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LETTER: Reality reveals that Aurora Water not the bad guy as Rep. Carter insists

Editor: In a May 7 Aurora Sentinel opinion column, Aurora House District 36 Rep. Michael Carter took the City of Aurora to task for buying water rights from farmers. Rep. Carter aptly noted increased labor costs, and that small farmers are “under enormous pressure from historic low commodity prices, rising input cost from tariffs,” but […]

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Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader

WASHINGTON | David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency’s current leader steps down at the end of the month. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said late Tuesday that Venturella would […]

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Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

COLUMBIA, S.C. | The murder convictions and life sentence of Alex Murdaugh were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty, but the disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving prison any time soon. Prosecutors say they plan to retry Murdaugh, which likely means there will […]

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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 […]