May 2026
Aurora police reform monitor urges mental health system scrutiny after police shootings
AURORA | A report from the city’s contracted public safety monitor is calling for improvements to mental health services to prevent deadly confrontations between police and people in crisis. Within the past year, Aurora police have had three officer-involved shootings while responding to mental health crises, including an April 9 incident that ended with an […]
Gov. Polis signs bill to overhaul RTD board and governance
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | In a packed 16th Street FreeRide bus Tuesday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill that shrinks the Denver-area transit agency’s board and gives the governor appointing authority for some members. “The Denver metropolitan area deserves an A-plus transit agency, and I think we […]
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
WASHINGTON | The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night. The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send […]
For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine | After Iryna Nakonechna lost her left leg last year in a Russian missile attack that also killed her husband, the Ukrainian woman decided everything tied to her former self had to go. She cut off her dark wavy hair and removed furniture, clothes, trinkets and photographs from her home. Just one […]
These are the five least expensive new cars you can buy in 2026, according to Edmunds
Buying a car is a major investment, especially when everyday costs keep rising. It can seem especially daunting given that the average price of a new vehicle is close to $50,000 in 2026. This is why the experts at Edmunds have compiled a list of the five least expensive vehicles on sale in 2026. While […]
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death
LOS ANGELES | Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” star’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa in […]
Colorado River’s dire state demands action from urban water users, experts say — few are
DENVER | Dissonance exists between life-close-to-normal policies regarding urban water use and the growing crisis on the river Casually surveying the urban landscapes in much of Colorado’s Front Range, you’d never know that the Colorado River — the source for roughly half the water of the cities — has deteriorated to its most pitiful shape […]
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge
KAMPALA, Uganda | Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo “with immediate effect” as cases surge there of a rare type of Ebola and as others emerge at home. A local Ebola task force led by Vice President Jesca Alupo made the decision after a rise in Ugandan health workers […]
LETTER: Sarah Woodson brings common sense to Aurora’s House District 42
EDITOR: Sarah Woodson is a breath of fresh air for the residents of House District 42. A new voice of reason and common sense for everyday Aurorans stressed out by politicians on the far right and left who only support special agendas not their constituents. It was 40 years ago that Aurorans trusted another home-grown […]
Trump says Iran ‘negotiating on fumes,’ insists that midterm elections won’t impact his war strategy
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted November’s midterm elections won’t factor in shaping his approach to the nearly three-month-old conflict that’s spurred unease across the global economy. Speaking at the start of a Cabinet meeting at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the […]