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Week past: The week past in Aurora prep sports, 8.18-8.24.26

A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Aug. 18-24, 2026, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes.

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Aurora OKs police and fire raises amid controversy over timing of Elijah McClain death

AURORA | City council approved new contracts with its police and fire departments that include small raises despite some pushback over the timing of the vote coinciding with the anniversary of the death of Elijah McClain. On Monday, city council approved two collective bargaining agreements, or union contracts, with the Aurora Fraternal Order of Police […]

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Preservationists are working to extend the life of a rare Revolutionary War ‘witness tree’

EUTAW SPRINGS, S.C. | Standing beneath the spreading branches of a massive live oak, historian Garrison Marcoux tries to imagine what this scarred, struggling tree saw 245 years ago. Did one of the British soldiers encamped at this South Carolina crossroad near the end of the Revolutionary War sit in the oak’s shade to recuperate […]

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Aurora City Council delays vote on so-called socioeconomic impact business permits

AURORA | A vote on potential socioeconomic impact permits for businesses like liquor stores and vape shops was delayed until the Sept. 14 city council meeting so that adjustments can be made to the proposal. Councilmember Alison Coombs asked for two agenda items to be delayed during Monday’s city council meeting: the socioeconomic impact permits […]

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Nationals roll to 13-3 victory and extend Rockies’ losing streak to season-high 7 games

WASHINGTON | CJ Abrams had the go-ahead RBI in a five-run fifth inning, Cade Cavalli won his fourth consecutive start and the Washington Nationals defeated Colorado 13-3 on Monday night to send the Rockies to their season-worst seventh consecutive loss. Daylen Lile homered and drove in five runs for the Nationals, who had dropped three […]

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Deion Sanders says subpoena in son Shilo’s bankruptcy case not a distraction ahead of season opener

BOULDER | Deion Sanders has a knack for staying in the headlines whether it’s on the field or in court proceedings. The Colorado football coach recently had a sheriff’s deputy show up on campus in an attempt to serve him civil papers as part of a bankruptcy trial involving his son, Shilo. Several days later, […]

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Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court’s order on elections. But it could open door to ‘chaos’

The Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote. Rather than saying that Trump’s order is legal, the […]

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Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that’s destroyed more than 30 homes

RENO, Nevada | Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, Nevada, that destroyed more than 30 homes as it spread perilously close to dense neighborhoods, officials said Monday. Containment reached 27% and there was no new growth of the Hawk Fire, which has held steady at about 23 […]