Arapahoe County
MAISHA FIELDS: Aurora City Council members keep turning their backs on victims
Aurora families deserve a city government that puts public safety and victims first. Instead, the Aurora City Council’s recent decision to restrict the release of booking photos sends the opposite message, that protecting public image matters more than protecting the public itself. Aurora’s failure to prioritize victims is not limited to this ordinance. It is […]
Saturday forum in Aurora offers in-depth look at local Democratic primary candidates
AURORA | Brother Jeff Fard’s Free Think Zone and the Aurora Sentinel will host a daylong candidate forum Saturday focused on giving local voters a closer look at Democratic candidates ahead of the June primary election. The Arapahoe County Democracy Fest is slated from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community College of Aurora’s […]
Aurora says decrease in street homelessness linked to shelter options
AURORA | For the second year in a row, the number of homeless people living on Aurora’s streets has declined as the city’s shelter capacity has increased. The 2026 Point in Time Count, an annual snapshot of homelessness in the seven-county Denver metro area, reports in Aurora there were 638 people in shelters on the […]
Aurora lawmakers move to repeal controversial housing authority changes
AURORA | Coming full circle, Aurora lawmakers moved forward a measure that would repeal the former city council’s attempt to make structural changes to the city’s affordable housing authority amid a bevy of controversies. Aurora Council members at a May 18 study session moved the repeal measure to the council floor for consideration. The Aurora […]