Metro
Nascent Aurora Downtown Development Authority holds first meeting Friday
AURORA | The newly created Aurora Downtown Development Authority will have its first meeting Friday to establish the new governmental organization and its mission to help revitalize Colfax Avenue. The development authority is a special district that will be overseen by an 11-member board with the ability to levy taxes with the goal of revitalizing […]
High-speed chase involving stolen car leaves one seriously injured in Arapahoe County
AURORA | A 26-year-old woman faces numerous traffic-related charges after deputies attempted to stop a vehicle reported stolen that later crashed into another vehicle at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, seriously injuring that car’s driver, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Deputies were in the area of Storelocal Storage, 1995 S Valentia St., […]
Aurora City Council approves accountability plan for regional navigation campus
AURORA | The Aurora City Council approved an accountability reporting plan for the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus, in an effort to track data and outcomes at the shelter. On Monday, the council unanimously approved reporting requirements for the shelter to keep track of campus operations and determine its success. Councilmember Gianina Horton introduced the plan, […]
Financial constraints lead to closure of Bridge House homeless program in Aurora
AURORA | A local work-first housing program for homeless people will close its doors in Aurora at the end of September, citing financial sustainability issues. Bridge House, a Boulder-based nonprofit group announced it will close the Aurora Ready to Work program, as well as a community kitchen program in Boulder, according to a statement on […]
Aurora fire crew happens by a blaze Monday involving 2 homes in central Aurora
AURORA | An Aurora firefighting crew just happened to be driving nearby a house fire Monday night, allowing a crew to begin fighting the fire even as calls for help began pouring into dispatchers, city fire officials said. The crew was driving Engine 8 west on East Alameda Avenue near Interstate 225 at about 7:15 […]
Advocates demand state action as GEO Group blocks health probes into TB case at Aurora immigration jail
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Six weeks after local officials issued a public health order concerning a confirmed active case of tuberculosis at an immigration detention center in Aurora, the private company that runs the facility still has not allowed access for health officials to complete a legally-required investigation. The result is […]
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in northwest Aurora early Sunday
AURORA | Aurora police are investigating what appears to be a hit-and-run pedestrian death early Monday in northwest Aurora. Police were called to the intersection of East 16th Avenue and Fulton Street at about 2:30 a.m. after reports of a person in the roadway. “When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man in […]
Experts analyze the effects of Adams County in-person visitor ban, challenged in court
This analysis first appeared on The Conversation. DENVER | The Adams County Jail does not allow in-person visits. Over the course of their incarceration, people detained there will never share a visiting room with their families and children, or even sit across from them behind a plexiglass barrier. The jail serves about one-third of Aurora’s […]
GEO ICE detention center officials say inmate complaints about a gas leak was a ‘hoax’
AURORA | Inmates at Aurora’s immigrant detention center say they were sickened over the weekend by what they assumed to be natural gas odors and a possible leak, but spokespersons for the private prison say the reports were a malicious prank from outside the facility. A current GEO ICE detention center inmate in Aurora, speaking […]
Aurora City Council rejects data center moratorium, approves new rules, water regs
AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday opposed a data center moratorium but moved forward with new regulations prohibiting excessive water and requiring operators to mitigate potential residential impacts. The Aurora City Council voted 7-4 to approve a resolution to create data center specific regulations, and opposed another more broad resolution that would have included a […]