Metro
Six teenagers face charges linked to Aurora shopping center teen takeover Aug. 30
AURORA | Aurora police said six teenage juveniles face charges linked to a teen takeover of a local shopping center late in August that drew hundreds of people, overwhelming the parking lot and some stores, vandalizing property and stealing merchandise. “This is something that we are not going to tolerate in our community,” Police Chief […]
Advance Colorado backs, Denver DA rebukes, Prop. 8, a mandate for immigration reporting
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado voters will weigh in on a constitutional amendment this fall that would require law enforcement to more closely cooperate with federal immigration authorities. If passed, Amendment 81 would compel law enforcement to figure out if a person charged with a crime is “lawfully present” […]
Environmental groups protest BLM oil and gas auctions near Aurora Reservoir
AURORA |A move by the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management to begin auctioning off parcels of public land in Colorado for Oil and Gas lease has prompted an outcry from environmental groups and community advocates both in Aurora and across the state. The Sept. 8 auction saw the bureau offer two parcels, one covering […]
Aurora Chamber forum Tuesday will offer details on $264 million city sales tax proposal
AURORA | The Aurora Chamber of Commerce will host an educational discussion Tuesday on proposed Aurora sales tax ballot initiatives that would fund infrastructure projects and services in the city. The discussion is slated from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sept. 15 at Heritage Hall in the Fine Arts Building at the Community College of […]
Aurora seeks to use unspecified Homestake water rights to fill new Wild Horse Reservoir
This story was first published in the Vail Daily. VAIL | Aurora Water officials this week confirmed that the city hopes to use its existing water rights in the Homestake Creek Valley in Eagle County dating back to the 1950s to fill a proposed new reservoir on the eastern side of the Continental Divide in […]
Aurora Water proposes 3.5% residential rate hike for 2027; 6.5% bump for sewer rates
AURORA | Aurora Water is proposing a 3.5% water rate increase for residential customers in 2027, as well as an across the board increase of 6.5% for sewer and stormwater rates. The proposed increases come as the city is planning for a number of capital project investments and Aurora experiences a prolonged drought. Aurora Water […]
Fast response contains fire at North Aurora strip mall unit
AURORA | An Aurora industrial strip mall unit was damaged Saturday night after a fire broke out but was contained quickly by firefighters. Firefighters were called about 6 p.m. to reports of a fire at a commercial strip mall unit in the 300 block of Norfolk Street in north Aurora. Rescuers reported seeing smoke coming […]
Aurora chief defends investigation after family disputes Joseph Jones death
AURORA | Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain responded to a grieving family after they again raised issues with an investigation into a 2024 fatal bus-pedestrian crash. On Nov. 15, 2024, Joseph Jones, 40, was struck and killed by an RTD bus near the intersection of North Sable Boulevard and East Ellsworth Avenue. Jones was dragged […]
Aurora faces $10.2 million in budget cuts for 2027. Furloughs, court changes in store
AURORA | The city is bracing for a 2027 budget that will require $10.2 million in cuts to spending, but will avoid staff layoffs. The proposed cuts will include five furlough days for staff and reductions in recreation subsidies and training and travel budgets, as well as the end of prosecuting domestic violence cases at […]
Court hears contempt charge as Children’s Hospital Colorado stops minor transgender care
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | On the first day of a contempt of court hearing, attorneys for Children’s Hospital Colorado and families of transgender kids outlined their conflicting opinions of what compliance looks like with a court order that directed the hospital to resume gender-affirming care for patients under 18. […]