an East Colfax motel, Aurora police detained four juveniles Thursday in connection with an armed carjacking. According to Aurora Police Deputy Chief Michael Gaskill, a man reported Wednesday afternoon that four people assaulted him and stole his car, firing a gun at him as he ran away. The man […]
Teen arrested for stealing car, crashing in Aurora school parking lot, tossing Molotov cocktails
AURORA | Police arrested an Aurora 17-year-old boy after he drove a stolen car through a school parking lot and then barricaded himself in his home. On Tuesday, Aurora Police responded to Cherokee Trail High School after reports that the boy stole his mother’s car and drove recklessly through the parking lot, hitting a parked […]
Colorado districts launch online programs to compete with statewide schools
Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Kurt Clay, assistant superintendent in the Delta County school district, was alarmed last year to learn that 138 students had left his western Colorado district for public online schools. With them […]
Denver runway fatality reveals a weakness in DIA security
DENVER | In less than three minutes, an intruder exploited a security gap at one of the nation’s busiest airports and stepped into the path of an airplane hurtling down a Colorado runway with 231 people aboard. The 41-year-old man slipped unnoticed past motion detectors in a remote corner of Denver International Airport, which sprawls […]
Gun scare at Overland High School ends in student’s arrest, no injuries reported
AURORA | A 17-year-old boy was spotted with a handgun at Overland High School Wednesday morning, chased down a hallway and tackled by staff members and eventually arrested by a school resource officers. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported, Aurora police said in a social media post. Police said others students in […]